FLEET / NEW LIVERY - Challenge Airlines / B767-3Q8(ER)(BDSF) / 9H-CAD - Off to Liege after being resprayed in new livery

Photo: M Borg Olivier
 

Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-300ER(BDSF) - meaning it was originally a passenger aircraft that has been converted into a freighter. 

Registration: 9H-CAC 

Initial Flight: Ferried from Belgrade to Malta on August 9, then to Liège on August 12, according to ch-aviation.com. 

Commercial Service: Began flying between Liège and Tel Aviv on August 19. 

Purpose: The 767-300F is intended to provide Challenge Group with greater flexibility and capacity to serve various markets and customer needs, including those in e-commerce and pharmaceuticals. 

Fleet Expansion: The 767-300F is an addition to the existing Boeing 747-400 freighter fleet, rather than a replacement, according to Air Cargo News. 

Livery: Challenge Group has also unveiled the new livery for one of its 767-300F aircraft, registered as 9H-CAH, according to STAT Times. 

Future Plans: The Challenge Group is also working on a Boeing 777-300ERSF conversion program, with the first aircraft registered in the EASA region under a Maltese AOC.