China Postal Airlines targets US using B777-Fs

 China Postal Airlines (CF, Nanjing) has applied to fly property and mail on scheduled and charter services between China and the United States. In a December 16 Department of Transportation (DOT) filing, the airline said it intends to use two new B777-200Fs on flights between Nanjing and Chicago O'Hare and Nanjing and Los Angeles Int'l starting from next year.

The DOT filing identifies the two B777Fs to be used on the China - US country pair as new-build jets B-221X (msn 67763) and B-221Y (msn 67764). China Postal Airlines has already acquired both aircraft, with the first due to arrive at the airline on January 15, 2023, and the second on April 15. The carrier states that it wants to start its Chicago O'Hare flights in August 2023 and the Los Angeles flights in March 2024. Both services will have a technical stop in Anchorage Ted Stevens.

China Postal's Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued air operator's certificate allows the airline to transport cargo and mail between Chinese domestic airports (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) and between Chinese domestic and international airports. The airline's filing states that it presently flies to 38 airports across China, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand with a fleet of 30 freighters, including seven B737-300(F)s, eight B737-400(F)s, eight B737-800(BCF)s, and seven B757-200(PCF)s.

"With the introduction of the B777F, China Postal’s capacity will gradually expand in the future. China Postal plans to expand its fleet to 45 aircraft by 2025, and the scale of routes will also continue to expand," the filing noted. China Postal Airlines is wholly owned by China Postal Express and Logistics Co., Ltd., which is 99.9616% owned by China Post Group Co., Ltd, which in turn is owned by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.

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HAECO Xiamen Redelivers First Boeing 757 PCF to China Postal Airlines

HAECO Xiamen redelivered its first Boeing 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion aircraft to China Postal Airlines on October 16, 2016.

HAECO Xiamen redelivered its first Boeing 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion aircraft to China Postal Airlines on October 16.
The 757-200 aircraft, Registration B-2835, is the 12th 757-200 freighter conversion completed by HAECO Xiamen since the programme commenced in March 2010.

It is also HAECO Group's 129th passenger-to-freighter aircraft, HAECO Xiamen said in a statement.

"The Boeing 757-200 converted freighter is a new aircraft type for our growing express freight network in Asia," said Mr Yang JianGuo, General Manager of China Postal Airlines.

The airline will put all seven 757 PCF aircraft into operation in 2017.

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Boeing, China Postal Airlines Announce Purchase of 10 Next-Generation 737 Boeing Converted Freighters

BEIJING, Dec. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced an agreement with China Postal Airlines for 10 Next-Generation 737 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs), pending a program launch.
Through its converted freighter programs, Boeing extends the valuable service life of a passenger airplane by modifying it to function as a freighter.

"This is a historic order both for China Postal and Boeing," said Yufeng Li, president of China Postal Airlines, who signed the agreement with Boeing leaders at a ceremony today in Beijing. "The 737-800 BCF will bring to our freighter fleet more advanced avionics, better fuel efficiency and lower operating costs that will ensure China Postal's continued success as a leader in the industry."

The 737-800 is the first Next-Generation 737 that Boeing will offer for conversion. Through the 737 BCF program, Boeing will support customers in the narrow-body freighter market, a segment of the freighter market growing quickly around the world.

China Postal Airlines joins Hangzhou-based YTO Airlines as a launch customer for the Boeing BCF program.

China Postal's agreement with Boeing – which also includes the purchase of seven Boeing 757-200s that the airline plans to convert into freighters – marks the largest purchase order in the airline's history.
"We are honored that China Postal Airlines has put their trust in Boeing as they expand their freighter fleet," said Rick Anderson, vice president, Sales and Marketing, Boeing Commercial Aviation Services. "We are committed to this program, which addresses a growing need in the market, and are currently working closely with multiple customers in China and around the world who are interested in the experience, reliable execution and seamless global support Boeing brings."
The China air express market is forecast to be among the fastest growing segments of the world air cargo market. According to the Boeing World Air Cargo Forecast, world air cargo traffic will grow 4.7 percent per year over the next 20 years, with domestic China and intra-Asia markets expanding 6.7 percent and 6.5 percent per year, respectively.
"With its express market growing at a double-digit rate fueled by e-commerce, China has surpassed the United States to become the number one e-commerce market in the world," said Ihssane Mounir, senior vice president, Northeast Asia Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Boeing is committed to supporting China Postal Airlines and other express carriers to harvest this opportunity and become competitive in the global market."