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SF Airlines Ushers in the 57th All-cargo Aircraft, Also the 30th B757 Aircraft in its Fleet

 

On September 5 of 2019, when the Mid-Autumn Festival logistics peak was around the corner, only 5 days after the arrival of the 56th all-cargo aircraft, the 57th all-cargo aircraft of SF Airlines Co., Ltd. ("SF Airlines" for short) arrived at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, officially joining the SF fleet. This is the 7th aircraft introduced by SF Airlines in 2019, also the 30th B757-200F aircraft in SF fleet.

Figure 1 - SF Airlines’ 57th All-cargo Aircraft and 30th B757-200F Joining SF Fleet

At the end of 2009, SF Airlines made its successful maiden flight, flying SF fleet’s first all-cargo aircraft (B757-200F), opening SF’s new era of transporting shipments with its own all-cargo aircraft. In 2019, the 10th anniversary of SF Airlines after it starts flying, SF fleet’s 30th B757-200F aircraft successfully joined SF fleet, marking a significant step in SF Airlines’ modern fleet construction. In B757-200F’s maiden flight 10 years ago, it wore a "black dress"; nowadays, B757-200F aircraft wear lighter, more transparent, and more practical "new white dress". The single air route that SF Airlines supports with one aircraft at that time has been developed to an airline network that extends to over 60 domestic and overseas cities. As the main force of SF fleet, the B757-200F aircraft model has witnessed multiple historic moments in SF Airlines’ development process.

Figure 2-The maiden flight took off

In 2010, SF Airlines flied a maiden flight to plateau with B757-200F, supporting transportation of earthquake relief materials to Yushu of Qinghai province.

In 2012, SF Airlines put its 10th all-cargo aircraft into operation, and the aircraft model is B757-200F.

In 2015, SF Airlines flied a maiden flight to Nepal with B757-200F, supporting transportation of earthquake relief materials to Katmandu. This was also the first time that SF participated in state-organized international disaster relief transportation missions.

In 2017, SF Airlines put its 40th all-cargo aircraft into operation, and the aircraft model is B757-200F. This is the first domestic B757 aircraft with slightly smaller wings.

In 2018, SF Airlines put its 50th all-cargo aircraft into operation, and the aircraft model is B757-200F.

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Figure 3-SF AIrlines got involved in the disaster relief for Nepal

Figure 4-The fleet size increases to 50 freighters

The continuous expansion of the fleet size and persistent improvement of the fleet structure mean that SF Airlines’ capabilities of serving customers and serving the aviation logistics market will be gradually enhanced. By far, SF Airlines’ transportation capacity that covers the echelon of long-, medium- and short-distance transportation include two B747-400ERF, eight B767-300BCF, thirty B757-200F, and seventeen B737-400F/300F. In the future, SF Airlines will continuously practice the development concept of "Keeping a foothold on aviation, build win-win logistics", steadily improve fleet construction and transportation capacity configuration, and be committed to becoming customers’ most reliable air transportation partner.

Figure 5 - SF Airlines' Fleet of All-cargo Aircraft