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A little air update from China. Suparna Airlines, formerly Yangtze River Airlines, is to retire its 747-400Fs. It has three, one of which is parked in Shanghai, while the other two are 16.8 and 32.7 years old, according to aviation databases.

It said it would replace them with up to 10 777Fs in the next three years, in a significant bet on cargo. It also operates 10 737-800s. 

YTO Cargo Airlines, which operates 10 757-200Fs and two 767-300Fs, has launched a ...