Freight comes to Farnborough: Silkway opts for an AN-124 and Boeing lands conversion orders

On the flight deck in a Volga-Dnepr AN-124

So the Farnborough Airshow – soggy, wet, noisy and busy, with an unmistakeable odour of aircraft fuel –  continues. And, amid all the freight-irrelevant orders for narrowbodies and fighter jets, comes some cargo news. Interestingly, Azerbaijan’s Silkway, the world’s fastest-growing cargo carrier, is eyeing a greater fleet range. It has signed a contract with Ilyushin Finance Co and UAC for an AN-124-100, from Ruslan, in a deal which is expected to close in 30 days. The airline said it would ...