{"id":124471,"date":"2022-04-08T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=124471"},"modified":"2022-04-08T23:19:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T23:19:17","slug":"westjet-cargo-receives-its-first-boeing-737-800bcf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/04\/westjet-cargo-receives-its-first-boeing-737-800bcf.html","title":{"rendered":"WestJet Cargo Receives Its First Boeing 737-800BCF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WestJet Cargo<\/strong>, friday welcomed the arrival of its first of four Boeing Converted Freighter (B737-800BCF) aircraft on lease from BBAM Limited Partnership (BBAM). WestJet Cargo is the first operator in Canada to operate the B737-800BCF which will be used for express cargo and e-commerce freight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The delivery of our first freighter to our home base in Calgary, Alberta gives us great confidence in the growth and development of our commercial cargo service and I am eager to see our new dedicated commercial cargo service take flight as we begin providing competitive services to cargo customers across Canada,&#8221; said Alexis von Hoensbroech, WestJet CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/03\/asl-orders-up-to-20-additional-737-800bcf.html\">ASL Orders Up to 20 Additional 737-800BCF.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to its delivery to WestJet Cargo in Calgary, the first aircraft (msn 34686) completed conversion by Boeing at an approved MRO facility in Guangzhou, China. WestJet Cargo plans to have all four BCFs in service by the end of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WestJet announced its new dedicated cargo service, using 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF), to fulfill the larger-scale needs of Canadian businesses, freight forwarders, shippers and individual customers in June 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As WestJet Cargo continues to grow, so too will its team, network and flight plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-cdd0e192     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"202\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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