GOL to enter dedicated freighter market

GOL Linhas Aéreas is entering the dedicated freighter market and has signed a strategic cooperation with Mercado Libre. Part of the agreement is that GOL is to operate six B737-800BCFs for Mercado Libre, which can grow to twelve aircraft by 2025. All six are planned to be delivered before the end of this year.

Mercado Libre is Latin-America's most popular e-commerce website and is, orginally, a company based in Argentina. Today, there are six aircraft flying in the distinctive all yellow-livery of the company. Two B737-400Fs operated by Sideral in Brazil and two B737-400s and two DC-9Fs operated by Aeronavas TSM.

GOL is Brazil's largest low-cost airline and is operating a fleet of 21 B737-700s, 89 B737-800s and 32 B737-8s.

Illustration by GOL.