All Freighter Conversions/MRO articles

  • MNG Airlies A330P2F Photo Stratos
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    MNG Airlines grows fleet to 12 with A330P2F

    19 March 2025

    Istanbul-headquartered MNG Airlines has taken delivery of a leased Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft

  • Embraer E190F Photo Embraer
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    Embraer forms dedicated global leasing and freighter team

    10 March 2025

    Embraer has formed a dedicated global leasing and freighter team to strengthen its position in the cargo and leasing markets

  • A330P2F for ATSG
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    ATSG expects deliveries of first four A330P2F conversions in 2025

    6 March 2025

    US lessor ATSG expects to soon take delivery of the first of 29 Airbus A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter jets it has on order

  • 21/10/2023 Source: Airbus
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    Amazon receives eighth A330-300P2F for operation by Hawaiian

    3 March 2025

    Amazon Air has welcomed its eighth Airbus A330-300 passenger to freighter (P2F) for operation by Hawaiian Airlines

  • Source Mammoth via FlightGlobal
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    Mammoth installs main cargo door on 777-300ERMF

    27 February 2025

    Mammoth Freighters and Aspire MRO have installed the main cargo door on their 777-300ERMF freighter conversion

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    US FAA advises 757 cargo-door tests

    25 February 2025

    The US FAA is recommending a series of checks on certain Boeing 757-200 converted freighters after an incident

  • Jaromir Chalabala/ Shutterstock 2/03/2022
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    Boeing delivers 100th 767-300BCF to SF Airlines

    21 February 2025

    Boeing has delivered its 100th completed 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to Shenzhen, China-based cargo carrier SF Airlines

  • Embraer E190F
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    Embraer’s E190F is closer to launch with certifications

    11 February 2025

    Embraer has confirmed its E190 converted freighter has been fully certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency

  • Challenge Group registers first 777-300ERSF converted aircraft in Europe
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    Challenge Group registers first European 777-300ERSF conversion

    20 January 2025

    The Challenge Group has signed a deal with aircraft lessor AerCap which will see it add two converted Boeing 777-300ERSF freighters to its fleet

  • Photo: EFW 3/03/2022
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    EFW re-delivers first A330P2F from Guangzhou

    23 December 2024

    EFW has re-delivered the first A330P2F modified by ST Engineering Guangzhou

  • Converted aircraft operators looking for freighter mileage
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    Converted aircraft operators looking for freighter mileage

    4 December 2024

    BBAM A321P2F undergoing conversion. Source: BBAM Risk averse freighter operators are seeking younger conversions, while overcapacity and passenger feedstock demand blight the market, according to aviation consultant Cirium. Age isn’t just a number in the freighter conversion business. In fact, every year matters when it comes to ...

  • Canada approves Saab 340 cargo conversion STC
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    Canada approves Saab 340 cargo conversion STC

    27 November 2024

    Photo: TAM Sweden-based Täby Air Maintenance (TAM) has now received approval of its Saab 340 Cargo Conversion supplemental type certificate (STC) from Transport Canada. The STC is already approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “We are happy ...

  • Boeing: Potential under supply in widebody freighters over coming years
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    Boeing: Potential under supply in widebody freighters over coming years

    14 November 2024

    777F Photo: Boeing Media LibraryThere is the potential of an undersupply of large widebody freighters in the second half of the decade, according to Boeing vice president of commercial marketing Darren Hulst.Speaking at the Tiaca Air Cargo Forum and following the release the latest Boeing market forecast, Hulst gave an ...

  • EFW signs deal with China’s HNA Aviation
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    EFW signs deal with China’s HNA Aviation

    12 November 2024

    (Picture 1, f.l.t.r.: Zhu Tao, Vice President of HNA Aviation Group; Xu Gang, CEO of Airbus China; Ding Yongzheng, Chairman of HNA Aviation Group; Jordi Boto, CEO EFW; Guo Hongji, President of HNA Aviation Technic Co.,Ltd; Torsten Kühn, Senior Vice President of Business of EFW). Photo: EFW ...

  • Embraer secures EASA approval for E190 freighter
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    Embraer secures EASA approval for E190 freighter

    12 November 2024

    Copyright: Alberto Whyte. Source: Embraer Brazilian aerospace company Embraer has obtained type certification for its E190 passenger to freighter conversion from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The EASA published the type certificate document, dated November 7, on its website. “The Type Design, system reliability and ...

  • EFW redelivers 100th converted freighter aircraft
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    EFW redelivers 100th converted freighter aircraft

    11 November 2024

    EFW's A320, A321 and A330 passenger to freighter conversions. Source: EFWElbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has reached a major freighter conversion milestone with the redelivery of its 100th converted aircraft.The Airbus A330 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft was redelivered from EFW’s facility in China.Since the redelivery of its first P2F aircraft for ...

  • EFW and MRO Japan partner on A320P2F/A321P2F conversions
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    EFW and MRO Japan partner on A320P2F/A321P2F conversions

    8 November 2024

    Left Jordi Boto, EFW CEO , right: Takashi Takahashi, CEO, MJP. Photo: EFWMRO Japan (MJP) and Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) have formally signed a partnership that will see MJP provide third-party conversion services for EFW's Airbus A320 passenger to freighter (P2F)/A321P2F programmes.The process of onboarding MJP as a subcontractor for EFW ...

  • First A321F for Azul as EFW gains Brazilian STC
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    First A321F for Azul as EFW gains Brazilian STC

    18 October 2024

    Photo: EFWElbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has received the validation of its Supplement Type Certification (V-STC) for its Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion programme from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC).This validation was achieved alongside EFW's redelivery of an A321P2F aircraft to AerCap for lease to Azul Cargo. This aircraft is the ...

  • FAA certifies Embraer's E190 freighter conversion
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    FAA certifies Embraer's E190 freighter conversion

    11 October 2024

    Copyright: Alberto Whyte. Source: EmbraerEmbraer’s E190 converted freighter has been given a major boost by gaining certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).The 'E-Jet' conversion and the cargo loading system, developed by US Cargo Systems, were both certified by the FAA last month, the aircraft manufacturer revealed yesterday.The company ...

  • Photo credit: IAI. Via Steinreich Communications PR agency
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    IAI begins work on first A330-300 freighter conversion

    16 September 2024

    Airbus A330-300. Photo credit: IAIIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has begun work on the first Airbus A330-300 passenger to freighter conversion, following the successful completion of the final design review (FDR).The freighter conversion company said it moved the aircraft into a construction hanger earlier this month. As part of the preparation ...