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DHL signs up for four more A330-300P2Fs
DHL Express has signed up for four more A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversions from ST Aerospace subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke.The express operator, which in July last year became the launch customer for the conversion programme with an order for two of the aircraft, said the deal also includes options for a further 10 ...
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Boeing to convert three B767s into freighters for UPS
Boeing is to convert three B767 passenger airplanes into Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) for US parcels giant UPS.Boeing's current market outlook forecasts a need for 400 widebody conversions over the next two decades, with strong demand for B767 freighter conversions due to a rise in e-commerce and the express market.In ...
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Bedek to open B767-300 freighter conversion centre in Mexico City
Israel’s Bedek Aviation Group, “up to its neck in work” for passenger to freighter conversions, is to open a site in Mexico City.The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) subsidiary said that the conversion centre for Boeing 767-300s will be run by Mexicana MRO Services as Bedek's sub-contractor.The first B767-300 set for ...
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Aeronaves TSM signs up for MD-83F conversions
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves TSM with two additional MD-83SF freighter conversions.The first MD-83 aircraft (MSN 53288) will commence modification in the beginning of June and will be re-delivered to TSM in September 2017.AEI-partner Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility will perform the modification and ...
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AEI cuts metal on third B737-400 freighter conversion for Kalitta
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has started work on its third 11 pallet position B737-400SF freighter conversion for Kalitta Charters.The passenger aircraft arrived at Commercial Jet’s Miami, FL facility and will commence modification today. The completed freighter will be re-delivered to Kalitta in the beginning of September 2017.AEI currently has four ...
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GE sends first 767 freighter to Star Air
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) – the US and Irish commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of GE – has delivered the first factory-built Boeing 767-300ERF to Danish-based Star Air.A second similar aircraft, powered by GE CF6 engines, is scheduled for delivery later this year. Both aircraft were previously operated ...
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EFW launches 14 container positions A321 freighter conversion option
Dresden-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has formally announced the 14 pallet configuration for its A321 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) conversion programme.This configuration allows 14 full container positions in the upper deck compartment and ten containers in the lower deck.With a total inner container volume of 208.1 cu m, the A321 P2F-conversion ...
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Pemco expands freighter conversion offering with B737-700s
Pemco has expanded the range of aircraft it can offer for conversion by adding a new conversion programme for the Boeing Next Generation 737-700 aircraft.The ATSG-owned conversion and maintenance house has launched its passenger-to-flexcombi and passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes for the aircraft, which will be marketed as B737-700FC and B737-700F.At present, ...
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NewsVoyager completes first Dash 8-100 conversion
Voyageur Aviation Corp has completed the world’s first Bombardier Dash 8-100 package freighter (PF) conversion.The first-of-its-kind Dash 8-100 PF conversion was carried out on behalf of Canada-based Wasaya Airways. In total, the airline will take delivery of two of the aircraft.The conversion firm said the aircraft offered “excellent operating costs”, ...
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AEI picks Flightstar to boost freighter conversion capacity
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has selected Flightstar Aircraft Services, based in Jacksonville, Florida, as an authorised conversion centre to meet market demand for passenger to freighter conversions.AEI’s passenger-to-freighter conversion products, which currently include the Boeing 737-400SF, MD80SF and CRJ200SF, and which will soon add the B737-800SF, "require that additional conversion ...
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Converted B747-400 freighter for Pacific Air Cargo
Pacific Air Cargo (PAC) has introduced a newly-converted Boeing 747-400 freighter between Los Angeles and Honolulu.The former passenger aircraft, under an ACMI agreement with PAC’s long-time lessor partner Kalitta Air, will fly a six-times a week service previously operated by a B747-200F aircraft.PAC chief executive Beti Ward said: “All the ...
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Asia Pacific Airlines expands fleet with B757 converted freighter
Asia Pacific Airlines has expanded its fleet with a new Boeing 757-200 conversion aircraft.The passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion was carried out by Precision Aircraft Solutions at its HAECO Americas Greensboro facility.Along with the cargo conversion, the aircraft received new winglets and flat-panel flight deck displays. It is the second B757-200 P2F ...
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ATSG bags double B737 freighter conversions for China's Okay Airways
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiaries have acquired two Boeing 737-400 aircraft for conversion into freighters and onward lease to China-based partner Okay Airways for its e-commerce business.ATSG West Leasing, based in Ireland and a wholly owned ATSG subsidiary, has acquired and will lease the aircraft to Okay in late ...
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Air Incheon signs up for B737-400 conversion
Air Incheon has contracted PEMCO World Air Servicesto convert a single B737-400 aircraft into a freighter configuration.Air Incheon’s B737-400 PEMCO-converted aircraft features a custom cargo loading system, up to 48,000 pounds of payload, and 4,600 cubic feet of total volume under PEMCO’s supplemental type certificate.“We chose PEMCO to expand our ...
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Vallair orders three B737 freighter conversions from AEI
US-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract with Luxembourg based Vallair to provide three B737-400SF passenger to freighter conversions.Vallair is a player in the aviation asset management business, specialising in the acquisition of "end of life" Airbus A320, Boeing 737 and ATR aircraft.On its website, Vallair states that ...
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AEI adds KF Aerospace as authorised conversion centre
A rise in demand for passenger to freighter aircraft conversions has seen Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) select Canada’s KF Aerospace as its fourth authorised conversion centre.US-based conversion specialist AEI said: “The current success of AEI’s passenger-to-freighter conversion products, which include the Boeing 737-400SF, MD-80SF, CRJ200 SF and soon the B737-800SF, ...
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AEI signs letter of intent for eight CRJ200 freighter conversions
US-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to provide a minimum of eight CRJ200 freighter conversions for Canadian aviation group Avmax, which currently owns 65 CRJ200 aircraft.The AEI CRJ200 SF will be able to carry eight containers. Avmax intends to make the CRJ200 SF freighters ...
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Pemco lands YTO Express B737 trio conversion contract
Pemco World Air Services has won a contract from YTO Express (YTO) to convert three B737-300 passenger aircraft into freighters.China-based YTO, currently operating one B737-300 reconfigured by US-based conversion specialist Pemco, will take redelivery of the aircraft trio through the fourth quarter of 2017.This order is the first to be ...
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Aeronaves signs up for two CRJ200 conversions
Aeronaves TSM has signed up for two CRJ200 SF freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI).The first CRJ200 will commence modification in the second quarter of this year with redelivery due in mid-2017 and the second conversion will get underway in July of 2017, with redelivery scheduled for October.Both freighter ...
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Bombardier delivers CRJ200 converted freighter to Gulf & Caribbean Cargo
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has delivered the first CRJ200 Special Freighter (CRJ200SF) aircraft to launch operator Gulf & Caribbean Cargo, part of the Michigan-based IFL Group.The CRJ100SF/CRJ200SF jets are converted from the passenger version of the aircraft by Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) of Miami which is a Bombardier-licensed third party Supplemental ...