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GlobalX continues air cargo investments with A321 lease and confirms A330F future focus
Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) has signed the second of four planned operating leases for Airbus A321 aircraft with Greenwich Highland Aviation to use in its Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) programme.GHA arranged the acquisition of the aircraft (MSN 1953) from an entity it manages. The aircraft will commence conversion in July 2022, and ...
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Lessor Merx to add first converted B737-800SF freighter
Lessor Merx Aviation will add its first B737-800SF converted freighter to its fleet with work being carried out by Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI).The aircraft bearing manufacturer’s serial number 35131 has just commenced modification and is scheduled to be redelivered in August. An end customer has not yet been announced.All touch ...
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NewsTAM delivers 30th Saab 340 cargo conversion
Photo: AFKSweden-based Täby Air Maintenance (TAM) has delivered its 3oth Saab 340 cargo conversion.The Saab 340B was converted on behalf of Latvia-based RAF-Avia, which already operates a mix of cargo and passenger-configured Saab 340s and ATR 72s, and an Antonov 26.TAM managing director Pär Gulle said: “We see an increasing ...
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Air Canada stops cargo-in-the-cabin preighter flights
Air Canada has operated its final cargo-in-the-cabin preighter flight and will now return its temporarily converted fleet of B777s and A330s to passenger service.Flight AC7272, operated with an Airbus A330-300 aircraft, touched down in Toronto from Bogota on May 14.The A330-300 aircraft will now be reconverted back to passenger service ...
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EgyptAir continues cargo expansion
EgyptAir has signed a deal with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) for the conversion of an B737-800 aircraft into a freighter configuration.The aircraft (MSN: 35560) is scheduled to commence modification in October 2022, with touch work for the conversion and maintenance requirements carried out by Commercial Jet, in Miami.“This order is ...
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Saudia orders seven B777 conversions from Mammoth Freighters
Saudi Arabian Airlines has placed an order with Mammoth Freighters for the conversion of seven Boeing 777 aircraft into an all-cargo configuration.In a LinkedIn post on May 15, Mammoth Freighters said that "...Saudia has awarded to Mammoth Freighters an order for seven Boeing 777 P2F conversions."The airline currently operates a ...
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NewsCargojet selects IAI for B777 conversions
Source: IAICargojet has selected Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to carry out passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions of its B777-300ER aircraft.The deal includes the conversion of four B777-300ER aircraft and additional options in the future.The move is in addition to previous orders for the conversion of B777s placed with Mammoth Freighters and comes ...
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NewsB737-800 leads converted freighter fleet growth in 2022
The B737-800 freighter has been the most popular cargo conversion model so far in 2022, according to the latest research by consultant IBA.IBA said that orders for conversion (P2F) of the narrowbody freighter had exceeded expectations.The fleet has almost doubled in size, from 59 aircraft in April 2021 to 113 ...
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New Boeing 737-800 P2F conversion line opens
Boeing has begun converting 737-800 passenger aircraft into freighters at London Gatwick Airport with lessor Icelease and ASL Aviation Holdings among the first customers.The first aircraft inducted into the Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) line at Boeing’s new Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) London Gatwick facility will be delivered to Icelease, ...
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Nordic Aviation Capital is launch lessor for Embraer E-Jet P2F
Brazilian Commercial aircraft manufacturer Embraer has named regional aircraft leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) as the launch lessor for its E-Jet Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion programme.Embraer's programme to convert pre-owned E190s and E195s from passenger jets to freighters was launched in March.NAC and Embraer have reached an agreement in principle ...
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Texel Air orders two 737-800BCFs
Bahrain-based cargo airline Texel Air is growing its 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) fleet with two more conversions ordered.Chisholm Enterprises subsidiary Texel Air previously ordered two 737-800BCFs and took re-delivery of the first in January 2022, becoming the first operator in the Middle East region to include the 737-800BCF in ...
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NewsEVA Air Cargo grows B777F fleet
Photo: EVA AirEVA Air Cargo will purchase a Boeing 777 freighter to add to its existing fleet of seven B777Fs.The newbuild freighter is expected to be delivered by the end of 2023.In addition to its eight Boeing 777 freighters, EVA flies 34 B777-300ERs.In March, EVA contracted Israel Aerospace Industry Corporation ...
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NewsSmartLynx and APOC partner on A321s for conversion
Source: SmartLynxCarrier SmartLynx has partnered with lessor APOC Aviation to purchase four A321 airframes that they intend to convert into freighters.The frames, MSNs 941, 961, 1185 and 1241, were acquired in passenger configuration and will be converted into freighters which will join the SmartLynx fleet early next year.The four additional ...
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NewsBackbone Freighter Leasing to become launch customer for KMC's B777 conversion
B777 freighter conversion completes first flight tests at NIAR WERX. Source: NIAR WERXBackbone Freighter Leasing will be the launch customer for Kansas Modification Center’s (KMC) Boeing 777-300ER converted freighter.According to sister title FlightGlobal, Backbone has placed firm orders for three of the converted aircraft with delivery slated for 2024 and ...
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NewsFirst 767-300 BCF conversion line opens in China
GAMECO conversion work. Photo: GAMECOChina’s first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) conversion line has opened at Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company's (GAMECO) premises.The on-schedule door cutting of the first aircraft—a key milestone in the conversion process – has now taken place at the Chinese MRO's facility.GAMECO’s recently opened conversion line ...
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Another freighter for mas
Mexican cargo airline mas has taken delivery of an A330-200 freighter - its second aircraft in the space of a few days.The A330-200 freighter is leased from Altavair - mas' second aircraft from the company this year - and was converted by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW).Yesterday, Air Cargo News reported that ...
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NewsCDB Aviation takes delivery of its first P2F
A330-300 P2F. Photo: CDB AviationCDB Aviation has taken delivery of its first freighter aircraft, an Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F).The aircraft was converted by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) in Dresden and is the first of two A330 P2Fs leased to the lessor's launch customer, Mexico-based cargo carrier, mas. The carrier is expected ...
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GOL delves into e-commerce with BCFs
Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes plans to invest in up to 12 Boeing converted freighters (BCFs) as part of a new e-commerce partnership.GOL’s logistics business GOLLOG, which operates cargo services for 52 airports and more than 3,900 destinations in Brazil, has signed an agreement with Mercado Livre, which operates ...
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NewsAviaAM adds another B737-800 for conversion
Source: AviaAMAviaAM Leasing has acquired another aircraft that it plans to convert into a freighter as part of a wider project to expand its all-cargo offering.The lessor said it had acquired a single B737-800 aircraft as it aims to have 25 converted aircraft of different types in the upcoming four ...
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Conversions to cool in second half of the decade
Freighter conversions are expected to cool in the second half of the decade after nearly doubling in the last few years.In a LinkedIn post, Mike Stengel, senior associate at AeroDynamic Advisory, said that in the 1990s the average number of conversions each year was 57, in the 2000s this increased ...