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    Exclusive: IAI weighs up 787 freighter conversion programme

    2024-07-23T13:49:02Z

    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is considering launching a conversion programme for the Boeing 787 as it weighs up future projects.Speaking to Air Cargo News at the Farnborough International Airshow, IAI executive vice president and general manager, aviation group, Shmuel Kuzi explained that the business is always looking ahead to its ...

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    IAI eyes North American conversion lines as it predicts ongoing cargo demand

    2022-07-19T16:41:50Z

    IAI is looking to add two conversion lines in North America to meet demand for its B777 freighter conversion and in response to ongoing cargo demand.Speaking to Air Cargo News at the Farnborough Airshow, IAI Aviation Group vice president and general manager of marketing Rafi Matalon said that slots at ...

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    Ethiopian teams up with IAI on new B767 freighter conversion line

    2021-08-20T09:49:40Z

    (L) Yossi Melamed, IAI, and Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Airlines. Source: Ethiopian Airlines GroupEthiopian Airlines Group has teamed up with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to launch a B767-300ER freighter conversion line in Ethiopia.The new line will be established at the airline group's MRO facilities at Addis Ababa Airport, with the airline ...

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    IAI to open Korean B777 conversion line to meet demand

    2021-05-05T12:30:08Z

    Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Aviation Group is planning to open a new B777 freighter conversion line at Incheon International Airport in South Korea to meet demand.The conversion firm signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Incheon International Airport and MRO firm Sharp Technics to establish the facility, which will ...

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    Work set to start on converting the first B777 into a freighter

    2021-04-13T12:01:48Z

    The physical work on converting the first Boeing 777-300 into a freighter will soon get underway after the halfway phase of the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) development was reached.Gecas and IAI, which are partners on the programme, said the halfway stage of the STC is a key milestone for “the ...

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    Sponsored: IAI Aviation Group outlines B767 conversion services

    2020-09-15T13:24:09Z

    Sponsored Content: IAI Aviation Group (formerly Bedek) – Conversions & Upgrades Division - B767 ConversionsIAI’s Aviation Group (formerly Bedek) has been converting Boeing 767 passenger aircraft into cargo aircraft since 2004. Initially, the B767-200 were converted, and from 2009 the stretched B767-300 version were more commonly used for conversions.“We thought ...