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NewsIAI begins work on first A330-300 freighter conversion
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 ...
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Exclusive: IAI weighs up 787 freighter conversion programme
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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InterviewsFreighter conversion market to normalise but faces over oversupply
The freighter conversion market is expected to normalise this year according to IBA, although there is a risk of narrowbody oversupply. This year’s conversion market activity is expected to be “on a more normal level” compared to 2023, IBA has reported. Cargo capacity demand during the pandemic drove conversion activity ...
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NewsIAI to speed up freighter conversions with new system
IAI chief executive Boaz Levy and others at IAI. Photo IAIIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has launched a 'Global Control Center' (GCC) system that aims to help reduce the freighter conversion timeframe.The GCC system has been developed for managing and monitoring major projects, most notably the international aircraft conversion programmes that ...
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NewsIAI strikes MRO deal with ATSG
MRO signing ceremony between IAI and ATSG Photo IAIIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) Aviation Group has signed a long-term contract under which it will maintain and service Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines for Air Transport Services Group’s (ATSG) leasing company, Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM).The PW4000 engine maintenance will be carried out ...
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IAI strikes deal for US Boeing 777-300ER freighter conversion line
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a deal with Ascent Aviation Services to carry out Boeing 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions.Air Cargo News (ACN) has received confirmation of the partnership from Scott Butler, chief commercial officer at Ascent Aviation Services.As part of a 15-year agreement, Ascent Aviation Services will carry out ...
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IAI carries out first flight for B777-300 converted freighter
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has conducted the first flight of its Boeing B777-300ERSF converted freighter for lessor AerCap.The B777-300ERSF, also known as ‘The Big Twin’, is the first passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion programme of the B777-300ER and will be the largest twin-engine freighter when it enters service this year.“IAI has successfully ...
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NewsIAI eyes North American conversion lines as it predicts ongoing cargo demand
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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NewsIAI gets EASA approval for Boeing B737-800SF freighter conversion
Boeing B737-800SF. Photo: Israel Aerospace IndustriesIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has received the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its Boeing B737-800SF passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions.With the EASA STC approval, IAI will open its B737-800BDSF cargo conversions to European companies and operators.The first two converted aircraft for which ...
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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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High demand for freighters predicted to continue beyond Covid
Strong demand for production and converted freighter aircraft will continue beyond the end of the Covid pandemic, according to speakers at the World Cargo Summit.During a panel discussion, participants were asked by moderator Tom Crabtree of Boeing Commercial Airplanes whether the end of the Covid pandemic would equate to the ...
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New freighters square up for heavyweight contest
With Boeing 747 production finally set to close – as the last 747-8 freighters are delivered to Atlas Air – heavy cargo twinjets will open up an entirely new battlefront between the two major airframers in 2022.Airbus and Boeing might not agree on much, but their commercial outlook for the ...
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NewsAir Cargo News' most read stories in 2021
Last year was another busy 12 months for the air cargo industry, with COVID-19 continuing to take its toll on supply chains.Some of the challenges facing the industry were modal shift, COVID shutdowns, rising demand and ongoing capacity shortages but once again air cargo came through, playing a key role ...
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Emirates Skycargo to expand freighter fleet with $1bn investment
Emirates SkyCargo will add two new production freighters and convert four passenger aircraft in response to rising cargo demand.The Dubai-hubbed carrier signed a purchase agreement with Boeing for two B777Fs that will join its fleet in 2022 and also convert four of the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft into freighters ...
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Mammoth Freighters sets out plans for B777 freighter conversions
Recently-established Mammoth Freighters has revealed plans to launch Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes.The company was founded in December 2020 by Bill Wagner and Bill Tarpley, and is backed by private investment funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC and its affiliates.Mammoth has launched its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ...
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IAI expands B777 freighter conversion programme with Etihad partnership
IAI is continuing to expand its B777 conversion programme through a strategic partnership with Etihad Engineering.The tie up will see the Middle East-based MRO firm provide Passenger to Freighter (P2F) conversions on IAI's Boeing 777-300ER programme. In the initial stage of the partnership, Etihad Engineering will facilitate two conversion lines ...
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NewsEthiopian teams up with IAI on new B767 freighter conversion line
(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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NewsIAI starts structural work on first B777 conversion
Source: IAIIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has started structural modification work on the first B777 freighter conversion on behalf of programme partner GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).The aircraft maintenance firm said that the beginning of work marks the end of the development process and the start of the structural and systems ...
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IAI to open Korean B777 conversion line to meet demand
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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NewsWork set to start on converting the first B777 into a freighter
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 ...