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Cargolux looking ‘very closely’ at 777-300ER freighter conversion
Cargolux is examining the Boeing 777-300ER freighter conversion programme as a candidate to meet its future fleet requirements, according to the airline’s chief executive Richard Forson.The European cargo operator – whose fleet of 30 747s were all line-built freighters – is considering two scenarios for future aircraft orders, Forson explained ...
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Sponsored ContentSponsored: IAI Aviation Group – Conversions and Upgrades
As a leader in passenger-to-freighter (P-to-F) aircraft conversions, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has successfully carried out the conversion of more than 260 aircraft, which have collectively accumulated more than 2,500,000 operational flight hours since being converted.IAI conversion programmes are carried out under Boeing 7X7 Type Licenses and include B737, B747, ...
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NewsKalitta Air to become first operator of converted B777 freighter
Kalitta Air will become the first airline to operate Boeing 777-300ERSF converted freighters after signing an agreement with lessor GECAS Cargo.The US cargo airline has signed a deal for three of the B777s, which will be the world's largest twin-engine freighter, with the aircraft due to be delivered in 2023.The ...
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2020 in numbers: The year of freighters and preighters
The airfreight sector had just come out of its worst year for traffic in a decade, driven by weak global trade, with a 3.3% fall in freight tonne-kilometres (FTKs) during 2019, when the Covid-19 pandemic struck.Demand began to plummet in March, with a fall of almost 28% in April, before ...
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DHL orders three B767 conversions from IAI
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a contract to convert an additional three B767-300 aircraft for DHL.The deal has an option for a fourth conversion and comes on the back of growth in the e-commerce market.IAI executive vice president and general manager of aviation group, Yossi Melamed, said: “IAI is ...
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NewsFirst B777 makes its way to IAI for freighter conversion
First B777 ready for conversionGE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has delivered the first Boeing 777-300ER to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the prototype passenger-to-freighter conversion.The aircraft (MSN 32789) will become the first ever B777 converted into a freighter configuration and marks the launch of the "Big Twin" programme announced last ...
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NewsIAI ships first cargo-converted 737-800s following certification
Source: IAIIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has begun deliveries of the first Boeing 737-800BDSF converted freighters, following certification by Israeli and US authorities.The approval, which was announced on 6 April, enables IAI to become the first company to have approved conversions for both the -800 and the smaller -700 aircraft. The ...
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SpiceJet's converted B737Fs back in the air after temporary grounding
Indian airline SpiceJet has put all three of its Boeing 737 converted freighters back into service after they were grounded on the advice of Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI), the company that carried out the aircraft conversions for the low cost carrier.SpiceJet’s decision comes a few days after both Qantas Freight ...
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Qantas and Alaska Air B737 freighters back in the air
Qantas Freight and Alaska Air Cargo have both re-started flights using their IAI converted B737 freighters after they were temporarily grounded last week on safety grounds.Tracking website Flight Radar 24 shows that both airlines started flying their freighters yesterday after they were taken out of action on December 11.However, Alaska ...
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