All Freighter Conversions/MRO Articles – Page 22
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Boeing: Demand for 2,600 new or converted freighters over next 20 years
Boeing projects that air cargo operators will need more than 2,600 new or converted freighters over the next two decades to keep up with increasing global freight traffic, which is expected to double with 4.2% growth annually.Some of the factors driving the growth in air cargo include a growing express ...
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Atran Airlines to lease two Boeing 737-800 freighters from GECAS
Atran Airlines, the scheduled express cargo carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, has signed a deal with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for the lease of two Boeing 737-800 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions.The aircraft are scheduled to be phased in during the remainder of 2018 and the first half of 2019. They ...
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Ancra to provide loading system for Sine Draco A321 freighter conversion
Ancra International will provide its cargo loading system for the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme (A321 SDF) by Sine Draco Aviation Technology.Sine Draco, which announced its development of the A321SDF earlier this year, specialises in developing, managing and executing large-scale aviation projects, including aircraft design, modification, certification and investment management.Ed ...
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Egyptair's newly-converted A330-200 freighter makes its debut call
Germany's Cologne-Bonn airport played host to Egyptair's newly converted Airbus A330-200P2F freighter which was making its first commercial flight.The freighter, the first of its type to be converted from a passenger aircraft, will operate three times per week between Cologne/Bonn and Cairo.From October, the airline will increase its weekly flights ...
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Telair cargo handling system picked for 321Precison's freighter conversions
321 Precision Conversions (321PC) has selected Telair as the cargo handling system provider for its Airbus A321-200 passenger-to-freighter programme.Germany-based Telair said that its main deck cargo system is "the most versatile and ultra-light weight system on narrow body freighters in the industry," offering Precision converted A321PCF customers "a wide variety ...
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Vallair acquires another A321, destined for P2F offering
Vallair, the France-based aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO business, has added a further Airbus A321 aircraft to its portfolio under lease.The aircraft was bought from Plane Business and adds to Vallair’s existing stock of A320 family aircraft. Six other A321s were recently acquired, and all these aircraft are expected ...
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Freighter lessor ATSG's revenues on the rise
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) reported 2018 second quarter revenues of $203.6m, an increase of 6% after excluding $61.1m in reimbursed expenses from 2Q 2017.Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was $69.7m, up 9%.Joe Hete, president and chief executive of ATSG, said: "Growth in our aircraft leasing and ...
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First A330-200 freighter conversion delivered to Egyptair Cargo
Egyptair Cargo has taken delivery of an Airbus A330-200 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW).The delivery comes following the successful completion of test flights in June and awarding of the Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) in ...
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GECAS signs up for 35 converted B737s as Farnborough freighter frenzy continues
Boeing's run of freighter orders during the Farnborough Airshow continued this afternoon with lessor GECAS placing an order for 35 Boeing 737-800 converted freighters (BCF).The deal, which includes 20 firm orders and an option for 15 more, would take GECAS’ B737-800BCF order book from 15 to 50 and enable GECAS ...
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Aeronaves signs up for more CRJ200 conversions
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves T.S.M. (TSM) with four additional CRJ200 SF freighter conversions, which offer eight pallet positions.The first CRJ200 of this order will commence in September, with redelivery scheduled for January 2019.The second, third and fourth aircraft will commence in March, ...
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Top marks: Volga-Dnepr in education alliance to boost Russian aviation
Volga-Dnepr has linked up with a Moscow university to improve quality of education and competitiveness of Russian aviation.Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow (VDTM), a part of Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group and a supplier of aircraft maintenance and repair services, has entered into a long-term cooperation agreement with Moscow State Civil Aviation Technical University ...
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Cebu signs up for ATR conversions from IPR
IPR Conversions and Cebu Pacific signed an agreement to convert two of its ATR 72-500 passenger aircraft into freighters.The ATR's, which will be equipped with Large Cargo Door (LCD) and Structural Tube together with an Ancra Cargo Loading System (CLS), will be converted at Sabena Technics facility in France.IPR said ...
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CAPA: retired B747s could help solve cargo capacity crunch
A report from CAPA – Centre for Aviation – published earlier this month indicates that with airfreight demand on the up, the conversion of retired Boeing B747-400 passenger aircraft could help solve a potential capacity crunch – if the trend continues.CAPA said that the pool of available freighters is small, ...
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ST Engineering adds Pensacola MRO facility
Adding to its existing two maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sites in San Antonio, Texas and Mobile, Alabama, Singapore-headquartered ST Engineering has opened a third facility in the US – this one located at Pensacola International Airport in Florida.“Pensacola serves as an excellent base for us to serve the MRO ...
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Indonesia’s Cardig Air adds to its freighter fleet
Indonesian all-cargo operator Cardig Air has leased a Boeing 737-400F from leasing and specialist MRO organisation Vallair.Following conversion in the US, final compliance checks were carried out at Vallair’s facility in Montpellier, France before the aircraft was delivered to Jakarta mid-May.Head of Vallair’s cargo conversions business unit, Peter Koster, said ...
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CAM delivers B767-300 converted freighter to Amerijet
Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) has delivered a Boeing 767-300 converted freighter to Amerijet International Airlines under an eight-year dry lease.The Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary now leases six B767 freighters to Amerijet, including five B767-300s and one B767-200.Mike Berger, chief commercial officer of ATSG, said: "We are pleased to ...
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Volga-Dnepr MRO unit opens in Liege
Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow (VDTM) has completed the certification of a line maintenance station in Liege, Belgium, for aircraft registered in Bermuda.As one of the largest Russian MRO providers, the Volga-Dnepr Group business unit is now able to carry out scheduled line maintenance for Boeing 737-300/400/500, Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 747-8 ...
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AEI gains EASA approval for CRJ200 SF conversion
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI) has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for its CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion.The EASA approval permits the operation of European-registered CRJ200 SFs.Miami-based AEI received the original Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the CRJ200 SF from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at the end ...
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AEI lands 23rd B737-400SF for VX Capital Partners
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Vx Capital Partners (Vx) with an additional B737-400SF passenger aircraft to freighter conversion, marking the twenty-third AEI type conversion for Vx.Modification work on the aircraft will start next month (June) and will be redelivered to lessor Vx in October this ...
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Vallair buys six feedstock A321-200s for freighter conversion
Aircraft trading and leasing company Vallair has acquired six A321-200 aircraft as initial feedstock for the launch of its Airbus A321-200 passenger to freighter (P2F) programme.The Luxembourg-based company said that the aircraft will be attributed to short term lease programmes within Vallair’s current portfolio.The A321 and A320 P2F conversion programmes, ...