All Freighter Conversions/MRO Articles – Page 24
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Airest to take Europe’s first CRJ200 conversion
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Miami-based aircraft supplier Regional One with a CRJ200 SF Freighter who will lease it to Estonia-based Airest.Modification of the aircraft has already started at Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility and it will be re-delivered to the carrier in April 2018.Regional ...
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NewsDHL’s A330-300 freighter conversion takes to the skies
DHL Express expects to boost capacity and cut operating costs as the first of a new generation freighters takes to the skies.The parcel carrier has taken delivery of the the first-ever A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft from the ST Aerospace-Airbus joint venture, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), at its Dresden base following completion ...
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ATSG signs B767F lease with Air Incheon
Air Transport Services Group has signed an agreement to lease Air Incheon a Boeing 767-300 converted freighter plus an option for a second aircraft, both for 2018 delivery.Air Incheon, the first all-cargo airline in Korea, currently operates two Boeing 737 freighter aircraft from its base in Seoul Incheon International Airport. ...
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AEI to convert three more MD-83S freighters for Mexico's Aeronaves
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves with three additional MD-83S freighter conversions.The first MD-83 aircraft will commence modification on December 11, followed by the second MD-83 in February of 2018 and then a third MD-83 in late April, 2018.All the AEI MD-83SF modifications will ...
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AEI reaches the heights with Pinnacle deal
Miami-headquartered Aeronautical Engineers, Inc has inked a contract to provide two CRJ200 SF freighter conversions to the Pinnacle Partners group of companies.The first CRJ200 is expected to begin the modification process this month (November), with re-delivery scheduled for March next year.The second aircraft will begin the modification process in December, ...
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IAI gains STC approval for its 737-700 freighter conversion
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) for its Boeing737-700BDSF passenger aircraft to freighter conversion programme.IAI recently completed its first ever conversion of a prototype aircraft from passenger to full-freighter configuration, including the installation of a wide cargo door.The aircraft was delivered to Alaska Airline as ...
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PEMCO cuts the first cargo door for its B737-700 FlexCombi conversions
PEMCO World Air Services has marked the cutting of a cargo-door opening in a passenger airframe for the first of its Boeing 737-700 Passenger-to-FlexCombi conversion programme.PEMCO director of conversion programmes Mike Andrews said: “We are pleased with the performance of our Tampa cargo conversion team and continue to move forward ...
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First flights for Airbus freighter conversion
The converted first A330-300P2F Airbus freighter has made its first test flights at Dresden Airport in Germany and has gained supplemental type certification (STC).While the first flight had to be curtailed by storm Xavier after a few minutes, the second lasted for over six hours and was followed by several ...
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Vallair is launch customer for 321PC's A321-200 passenger to freighter conversion
Aviation company Vallair Solutions is the launch customer for 321 Precision Conversions’ (321PC) Airbus A321-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion, including the prototype aircraft and follow-on option aircraft.The prototype aircraft was delivered by Vallair, a wholly owned company of Vallair Capital, to 321PC in July this year.321PC anticipates approval of a Federal Aviation ...
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First flight for Alaska Air freighter
Alaska Air Cargo has introduced its first converted Boeing 737-700 freighter to its fleet, the first aircraft of its kind in the world.It operated from Seattle to Alaska on its maiden commercial flight.Alaska Airlines vice president of airport operations and customer service, Wayne Newton, described it as a “one-of-a-kind aircraft” ...
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Conversions set to boost freighter fleet over next 20 years
Passenger to freighter conversions will form a sizeable tranche of the ‘new’ main deck metal entering the market over the next 20 years, according to airframers Boeing and Airbus.Airbus has forecast 1,224 conversions over the next 20 years and Boeing has assumed 1,560 conversions in the same period.This expected growth ...
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Converted B747-400 fights Californian forest fire
Global SuperTanker, a B747-400 aircraft converted to carry fire retardant, has been activated to fight a quickly-spreading blaze in Northern California.The world’s newest and largest aerial firefighting tanker went into action after the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) exercised its call-when-needed contract with the SuperTanker to ...
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SF Airlines adds freighter number 40
Chinese express cargo carrier SF Airlines last week added its 40th freighter aircraft to its fleet.The freighter operator, which operates the largest all-cargo aircraft fleet in China, took delivery of the converted Boeing B757-200F aircraft at its Shenzhen Bao'an International airport base.The aircraft is the first in the SF Airlines ...
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BAE postpones plans for Avro RJ100 freighter conversion
UK-based plane manufacturer BAE Systems has postponed plans for an Avro RJ100 freighter conversion programme.In a statement, BAE Systems’ regional aircraft division said that the decision “has been taken for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the decision by ASL Airlines Ireland to sell the eight ...
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Consultant IBA sets up freighter arm
Aviation consultant IBA has set up a freighter advisory practice against a backdrop of a surge in freight volumes in the first half of 2017.It is headed by Moshe Haimovich who joined IBA in 2017, bringing over 30 years of aviation experience in engineering, project management, consulting and marketing with ...
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US joint venture enters the A321 conversion fray
Erickson Group’s Precision Aircraft Solutions (PAS) arm and Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) have joined the race to develop a passenger-to-freighter conversion of Airbus A321-200 aircraft.The new venture, 321 Precision Conversions, aims to gain type approval for A321-200 conversions in 2019. PAS began a feasibility ...
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Adjusted earnings up for ATSG
US-based aircraft provider, converter and leasing company Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) reported adjusted earnings from continuing operations (excluding non-cash warrant-related items) up 64% at $13.9m for the quarter ended June 30.Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.21, up eight cents per share.Revenue increased by $77m, or 43%, ...
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Ben Ward to run converter PEMCO
Ben Ward has been appointed general manager of passenger to freighter conversion specialist PEMCO World Air Services.Ward brings over 30 years of experience to his new role and most recently served as PEMCO’s chief financial officer. Prior to joining the company, he held numerous accounting and financial positions at KPMG, ...
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Join the exclusive cargo club at Farnborough International Airshow 2018
The organisers of the world famous Farnborough International Airshow 2018 have announced record monthly bookings for next year's event, which takes place on July 16-22.Air Cargo News will be in attendance and we are exclusively selling exhibition packages for the dedicated Cargo Village, which will feature some of the biggest ...
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Pemco inks Asia Pacific freighter conversion alliance with Gameco
Asia-Pacific's booming market for passenger to freighter aircraft conversions, fueled by e-commerce demand for parcel delivery networks, has another strategic alliance put in place.Boeing 737 passenger-to-freighter conversion specialist Pemco World Air Services has reached agreement with China-based MRO Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co (Gameco) to perform B737-700, -400 and -300 ...