All Freighter Conversions/MRO Articles – Page 29
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Quick change B737 for Mistral Air
PEMCO World Air Services has redelivered a converted Boeing 737-300QC (Quick Change) to Automatic, a US-based aircraft leasing company.US-based passenger to freighter conversion specialist PEMCO said that the aircraft, built in 1998, is to be operated by Mistral Air based in Italy.Mistral Air is one of the main Italian air ...
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PEMCO delivers 737-400F to AerCaribe
US-based PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has confirmed the redelivery of a converted passenger to freighter (P2F) Boeing 737-400F to AerCaribe, a charter airline serving Colombia.The P2F agreement was secured in the first quarter of 2015, and the first plane redelivered May, said aircraft conversion specialist PEMCO. The second aircraft ...
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Muilenburg to head Boeing
Boeing has elected Dennis Muilenburg as the US planemaker's 10th chief executive, succeeding Jim McNerney.Muilenburg, who has served as Boeing president and chief operating officer since 2013, becomes president and chief executive on July 1.McNerney, who joined Boeing's board of directors in 2001, continues as its chairman. To ensure a ...
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GECAS launches Boeing 737-800NG conversion programme
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the aviation leasing and financing arm of GE, has launched its 737-800NG passenger-to-freighter conversion programme.GECAS plans to convert up to 20 of its B737-800NG passenger aircraft to freighters. Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) will perform the conversions at its facilities in the US and China.The first ...
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PEMCO delivers a quick change B737 to Airpost
PEMCO World Air Services has redelivered its second 737-300F to Europe Airpost (EAP).This latest quick change (QC) to full freighter modification was completed under a two aircraft agreement with an option for a third. All modifications were accomplished at PEMCO’s Tampa facility.Said PEMCO: “While PEMCO’s original contract with EAP consisted ...
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B757 conversion quartet heading for SF Express
US-based Precision Aircraft Solutions is to convert four B757 passenger aircraft into freighters for China’s SF Express Co, the Shenzhen-based logistics specialist and courier.“We are thrilled to put the Precision capabilities to work for SF Express as it further develops its 757 fleet,” said Precision president Gary Warner.The aircraft were ...
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A320/A321 conversion programme launched
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has signed collaboration agreements with Airbus and the Airbus subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) to launch the A320/A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme.This follows a similar collaboration for the A330 P2F programme launched in 2013. Under the new agreements, ST Aerospace will lead the A320/A321 P2F ...
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Canadian North combi convert takes a bow
North American passenger and cargo carrier Canadian North has taken delivery of a B737-300QC combi.The passenger jet was converted by aircraft maintenance and repair specialist KF Aerospace in collaboration with US-based PEMCO, an established B737 passenger to freighter (P2F) company.PEMCO’s B737-300QC Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) was used as a platform, ...
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Precision gains 757 conversion contract
Aero engineering specialist Precision Aircraft Solutions has secured a B757 passenger-to-freighter conversion contract from Vx Capital Partners, the San Francisco-based privately owned leasing company.Eric Adema, principal of Vx, said: “Due to the high demand for freighters in the Precision 757 weight and volume class, we believe that now is the ...
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P2F partnership confirms A321 conversions to start this year
Aircraft sales, leasing and conversion group PACAVI and partner Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co (Gameco) have confirmed they will begin the serial production of both Airbus A320 and A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions by the end of this year.PACAVI chief executive Stephan Hollmann said: “Our joint project team will commence conversion of ...
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Precision signs deal with HAECO’s US arm
AERO engineering company Precision Aircraft Solutions has signed an agreement with HAECO Americas the US arm of its long-standing partner, HAECO Xiamen, which has carried out many of Precision's B757 freighter conversions.HAECO Americas, formerly known as TIMCO Aviation Services, was purchased in early 2014 by the Hong Kong-based aircraft engineering ...
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Legend of the skies set to fly again – with a little help from DHL
DHL Express and its AeroLogic joint venture with Lufthansa Cargo are helping to breathe new life into one of the stars of the pre-jet era.The carriers flew the nose and main landing gears (below) of a Lockheed L1649A ‘Super Star’ - restored by the German carrier’s engineering arm, Lufthansa Technik ...
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AEI launches B737-800 conversion
CARGO aircraft conversions specialist Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has formally launched a passenger-to-freighter (12-pallet) and passenger-to-combi (five) programme for the B737-800.The twin projects have been under study in the past year and will be marketed as B737-800SF (Special Freighter) and B737-800C (Combination Passenger and Freighter) respectively.Development costs are being fully ...
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Two more B737F converts for China's SF Airlines
PEMCO World Air Services has redelivered two B737-300Fs to China’s SF Airlines (SFA), the air cargo division of Shenzhen-based logistics specialist SF Express, a leading courier in China.US-based Pemco has now completed nine B737-300/400 freighter conversion projects for SFA.The latest Pemco freighters to join SFA’s growing freighter fleet were converted ...
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Precision joint venture to convert B757-200
Precision Aircraft Solutions and Aerolease Aviation have acquired a B757-200 in a joint venture to convert the passenger jet into a high-payload, 15-position freighter.The aircraft was purchased from AeroTurbine, a subsidiary of aircraft lessor AirCap, but financial details were not released."This project is an exciting collaboration of two industry experts," ...
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Casey leaves Pemco after management reshuffle
PEMCO World Air Services has appointed Pastor Lopez as chief executive in a series of management changes that see company president Kevin Casey leave the US-based aircraft conversions specialist.In a statement, PEMCO said that it has undergone “an internal corporate restructuring in an effort to improve operational efficiencies and continue ...
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'Extraordinary demand’ for B737 freighters, says PEMCO
BOEING 737s make wonderful regional, short-haul freighters. Cheap to acquire and with hundreds of ‘retired’ passenger units adding to the worldwide feedstock, conversions companies are struggling to keep up with current demand for the all-cargo versions.Of particular interest is this ruggedised, all-weather -400 derivative (Air Incheon, pictured right), a successful ...
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Two more B737 conversions
AIRCRAFT conversions company Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) is to produce two additional B737-400SF passenger-to-freighter [p2f] conversions for Brazilian customer Sideral Air Cargo.Both aircraft will be modified at Commercial Jet Services’ facility at Dothan Alabama starting in June.This order brings Sideral Air Cargo’s freighter fleet to five, with one AEI B737-300SF ...
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AEI delivers B737-400SF conversion to Southern Air
AERONAUTICAL Engineers Inc (AEI) has delivered the first of five converted B737-400SF freighters to Southern Air, which will operate them for DHL Express in the Americas.The aircraft is a standard gross weight B737-400SF built in 1999, and was converted at Commercial Jet’s Dothan facility, one of five authorised AEI conversion ...
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Freighter fleet numbers set to grow
FREIGHTER FLEET numbers look set to grow by 2033 despite the rise in bellyhold cargo capacity, according to a new range of demand forecasts by the specialist aviation consultancy ACMG.According to Seattle-based ACMG, the air freight market will need about 100 new freighters per year over the next twenty years ...