Freighter conversions/MRO
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NewsQatar Cargo's Mammoth 777-200 freighter conversions may be delayed by US government shutdown
Qatar Airways Cargo faces 777-200LRMF delivery delays from Mammoth Freighters due to the US government shutdown disrupting Federal Aviation Administration certification processes
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NewsAEI to launch Boeing 737-900ER conversion programme
Conversion specialist AEI plans 2029 certification of Boeing 737-900ER freighter programme, targeting 26-tonne payload capacity
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NewsChallenge Group partners with Kalitta for 777-300ERSF ACMI deployment
Challenge Group has secured an ACMI agreement with Kalitta Air to operate a newly converted Boeing 777-300ERSF ahead of its own aircraft deliveries later this year
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NewsKMC eyes Boeing 787 freighter conversion as 767F replacement
Kansas Modification Center expects to develop a Boeing 787 converted freighter aircraft to replace the popular 767F as Boeing phases out production
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NewsKansas Modification Center hopes to gain 777 conversion STC in 2026
Kansas Modification Center cites extended engineering timelines, federal shutdown and inconsistent FAA requirements for the delayed supplemental type certification
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NewsMammoth Freighters nears 777-200LRMF certification with final test flights
Mammoth Freighters advances towards the STC for its 777-200LRMF converted freighter, conducting final test flights for the FAA
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NewsIAI finally receives STC from FAA for 777-300 freighter conversion
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has received a Supplemental Type Certificate for its Boeing 777-300ERSF from both the FAA and the CAAI
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NewsBridges Air Cargo receives first E190 freighter
Bridges Air Cargo has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190 converted freighter after it was announced as the first operator of the converted aircraft in June
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NewsMammoth completes door installation for fifth 777 freighter conversion
Mammoth Freighters has completed the main cargo door installation for its fifth 777 cargo conversion
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NewsMammoth moves closer to 777-200LRMF STC with test flights
Mammoth Freighters plans to complete test flights for its 777-200LRMF converted freighter by early October
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NewsIAI's 777-300ERSF capable of carrying Trent 1000 engine
IAI has completed a trial to load a Trent 1000 engine into the main deck of its Boeing 777-300 freighter conversion
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NewsIAI completes A330-300BDSF freighter conversion door cutting
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed the door cutting phase in its Airbus A330-300BDSF freighter conversion programme
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NewsStratos delivers A330-300 to US carrier for freighter conversion
Stratos has delivered an Airbus A330-300 aircraft to a major US-based operator for passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion
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NewsFedEx to take first ever converted ATR 72-600LCD freighter
ACIA Aero Leasing (ACIA) has sold the first ATR 72-600 Large Cargo Door (LCD) converted freighter to FedEx
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NewsSurge in demand for 777 conversions but feedstock is scarce
Demand for 777-300ER freighter conversions is surging due to the upcoming end of the 777 production programme but feedstock is proving hard to find
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NewsMammoth to complete first 777-300P2F by year end
Mammoth Freighters is expected to complete its first Boeing 777-300ERMF freighter conversion by the end of the year
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NewsAdvantage Air buys De Havilland freighter conversion kits
Kenya-based Advantage Air has purchased two Dash 8-400 Package Freighter Conversion Kits from De Havilland Aircraft of Canada
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NewsBridges Air Cargo to be first E190 freighter operator
Bridges Air Cargo has been announced as the first operator of Embraer’s E190F converted aircraft
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NewsEFW redelivers first of A330P2Fs to Air Lease
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the Centre of Excellence for Airbus freighter conversions located in Dresden, Germany, has redelivered the first of three A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) converted aircraft to aircraft lessor Air Lease.
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NewsKF completes first ATR freighter conversion for Purolator
MRO company KF Aerospace has completed its first ATR 72-500 passenger to freighter conversion (P2F) for Canadian express and logistics firm Purolator