Freighter conversions/MRO – Page 21
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Egyptair takes re-delivery of second A330-200P2F
Egyptair Cargo has taken delivery of its second passenger-to-freighter converted Airbus A330P2F.The Middle East carrier ordered three A330-200P2Fs from German-based passenger to freighter conversion specialist EFW.The 13-year-old aircraft was converted by EFW during the second half of 2018. Ground tests and acceptance procedures were completed at the end of January ...
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Freighter conversions up 11% in 2017
The number of aircraft converted to freighters increased by 11% last year, with the widebody segment driven by demand for B767 cargo aircraft.Research from publication Flight Global using Flight Fleets Analyzer data, shows that there were a total of 110 conversions last year, up from 99 in 2017 and 84 ...
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Asia Pacific Airlines to expand fleet with B757 conversion
Asia Pacific Airlines has acquired a Boeing 757-200 for conversion by Precision Aircraft Solutions.The aircraft (MSN 25140) conversion will be carried out by Precision partner Flightstar Aviation in Florida, with re-delivery expected in 120 days.The aircraft will join Asia Pacific's two other B757-PCF and operate in the Asia Pacific region.Precision ...
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Spectre announces refinancing for seven B737 converted freighters
Spectre Cargo Solutions, the freighter-focused arm of aircraft trading and leasing specialist Spectre Air Capital, has completed the initial stage of refinancing for seven Boeing 737-700 and -800 converted freighters.Texas-based Spectre Cargo Solutions, through its Irish affiliate NGF Genesis, has closed its first round of a long-term senior debt facility ...
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AEI to provide Germany's Royal Aero with a converted B737-400 freighter
Passenger to freighter conversion specialist Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) is to provide Germany-based aviation trading company Royal Aero with a B737-400SF.The aircraft will commence modification next week at Commercial Jet’s Alabama facility, and the converted freighter will be redelivered to Royal Aero in May 2019. This will be Royal Aero’s ...
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ATSG swoops for 20 B767 passenger aircraft as feedstock for freighter conversion
US-based freighter operator Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is to acquire 20 Boeing 767-300 extended-range passenger aircraft from lessor Jetran as potential feedstock for freighter conversion over the next three years.ATSG, which operates B767Fs for Amazon Air, currently expects to begin freighter modification of six of the twenty 767-300s during ...
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LATAM Cargo receives first converted B767 freighter
LATAM Cargo has taken delivery of its first converted Boeing 767 freighter, the first of three for the South American airline.The newly delivered 50 tonne capacity 767-300BCF (Boeing Converted Freighters) aircraft will operate primarily in South America, Central America and Europe.The remaining two B767BCFs will be delivered in 2019 and ...
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AEI receives Transport Canada approval for CRJ200 SF conversion
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has received Transport Canada approval for its CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion.The Transport Canada approval (SA18-130) allows for the operation of Canadian registered CRJ200 SF freighters, which have a capacity for up to 6.6 tonnes of cargo.At the end of 2016, AEI received the original supplemental type ...
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Vallair hands over B737-400F conversion to Longhao
Vallair, the Luxembourg-headquartered aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation, has completed delivery of a Boeing 737-400F to Guangdong Longhao Aviation Group, its first for the Chinese operator.The 737-400 aircraft (MSN27916) was previously operated by Japan Transocean Airlines and was converted at Gameco in Guangzhou under a PEMCO supplemental type ...
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AEI starts conversion work on Automatic's B737 freighter for Titan
US aircraft conversion specialist Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) is to provide aircraft lessor and trading house Automatic with another B737-400SF freighter, adding that orders for the conversion platform "remain strong".Passenger to freighter modification work on Automatic's B737-400 began this week and the converted twinjet will be re-delivered in early March ...
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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, ...