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    IAI carries out first flight for B777-300 converted freighter

    2023-03-27T09:20:52Z

    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has conducted the first flight of its Boeing B777-300ERSF converted freighter for lessor AerCap.The B777-300ERSF, also known as ‘The Big Twin’, is the first passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion programme of the B777-300ER and will be the largest twin-engine freighter when it enters service this year.“IAI has successfully ...

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    MRO Avia Prime Group enters widebody conversion market with IAI

    2022-10-25T09:33:04Z

    B767 passenger aircraft. Photo: Avia Prime GroupMRO Avia Prime Group has entered the widebody conversion market by signing a cooperation agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).The conversion of Boeing B767-200/300 passenger aircraft to freighters will take place at the premises of the Belgrade-based Avia Prime subsidiary, JAT Tehnika.Conversion work will ...

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    HongYuan Group signs deal with IAI for up to 20 freighter conversions

    2022-10-20T09:16:45Z

    B777-300ERSF. Photo: HongYuan GroupChina-headquartered HongYuan Group has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to carry out 11 Boeing B777-300ER passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions.The agreement also includes options for up to nine more conversions.Air Cargo News has requested comment from HongYuan Group on whether it will operate the aircraft or ...

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    Ethiopian completes its first Boeing B767 freighter conversion

    2022-10-12T14:49:25Z

    Ethiopian Airlines Group said it has become the first African airline to complete the passenger-to-freighter conversion of a B767 aircraft.Ethiopian partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to launch a B767-300ER freighter conversion line at Ethiopian MRO facilities in Addis Ababa last year.The conversion of the aircraft, the first of the ...

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    AELF FlightService teams up with IAI for freighter conversion

    2022-08-25T15:32:49Z

    767-300ER. Photo: AELFAELF FlightService has announced that the AELF group has contracted with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert one of its 767-300ERs into a freighter.The aircraft, MSN 26389, is slated to be completed in June next year.The US-based group has also contracted for the option to convert a sister ...

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    IAI eyes North American conversion lines as it predicts ongoing cargo demand

    2022-07-19T16:41:50Z

    IAI is looking to add two conversion lines in North America to meet demand for its B777 freighter conversion and in response to ongoing cargo demand.Speaking to Air Cargo News at the Farnborough Airshow, IAI Aviation Group vice president and general manager of marketing Rafi Matalon said that slots at ...

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    IAI gets EASA approval for Boeing B737-800SF freighter conversion

    2022-07-18T11:30:19Z

    Boeing B737-800SF. Photo: Israel Aerospace IndustriesIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has received the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its Boeing B737-800SF passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions.With the EASA STC approval, IAI will open its B737-800BDSF cargo conversions to European companies and operators.The first two converted aircraft for which ...

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    Cargojet selects IAI for B777 conversions

    2022-05-13T11:59:49Z

    Source: IAICargojet has selected Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to carry out passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions of its B777-300ER aircraft.The deal includes the conversion of four B777-300ER aircraft and additional options in the future.The move is in addition to previous orders for the conversion of B777s placed with Mammoth Freighters and comes ...

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    New freighters square up for heavyweight contest

    2022-01-04T10:19:20Z

    With Boeing 747 production finally set to close – as the last 747-8 freighters are delivered to Atlas Air – heavy cargo twinjets will open up an entirely new battlefront between the two major airframers in 2022.Airbus and Boeing might not agree on much, but their commercial outlook for the ...

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    Air Cargo News' most read stories in 2021

    2022-01-03T09:00:12Z

    Last year was another busy 12 months for the air cargo industry, with COVID-19 continuing to take its toll on supply chains.Some of the challenges facing the industry were modal shift, COVID shutdowns, rising demand and ongoing capacity shortages but once again air cargo came through, playing a key role ...

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    Emirates Skycargo to expand freighter fleet with $1bn investment

    2021-11-15T15:48:15Z

    Emirates SkyCargo will add two new production freighters and convert four passenger aircraft in response to rising cargo demand.The Dubai-hubbed carrier signed a purchase agreement with Boeing for two B777Fs that will join its fleet in 2022 and also convert four of the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft into freighters ...

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    Lessor Avolon targets cargo with A330 conversion deal

    2021-10-04T12:19:58Z

    Aircraft leasing firm Avolon will become the launch customer for Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) A330-300 freighter conversion programme after signing a deal for 30 of the aircraft.The agreement will see Avolon partner with IAI on its STC development and take 30 A330-300 conversion slots between 2025 and 2028.The aircraft have ...

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    Mammoth Freighters sets out plans for B777 freighter conversions

    2021-09-09T12:01:51Z

    Recently-established Mammoth Freighters has revealed plans to launch Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes.The company was founded in December 2020 by Bill Wagner and Bill Tarpley, and is backed by private investment funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC and its affiliates.Mammoth has launched its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ...

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    IAI expands B777 freighter conversion programme with Etihad partnership

    2021-08-25T16:19:11Z

    IAI is continuing to expand its B777 conversion programme through a strategic partnership with Etihad Engineering.The tie up will see the Middle East-based MRO firm provide Passenger to Freighter (P2F) conversions on IAI's Boeing 777-300ER programme. In the initial stage of the partnership, Etihad Engineering will facilitate two conversion lines ...

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    Ethiopian teams up with IAI on new B767 freighter conversion line

    2021-08-20T09:49:40Z

    (L) Yossi Melamed, IAI, and Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Airlines. Source: Ethiopian Airlines GroupEthiopian Airlines Group has teamed up with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to launch a B767-300ER freighter conversion line in Ethiopia.The new line will be established at the airline group's MRO facilities at Addis Ababa Airport, with the airline ...

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    IAI starts structural work on first B777 conversion

    2021-08-11T11:13:52Z

    Source: IAIIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has started structural modification work on the first B777 freighter conversion on behalf of programme partner GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).The aircraft maintenance firm said that the beginning of work marks the end of the development process and the start of the structural and systems ...

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    IAI to open Korean B777 conversion line to meet demand

    2021-05-05T12:30:08Z

    Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Aviation Group is planning to open a new B777 freighter conversion line at Incheon International Airport in South Korea to meet demand.The conversion firm signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Incheon International Airport and MRO firm Sharp Technics to establish the facility, which will ...

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    Sponsored: IAI Aviation Group – Conversions and Upgrades

    2020-11-13T10:23:40Z

    As a leader in passenger-to-freighter (P-to-F) aircraft conversions, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has successfully carried out the conversion of more than 260 aircraft, which have collectively accumulated more than 2,500,000 operational flight hours since being converted.IAI conversion programmes are carried out under Boeing 7X7 Type Licenses and include B737, B747, ...

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    Kalitta Air to become first operator of converted B777 freighter

    2020-10-28T16:37:14Z

    Kalitta Air will become the first airline to operate Boeing 777-300ERSF converted freighters after signing an agreement with lessor GECAS Cargo.The US cargo airline has signed a deal for three of the B777s, which will be the world's largest twin-engine freighter, with the aircraft due to be delivered in 2023.The ...

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    DHL orders three B767 conversions from IAI

    2020-06-22T11:49:29Z

    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a contract to convert an additional three B767-300 aircraft for DHL.The deal has an option for a fourth conversion and comes on the back of growth in the e-commerce market.IAI executive vice president and general manager of aviation group, Yossi Melamed, said: “IAI is ...