Challenge Group has officially launched its Boeing 777-300ERSF conversion programme, marking a major milestone in its ongoing fleet expansion strategy.
As announced at the start of 2025, Challenge Group will introduce the Boeing 777-300ERSF converted freighter into its fleet this year. This addition is expected to be a gamechanger for the organisation, enhancing its existing network and unlocking new markets with more efficient and sustainable airfreight and logistics solutions for customers worldwide.
With a payload capacity nearing 100 tons, the Boeing 777-300ERSF offers a highly competitive solution for high-volume and complex cargo verticals. This will enable Challenge Group to further develop strategic trade lanes and better support global manufacturing hubs.
In a historic move, the Group has decided to register the first-ever Boeing 777-300ERSF in the EASA region under a Maltese air operator certificate (AOC, 9H), further reinforcing Malta’s emerging role as a key aviation hub. The Group’s teams are currently working closely with the Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate to integrate the aircraft into its operating certificate, while also recruiting and training pilots for the new aircraft type.
This development follows the successful completion of Challenge Group’s Boeing 767-300BDSF conversion programme in 2024 and forms part of a wider fleet modernisation and growth strategy.
“After the successful completion of the Boeing 767-300BDSF conversion programme last year, it’s time for a new challenge!” said Yossi Shoukroun, CEO of Challenge Group.
“With the purchase of our very first Boeing 777-300ERSF, which has already been successfully relocated from its previous owner to the IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) conversion plant in Tel Aviv, we are ready to embark on an exciting new journey, giving this passenger aircraft a second life in the world of trade.
“Additionally, our programme foresees the conversion of three further aircraft, with options for an additional four—potentially bringing a total of ten Boeing 777-300ERSFs into our fleet within the next five years… Challenge accepted!”
