PEMCO launches 737-700NG freighter programme

Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services subsidiary PEMCO Conversions has announced a Boeing 737-700 Next Generation passenger-to-freighter conversion programme, Chisholm Enterprises is the launch customer. Chisholm Enterprises will be the launch customer, with subsidiary Texel Air intending to operate the 737-700F from Bahrain International Airport. The aircraft will be modified at PEMCO’s headquarters in Tampa, Florida […]

PEMCO holds ceremony for B737-700 conversion program

PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has held ceremony to mark the cutting of a cargo-door opening in a passenger airframe for the conversion of its first Boeing Next Generation 737-700 Passenger-to-FlexCombi aircraft. The event is a milestone for Bahrain-based Chisholm Enterprises, the customer for this aircraft. Its subsidiary Texel Air, a non-scheduled cargo airline, will […]

Freighter conversions demand coming from Asian market

Asia continues to be most in-demand market for PEMCO World Air Services’ (PEMCO) various conversion programmes. In April, PEMCO launched its passenger-to-FlexCombi and passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions for the Boeing Next Generation (NG) B737-700 aircraft, which has been well received in the marketplace. These add to the full-freighter and quick change programmes for the B737-300, a […]

ACI: Weakness in India and China causes 1.3% fall

Airfreight volumes fell by 1.3 per cent in November with the weak growth in economies such as China and India unable to offset declines in other major market, according to Airports Council International (ACI) FreightFlash. In November the only region of the world to see an increase was Africa, rising by 11.9 per cent. Latin […]