Saturday, July 27, 2024

GECAS and IAI launch 777-300ERSF conversions

GECAS and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have launched the Boeing 777-300ERSF passenger to freighter conversion programme. Agreements for “The Big Twin” were signed in July 2019 and a prototype aircraft was provided by GECAS, with the 777-300ERSF Supplemental Type Certificate Development Program being launched. As launch customer and co-founder, GECAS will commit 15 firm orders […]

Record year for IAI aircraft conversions

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) performed three-quarters of all B747-300 conversions from passenger to freighter configuration in 2017. In what the company says is a “record year”, IAI’s Bedek Division delivered 22 converted aircraft to customers. Throughout the world, 28 wide-body airplanes have been converted in 2017, of which IAI was responsible to 20 conversion projects. […]