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 […]

World’s first 737-700 converted freighter launched by Alaska

Alaska Air Cargo has introduced the first converted Boeing 737-700 Freighter – the first of its kind in the world and the aircraft entered commercial service today, carrying goods from Seattle to the state of Alaska. The aircraft was converted over 19 months in Tel Aviv by Israel Aerospace Industries andAlaska will take delivery of two […]

Bedek Aviation and Haite Group sign 737NG freighter conversion deal

Bedek Aviation Group has signed an agreement with Haite Group to co-develop a conversion program of Boeing 737NG passenger aircraft into a Special Freighter. Bedek of Israel Aerospace Industries and Haite, through its subsidiary Tianjin Aircraft Engineering, expect the new partnership will be up and running quickly so that the first converted 737-700 is certified […]

Bedek Aviation Group to establish facility in Mexico for P2F programme

The Bedek Aviation Group of Israel Aerospace Industries will open an aircraft conversion site in Mexico City for conversion of Boeing 767-300’s into freighters, to be run by Mexicana MRO Services as Bedek’s sub-contractor. The first aircraft for conversion is expected to be inducted by the end of June, with an order for number of […]

Spectre Air Capital orders Boeing 737 freighter conversions

Spectre Air Capital is continuing its rapid growth with an order for 18 Boeing 737-700s and 737-800s due to demand caused by the rapid growth of e-commerce. The Texas-based aircraft lease-finance specialists has ordered 15 firm plus rolling options for 737-700 and 737-800 passenger to freighter conversions with Israel Aerospace Industries and a launch order […]

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