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Israel Aerospace Industries said on Monday it will set up additional production capacity in South Korea for its first-of-a-kind conversion of used Boeing 777 aircraft into all-cargo jets.
The Tel Aviv-based aerospace and defense company signed an agreement with Sharp Technics K and Incheon International Airport Corp. to establish a facility for passenger-to-freighter conversion of 777-300 aircraft. IAI said Sharp Technics will begin rebuilding aircraft for dedicated cargo applications in 2024.
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Boeing this week announced two new orders, including from a new customer, for its 737-800 converted freighter while a separate retrofit design from Israel Aircraft Industries for the same
model gained access to the European market. This reinforces the latest forecasts for significant growth in narrowbody cargo planes converted from passenger jets.
Airbus is gunning for the 737-800 with its fledgling A321 that hit the market 18 months ago and the smaller A320 conversion, the first unit of which...
Three small passenger airlines new to the air cargo business are deploying temporary and fully converted freighters for the first time in the latest example of niche carriers branching out to take advantage of strong market conditions. The extra capacity is a positive — if small — positive development for an airfreight market that remains woefully short of supply.
Experts say air cargo capacity is at a 13% deficit compared to 2019 while demand for goods is up 3% to 9%, depending on the source....
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Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Israel Aerospace Industries are adding production capacity to meet growing demand for conversions of narrow- and wide-body passenger aircraft into freighters.
The U.S. plane maker announced Wednesday that it is partnering with an airframe maintenance and repair specialist in Costa Rica so it can modify more 737-800 aircraft for full-time cargo work to meet the need of express delivery operators experiencing growing e-commerce volumes.
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Israel Aerospace Industries has reached a milestone in development of the Boeing 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion program, moving beyond the planning phase to physically modifying the prototype aircraft.
IAI and partner GE Capital Aviation Services, a major leasing company, announced Tuesday that the first extended range 777-300 will officially be inducted into IAI’s Tel Aviv repair facility toward the end of June.
Kalitta Air, a large all-cargo operator based in Michigan, is the launch...
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GECAS Cargo, a subsidiary of General Electric (NYSE: GE), said Kalitta Air will be the launch customer for its Boeing 777-300 converted freighter program.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but GECAS said the planes will be delivered to Kalitta in 2023.
The 777-300ERSF, called the “Big Twin,” will be the largest twin-engine aircraft conversion to cargo service and is viewed as an excellent replacement for the aging four-engine 747 freighters.
GECAS delivered its first 777 passenger...
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Boeing (NYSE: BA) has opened two additional lines overseas to convert former passenger planes to freighters as orders for the 737-800 and 767-300 increase.
On Sunday, Boeing announced it had received an order from an unidentified customer to convert two 737-800s to freighters, increasing its total orders and commitments for this cargo airplane to 134. So far, Boeing has delivered 36 737-800 converted freighters to 10 global operators.
The 737-800 has become a staple among express and short-haul...
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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) said Wednesday it entered an agreement with Boeing (NYSE: BA) to convert 11 Boeing 737-800 passenger planes to all-cargo mode.
The deal includes options for Boeing to convert an additional nine 737-800s for the General Electric (NYSE: GE) subsidiary.
GECAS said its total 737-800 freighter conversion orderbook now stands at 74: 60 firm and 14 options. The orders in this latest tranche are scheduled for completion between 2022 and 2024.
Boeing has delivered 23...
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German express carrier DHL has contracted with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert three Boeing 767-300 passenger planes to all-cargo configuration.
The contract, which IAI stated is valued in the “tens of millions of dollars,” also includes an option for DHL to have IAI convert a fourth 767-300 to freighter service.
IAI spun off its commercial aviation group in 2019, although the Tel Aviv-based company has been converting Boeing passenger planes to freighters for years.
“The constant...
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