Carriers
Air Canada’s first B767-300ER freighter aids Vancouver supply chain
Air Canada’s first dedicated B767-300ER freighter aircraft was put into service today and operated its inaugural flight from Toronto to Vancouver. ➤
MRO & Conversion
Aircraft Manufacturers
Boeing, GAMECO add two more B767-300 conversion lines
Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) plan to create additional capacity for the B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) with two additional conversion lines next year. ➤
Africa
Ethiopian establishes B767 P2F conversion site at ADD
Ethiopian Airlines Group establishes a global cargo conversion program to convert the B767-300ER passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft in partnership agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). ➤
Airports
IAI does deal for B777 freighter conversions in South Korea
Driven by demand expectations, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is expanding its B777 freighter conversion capacity with a new facility in Incheon, South Korea. ➤
Leasing ACMI
GA Telesis orders four additional B737-800 P2Fs from AEI
GA Telesis (GAT) places four additional firm orders for B737-800SF freighter conversions with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI). ➤
Leasing ACMI
‘Big Twin’ conversion programme passes key milestone
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) pass a key milestone in the B777-300ER passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme. The milestone marks the planned halfway phase of the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Development ➤
Asia Pacific
Vallair places B737-400F with Malaysian start-up Kargo Xpress
Vallair places its final B737-400 freighter with Malaysia’s M Jets International, the first freighter in M Jets’ fleet, to be operated under the brand Kargo Xpress. ➤
Europe & CIS
IAI, Aviatic establishing MRO facility in Lithuania
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) partners with Aviatic MRO to establish an aircraft maintenance centre at the Siauliai Airport (SQQ), Lithuania. ➤
Carriers
Icelandair does B767-300ER sale/leaseback deal with Titan
Titan Aircraft Investments, a joint venture between Titan Aviation Holdings and Bain Capital Credit are acquiring two B767-300ER aircraft from Icelandair. ➤
Airports
Vallair prepares for Q4 surge with new Châteauroux facility
Vallair has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Centre-Val de Loire Region and the Châteauroux Centre Airport Establishment for a new MRO and conversion facility at Châteauroux (CHO). ➤