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. ➤
MRO & Conversion
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). ➤
Carriers
LATAM unveils bold expansion plans with 8 B767-300 P2Fs
LATAM Airlines Group is planning a major expansion of its cargo operations with the conversion of up to eight B767-300ER aircraft into Boeing Converted Freighters in the next three years. ➤
Europe & CIS
ASL Aviation exercises its options on 10 B737-800BCFs
ASL Aviation Holdings (ASL) confirms that it is taking up 10 options for the B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). ➤
Asia Pacific
AEI, Aero Capital Solutions settle on 10 more B737-800SFs
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) announces a contract to provide mid-life lessor Aero Capital Solutions (ACS) with 10 additional B737-800SF Freighter Conversions. This news follows an AEI announcement in October 2020 providing ACS with four B737-800SFs. ➤