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). ➤
MRO & Conversion
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. ➤
Africa
Kenya Airways, Avianor carry out first B787 ‘preighter’ conversion
Kenya Airways (KQ) and Avianor, an aircraft MRO and cabin integration specialist reach an agreement to jointly repurpose two of the carrier’s B787 aircraft cabins for cargo carriage. ➤