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The HAECO facility in Xiamen (XMN) has completed its first A321-200PCF conversion, becoming the first site outside the United States to convert an A321 according to the 321 Precision Conversions’ supplemental type certificate (STC). Five days into the new year, the freshly converted 2004-vintage A321-200PCF (2303, ex-Vietnam Airlines) departed XMN for Kolkata (CCU) before arriving

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) today redelivered the tenth A330-300P2F conversion to DHL Express. The delivery marks the eighth A330P2F redelivery of the year overall. The 2013-vintage A330-300 (1453, ex-Hi Fly Malta) originally arrived in Dresden (DRS) for conversion early in March. The redelivery is the second A330-300 conversion for DHL Express in 2022. Unit 1453 joins

In this week’s episode of the “Cargo Facts Connect” podcast, Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee and Associate Editors Andrew Crider and Robert Luke discuss a new partnership between Brazilian carrier Azul and e-commerce giant Amazon to provide cargo operations in northern Brazil. Azul also operates some of its aircraft on behalf of Latin American e-commerce

Florida-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has earned regulatory approval for its 737-800SF conversion program from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) amid rising interest for 737NG freighters in Southeast Asia. AEI told Cargo Facts that it applied for the approval of its supplemental type certificate (STC) on a speculative basis without a specific customer

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Mammoth Freighters will set up its first 777 conversion site in Europe at the STS Aviation Services facility in Manchester (MAN), England. The first induction will take place around mid-2024, according to an STS release. STS said it will also be responsible for aircraft-on-ground (AOG) services, product support and spares provisioning for Mammoth’s customers in

Cargo Facts recorded ninety-six Freighter Aircraft Transactions (FATs) in August, fourteen lower than the 110 FATs for the month of July. Twin-engine widebody freighters accounted for forty of this month’s FATs, with Boeing leading the charge with ten 777Fs and twenty-five 767Fs. BBAM delivered a second A321P2F to Lufthansa. (Photo/EFW) Airbus continues to build its

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is opening a new 767 conversion line at the Jat Tehnika facility in Belgrade (BEG) with the imminent induction of what will be Challenge Group’s first 767-300BDSF. IAI told Cargo Facts that it plans to begin converting the 767-300ER at the facility “very soon” [FAT 008020]. Unit 25588 arrived in Belgrade

Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) continues to accelerate the rollout of its 737-800SF conversion program globally, with its most recent regulatory approval coming from Brazil’s Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil (ANAC). The ANAC approval gives AEI a total of eight certifications for the 737-800SF, Robert Convey, AEI senior vice president of sales and marketing, confirmed to

FARNBOROUGH, England — Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) expects the first flight of its 777-300ERSF conversion by yearend and is on track to become the first with a flying freighter prototype for the Boeing widebody. IAI told Cargo Facts at the Farnborough International Airshow 2022 that it has now completed the conformity unit’s (32789, ex-Emirates) large