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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