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Texel Air, an established airline and MRO based in Bahrain, has launched the latest addition to its fleet and the very first for the region, a 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter. Its second aircraft will be inducted for conversion with Boeing in May.
BOEING and Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Co Ltd will expand the production capacity of the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter in China. In 2022, Boeing will add two aircraft conversion lines
Two new lines will begin passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion work respectively in the first quarter and by midyear of 2022, Boeing China said.
The announcement comes just days after the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued an airworthiness directive for returning the Boeing 737 MAX to service following its extended grounding in the wake of accidents in 2018 and 2019.
Boeing and Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd. (STAECO) today announced plans to create additional capacity for the market-leading 737-800