K-Mile Asia to operate Thailand’s first Boeing 767-300BCF from October 2024
The cargo airline K-Mile Asia will begin operating Thailand’s first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter after welcoming the new…
Conversion
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News about aircraft conversions, including the transformation of aircraft from one configuration to another, such as cargo-to-passenger or passenger-to-freight.
Cessna SkyCourier passenger and cargo combi option receives FAA approval
A new combi option for the Cessna SkyCourier has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in…
Embraer and NAC firm order for 10 Embraer E190/E195 P2F conversion slots
Embraer and Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) have firmed an order for up to 10 passenger-to-freighter conversion slots for…
Ethiopian Airlines completes Africa’s first B767 pax-to-freighter conversion
Ethiopian Airlines (EA) completed the first passenger to freighter conversion of one of its B767 aircraft, becoming the…
Boom in online shopping prompts Qantas to increase freight fleet
Australian carrier Qantas announced that its freight division will increase its domestic fleet with six Airbus A321 aircraft…
Lufthansa Cargo starts A321P2F operations with aircraft named ‘Hello Europe’
Lufthansa Cargo is starting short-haul dedicated cargo operations for the first time and has unveiled the name for…
SmartLynx Airlines to expand fleet with six new A330-300P2F freighters
SmartLynx Airlines has reinforced its freight transportation capabilities by adding new cargo aircraft to its fleet. On March 8, 2022,…
Airbus A380 to be converted into a luxury hotel
Former Airbus engineer, Frédéric Deleuze plans to convert an Airbus A380 aircraft, initially intended for dismantling, into a…
Lufthansa takes delivery of first A321P2F aircraft
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) has accepted its first converted Airbus A321 P2F (passenger to freighter conversion) aircraft, ahead of…
Boeing to build two more 737-800BCF conversion lines in China
Boeing revealed plans to build two new 737-800BCF conversion lines at STAECO’s facility in Jinan, China in order…
GAMECO & Boeing to boost 767 freighter conversion capacity in China
Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) announced plans to create additional capacity in China for the…
Is it possible to reverse freighter conversions?
The number of unwanted passenger aircraft skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Owing to the global downturn in travel,…
IAI to build pax to cargo conversion center in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to set up a conversion center in Addis…
AirAsia’s logistic arm to launch first dedicated freighter in Q3
Malaysian based low-cost carrier AirAsia is set to operate its first dedicated cargo aircraft through its logistics arm…
Boeing gets two 737-800BCF orders, launches more conversion lines
Boeing announced that an unidentified customer made an order for two 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) on WHAN.…
Korean Air to turn its 777-300ER into air freighter
Korean Air received verification to remodel a passenger Boeing 777-300ER into a cargo aircraft.After a technical review, the…