by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 27, 2021 | News
IAI is progressing rapidly with its 777-300ER cargo conversion, comfortably ahead of the other two companies working on similar conversions. We have followed IAI’s program to convert Boeing 777-300ER passenger jets into freighters. This 777 variant is longer than...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 6, 2021 | News
Many believe that single-pilot aircraft will come eventually and that the first such application will involve cargo. But is it that simple? It seems like an inevitable progression. Previously, flight crews consisted of two pilots and a flight engineer. Even before...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 4, 2021 | News
On Monday (October 4th) IAI announced the start of an A330-300 freighter conversion program, after a deal with lessor Avolon, for 30 jets! Many aviation observers and fans know that air cargo operators kept very busy in the pandemic. This was because around half of...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Sep 23, 2021 | News
Lately, passenger to freighter conversions tend to involve increasingly young jets, a side-effect of worrying developments in the industry. Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH is a mouthful for most of us, so most refer to it as EFW, for short. This is a joint venture between...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Sep 11, 2021 | News
US-based Mammoth Freighters just announced the launch of a 777 freighter conversion program. But are they too late, or can the market wait? We have seen that the air freight industry is transforming itself, in several different ways. On the one hand, older types like...
