IAI's Aviation Group has signed an agreement with aircraft lessor World Star Aviation to convert 10 B737-800 passenger aircraft to cargo configuration. The orders come with an option for 10 more. The narrow-body jets will be converted at IAI's partially-owned Chinese subsidiary Bedek Lingyun (Yichang) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering or Belinco in China’s central province of Hubei as well as other locations. Executive vice president and general manager of IAI Aviation Group, Shmuel Kuzi, … [Read more...] about IAI to convert 10 B737-800s for World Star Aviation
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IAI starts modifications on ‘Big Twin’ freighter
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has started the structural modification phase in the conversion of the prototype Boeing 777-300ERSF (special freighter), in partnership with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The 'Big Twin' project, part of a US$400 million deal signed in 2019, will exit the development process and is now set for structural and systems modification. IAI estimates the process of converting the widebody passenger plane into a freighter aircraft to take around 130 … [Read more...] about IAI starts modifications on ‘Big Twin’ freighter
IAI, Incheon Airport to establish B777P2F conversion facility
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Aviation Group has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Incheon International Airport and MRO services provider Sharp Technics K to establish a passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion site for the B777-ERSF (Big Twin) in South Korea. Under the agreement, IAI will convert six B777-300ER and B777-200LR per year, starting in 2024. The conversion specialist forecasts more P2F facilities being established given the expected rise in demand for wide-body … [Read more...] about IAI, Incheon Airport to establish B777P2F conversion facility
IAI: Independence Day flyover and ‘Big Twin’ progress
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will hold a unique ‘flyover’ to salute the state of Israel and its citizens on the country’s 73rd Independence Day, scheduled today, 15 April between 12:00 and 14:30 (local time). The company is drafting its cargo conversion prototypes for the B777 and B767, along with two G280 executive jets, which the company makes for Gulfstream. The three aircraft will fly over dozens of towns and villages from the north to south of Israel, which would be an … [Read more...] about IAI: Independence Day flyover and ‘Big Twin’ progress
PLA Global Wrap : Week 11
6 In week 11 of the PLA global wrap, we take a look at some of the latest updates from MRO providers and conversion specialists Israel Aerospace Industries and Vallair, as well as the latest inter-airport cooperation across the Atlantic. We also look back at Emirates' first cargo flight using its passenger aircraft. Chicago Rockford, Cologne Bonn Airport team up on e-commerce Chicago Rockford (RFD) and Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) have signed an Airport Cooperation Agreement to optimise … [Read more...] about PLA Global Wrap : Week 11
IAI inks contracts to upgrade South Korea’s Air Force jets
IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) secured avionic upgrade contracts worth approximately US$50 million for three different aircraft types used by South Korea’s Air Force. The upgrades, which include converting a used aircraft and retrofitting all or parts of it with new and advanced avionic systems, are set to be carried out in the next two years, according to an Israeli news site. IAI recently relocated the wing assembly line for the company’s G280 executive jet to South Korea, considered … [Read more...] about IAI inks contracts to upgrade South Korea’s Air Force jets
