Converting turboprops and small jets into Class E package freighters has become a lucrative business in recent years as older aircraft are made available by airlines switching to modern types. However ...

The OEM currently focuses on converting 737-800s and 767-300ERs, letting licensees have the 757 and third parties do 737 classic mods. For the first time since the COVID pandemic hit populations, ...

The air cargo sector stepped into the spotlight at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as operators scrambled to get medical supplies and other goods where they needed to go. And while the COVID-19 ...

The Boeing Co. made a lot of headlines last year by selling a record number of new airplanes. Now, the company is finding profits in converting old planes to carry cargo. “The demand has exceeded our ...

MONTREAL/SYDNEY, April 30 (Reuters) - Once the airline industry's ugly ducklings, air freighters are now flying high as some of the only airplanes still criss-crossing the skies during the global ...

Boeing has begun studying passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion products for the Boeing 777 as it prepares to potentially launch a 777-200 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) and a 777-200ER BCF early ...

The jet maker says it has 45 orders and commitments for the 737-800 Next Generation converted freighters from seven customers as Boeing's Global Services seeks to expand its business worldwide. Boeing ...

Kawak Aviation Technologies Inc., a Bend, Oregon-based aviation engineering and manufacturing company, is expanding its hydraulic system capabilities to meet rising demand for freighter conversions as ...