US aircraft manufacturer boeing announced that it has officially delivered 150 Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) aircraft. It comes just over a year after the manufacturer marked its 100th delivery of the aircraft type, according to Montreal's Simply Flying.
The plane's conversion reportedly took place at a facility in China. Boeing has conversion partners at various locations in China, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom.
Boeing did not disclose the recipient of its 150th 737-800BCF, but it was completed in Jinan, China, where Taikoo Aircraft Engineering (STAECO), an aircraft engineering and maintenance service (MRO) provider, has a facility, according to Cargo Facts. Since the first 737-800BCF was delivered in 2018, Boeing said the programme has surpassed 125,000 flights, 300,000 flight hours, and has more than 40 operators worldwide.
In September 2022, the company announced the delivery of its 100th 737-800BCF to AerCap, the world's largest aircraft lessor and launch customer of the 737BCF program. According to AeroTime, Boeing launched a partnership with STAECO in late 2021 to open two new conversion lines to meet the continued strong market demand in the air cargo sector. The conversion site is in addition to lines at Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services in Shanghai and the Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company in Guangzhou.
Boeing is continuing to expand the 737BCF programme with additional conversion sites around the globe. According to New York's FreightWaves, the company plans to open a new conversion line in India with an agreement signed with GMR Aero Technica, which has an MRO facility at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. The planemaker reportedly anticipates that around 1,300 standard-body conversions will be needed over the next two decades to support the rapid growth of e-commerce and express cargo markets.
During the conversion process, the aircraft receives cargo modifications, including the installation of a wide cargo door, reinforced flooring, new skin on the interior, a cargo loading system, and a barrier designed to protect the cockpit from freight shifting during flight. Boeing has more than 100 orders with commitments from at least 20 customers. While the manufacturer has the largest market share for 737-800 conversions, there are independent conversion providers in Israel and Miami, according to FreightWaves.
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The plane's conversion reportedly took place at a facility in China. Boeing has conversion partners at various locations in China, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom.
Boeing did not disclose the recipient of its 150th 737-800BCF, but it was completed in Jinan, China, where Taikoo Aircraft Engineering (STAECO), an aircraft engineering and maintenance service (MRO) provider, has a facility, according to Cargo Facts. Since the first 737-800BCF was delivered in 2018, Boeing said the programme has surpassed 125,000 flights, 300,000 flight hours, and has more than 40 operators worldwide.
In September 2022, the company announced the delivery of its 100th 737-800BCF to AerCap, the world's largest aircraft lessor and launch customer of the 737BCF program. According to AeroTime, Boeing launched a partnership with STAECO in late 2021 to open two new conversion lines to meet the continued strong market demand in the air cargo sector. The conversion site is in addition to lines at Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services in Shanghai and the Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company in Guangzhou.
Boeing is continuing to expand the 737BCF programme with additional conversion sites around the globe. According to New York's FreightWaves, the company plans to open a new conversion line in India with an agreement signed with GMR Aero Technica, which has an MRO facility at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. The planemaker reportedly anticipates that around 1,300 standard-body conversions will be needed over the next two decades to support the rapid growth of e-commerce and express cargo markets.
During the conversion process, the aircraft receives cargo modifications, including the installation of a wide cargo door, reinforced flooring, new skin on the interior, a cargo loading system, and a barrier designed to protect the cockpit from freight shifting during flight. Boeing has more than 100 orders with commitments from at least 20 customers. While the manufacturer has the largest market share for 737-800 conversions, there are independent conversion providers in Israel and Miami, according to FreightWaves.
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