Texel prepares to grow 737-700FC fleet

[caption id="attachment_414791" align="alignright" width="500"] Texel Air is impressed with the capabilities of its first 737-700FC. (Photo: Texel Air)[/caption] Bahrain-based Chisholm Enterprises has acquired a second 737-700 to be converted into a FlexCombi for its Texel Air subsidiary. Texel Air told Cargo Facts the aircraft (34170, ex-Transavia), currently in Amsterdam (AMS), is scheduled for induction at PEMCO ’s Tampa (TPA) facility in November. As the second 737-700 to enter conversion with PEMCO, the redelivery schedule is greatly expedited compared to the conformity aircraft. Texel Air told Cargo Facts it expects touch labor to wrap up before the start of summer 2021. Accounting for post-conversion modifications and paint, the aircraft is slated to enter service in the summer. The conformity aircraft, in comparison, was inducted in 2017, and redelivered to Texel in July . As 737NG feedstock has become available in larger numbers, orders for the larger 737-800 have accelerated. Noticeable momentum in the form of 737-700 conversion orders has yet to pick up since the onset of the crisis. Interest in the -700 variant outside of niche roles will be a topic of discussion at this week’s Cargo Facts Symposium. Two companies — Israel Aerospace Industries ( IAI ) and PEMCO — currently convert 737-700s, compared to the three that are actively involved with 737-800 conversions: AEI , Boeing and IAI. Texel confirmed that its first 737-700FC (30293, ex-Yakutia) is currently flying in a seven-pallet, twelve-seat layout. The carrier said it is slowly fine-tuning the operation but has so far been impressed with the aircraft’s capabilities. Texel previously told Cargo Facts in late August that it had started to identify a second aircraft for conversion . While Cargo Facts Symposium 2020 will be presented as a virtual event, the unparalleled networking and continuing education opportunities remain, with the best and brightest minds addressing the most pressing industry issues for air cargo, including those around COVID-19. To register and for more information, visit www.cargofactssymposium.com .

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