Air Inuit to develop 737-800 Combi

Canada-based Air Inuit plans to develop the first combi conversion supplemental type certificate for at least three 737-800s it is acquiring. The conversions are expected to occur at KF Aerospace’s Kelowna (YLW) facility in British Columbia with redeliveries anticipated to start after certification in twenty-four months, Air Inuit told Cargo Facts. [caption id="attachment_56864370" align="alignright" width="460"] Air Inuit will add at least three 737-800s. (Photo/Air Inuit)[/caption] While the 737-800 Combi would be a novel solution, Air Inuit is no stranger to launching new STCs. The airline previously worked with Collins Aerospace to develop a Dash 8-300 large-cargo-door (LCD) STC . Once complete, the additions will replace at least some of the four 737-200s with cargo doors in Air Inuit’s fleet and join two Dash 8-300 LCD freighters and a 737-300QC that carry freight to isolated communities in Canada’s Arctic north. While the identity of the 737-800s that will be converted is unclear, Air Inuit said it selected the type for conversion so that it could be equipped with Boeing’s short-field-performance option to make the type “the most adapted for the realities of serving Nunavik” in Combi configuration. First delivered in 2006 to Brazil-based GOL, Boeing’s enhanced short-runway package increases payload capability for landing up to 8,000 pounds on the 737-800, according to the manufacturer. KF Aerospace operates four facilities across Canada and purchased its first 737-800 in 2021 to convert to the Aeronautical Engineers Inc. STC at the YLW facility. That aircraft entered service for fellow Canadian 737 Classic Combi operator Chrono Aviation in February 2022 . KF Aerospace additionally has recently begun work on its first ATR 72-500 LCD conversion . While Air Inuit and Chrono Aviation move to expand their cargo service with the 737NG, another airline that specializes in serving Canada’s isolated communities, Canadian North, has moved to convert one of its 737-400s from Combi to full-freighter configuration . Cargo Facts Symposium, taking place live Oct. 25-27 at the Omni San Diego, is the essential event for stakeholders in the freighter and air cargo industry. <a class="fui-Link ___1idfs5o f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f fqv5qza f1vmzxwi f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh ftqa4ok f2hkw1w fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1h8hb77 f1x7u7e9 f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" style="color: #0000ff;" title="https://cargofactsevents.com/cfs/" href="https://cargofactsevents.com/cfs/?__hstc=75154765.4938063b7c61f2f4e1d99fbc82c5cea0.1687289315987.1688423305555.1688426619924.30&__hssc=75154765.2.1688426619924&__hsfp=2584532156" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Link Learn more"> Learn more and <a class="fui-Link ___1idfs5o f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f fqv5qza f1vmzxwi f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh ftqa4ok f2hkw1w fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1h8hb77 f1x7u7e9 f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" style="color: #0000ff;" title="https://cargofactsevents.com/product/cargo-facts-symposium-2023-registration/" href="https://cargofactsevents.com/product/cargo-facts-symposium-2023-registration/?__hstc=75154765.4938063b7c61f2f4e1d99fbc82c5cea0.1687289315987.1688423305555.1688426619924.30&__hssc=75154765.2.1688426619924&__hsfp=2584532156" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Link register today"> register today to take advantage of our early-bird sale.

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