Boeing launches second 767 conversion line in Singapore

• Jeff Lee
• September 21, 2020
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Logistics, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Boeing will open a second conversion line for 767-300BCFs at the ST Engineering facility in Singapore (QPG). The planemaker has also logged a firm order from an unidentified customer for two 737-800BCFs. ST confirmed to Cargo Facts that it expects to launch the additional 767 conversion line in November 2020, upping its output capacity to […]

GAMECO lands latest in string of 737 conversion line additions

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• September 11, 2020
• Aircraft, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Strategy

Boeing plans to establish add another conversion line at Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company Ltd. (GAMECO), the planemaker announced on its official Weibo account. Beginning in 2021, the facility will have the capability to simultaneously convert up to two 737-800s according to Boeing’s STC. The MRO started converting 737-800BCFs this May, when BBAM inducted the first […]

737-800 conversion market diversification accelerates in 2020

• Jeff Lee
• August 14, 2020
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Logistics, Narrowbody Conversions, Narrowbody Fleet Analysis, News, Strategy

In a year that has seen rising interest in 737NG conversions, at least four companies new to the model have placed orders for up to eleven 737-800Fs so far in 2020, with more yet to be disclosed or announced. The following chart shows orders for 737 family and A321 conversions since January 2019.   Many 2020 […]

GECAS firms up 60th 737-800BCF order, takes options for more

• Charles Kauffman
• August 12, 2020
• Aircraft, Conversions, E-Commerce, Equipment, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Narrowbody Conversions, News

GECAS has converted existing options with Boeing for eleven 737-800BCFs, bringing the total number of  firm ordered conversions to sixty since the program’s launch in 2016 [FATs 005539-5559]. The lessor also added nine options to five existing options that have not yet been exercised. The eleven units firmed up will be redelivered between 2022 and […]

GAMECO inducts first 737-800

• Jeff Lee
• May 19, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Editorial, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Strategy

Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company Ltd. (GAMECO) has kicked off its 737-800BCF conversion line with the induction of its first aircraft (29052, ex-Aeromexico) [FAT 005441]. GAMECO, which Boeing announced as its third conversion site for 737-800BCFs in October 2019, said it is also looking to launch a second -800BCF conversion line later this year. BBAM confirmed to […]

Sun Country launches Amazon 737-800F ops

• Jeff Lee
• May 11, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions, News

Sun Country Airlines has started flying 737-800BCFs for Amazon, making the airline the third operator of the 737-800F in the U.S. Sun Country brought the first aircraft (32348, ex-Pegasus) to its base in Minneapolis (MSP) on April 22, after it had been ferried from Shanghai (PVG) to Everett (PAE) in March upon conversion. A test […]

BBAM expands fleet of 737-800BCFs

• Jeff Lee
• February 11, 2020
• Aircraft, Conversions, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Strategy

BBAM has placed an order for three more 737-800BCFs from Boeing [FATs 005323-005325]. The lessor, which has already taken redelivery of two 737-800BCFs, will take three 737-800s from its existing portfolio of 134 and convert them into freighter configuration. The first aircraft will be converted by Boeing at the Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company Ltd. […]

Boeing to bring 737-800BCF conversion line to GAMECO

• Charles Kauffman
• October 28, 2019
• Conversions, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions

Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd. (GAMECO) and Boeing today announced plans to establish a third conversion site for the 737-800BCF at GAMECO’s Guangzhou Baiyun Airport (CAN) facility. The first aircraft is expected to be inducted for conversion in 2020. Additional conversion lines had been expected following a flurry of 737-800BCF orders at this year’s […]