Boeing fills another niche on the 737-800BCF map in Jordan

Some two years ago at the 2021 Dubai Airshow, then-President and CEO of Boeing Global Services, Ted Colbert, said that Boeing would be “careful with the amount of capacity we put in the place and our investments.” With numerous 737-800BCF passenger-to-freighter lines announced at the time, capacity seemed adequate. Yet, despite the cooling down of the air cargo market, Boeing announced a new conversion line this week with Joramco in Jordan that fills a geographical niche. Since 2016, Joramco is 80 percent-owned by Dubai-based lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE). Its facility in Amman (Jordan) employs over 1.000 staff and undertakes maintenance, repairs, and overhaul of some 350 aircraft each year for over 130 customers. In HY1, Joramco/DAE Engineering contributed $69.1 million to DAE’s total revenues of $670 million. While Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been doing Boeing 737 freighter conversions for years in nearby Israel, Boeing Global Services has now selected Jordan as its first official site for the 737-800BCF (Boeing Converted Freighter). “We continue to look for opportunities to bring freighter conversion capacity closer to our customers. Connecting with Joramco reflects the potential of a growing region combined with an MRO partner capable of producing the BCF with the quality our customers expect,” said Mike Doellefeld of Boeing Commercial Programs Vice President of Engineering Services, Converted Freighters and Sub-Components. This September 2022 infographic was released on the occasion of the 100th delivery of the 737-800BCF. It shows the situation at the time. (Boeing) “The new 737-800BCF capability we’re bringing to our MRO is another major milestone for Joramco, and we are delighted that Boeing has selected Joramco as a future site for the 737-800BCF. Our geographic location in Amman, our deep MRO experience, and the opportunity to work together with DAE on their customers’ requirements makes this a very exciting opportunity for Joramco,” said Fraser Currie, Chief Executive Officer of Joramco, in a media statement. Six facilities around the world Boeing has now six 737-800BCF facilities around the world. Earlier this year, it opened two lines at KF Aerospace in Kelowna (British Columbia – Canada) that were announced in 2021. It also has a line at its London Gatwick MRO facility, two lines at COOPESA in Costa Rica, and multiple lines in China at Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services (BSAS), three in Guangzhou with GAMECO, and at Taiko (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering (STAECO) in Jian. In March, Boeing and GMR Aero Technic announced a line in Hyderabad (India), but didn’t say when this will be opened. Amman should become the eighth location. Until now, the 737-800BCF program has received orders some 250 orders. In September 2022, Boeing delivered the 100th aircraft to lessor AerCap with onward delivery to Brazilian airline GOL. In its latest Commercial Market Outlook, the airframer sees demand for 1.290 narrowbody freighters over the next two decades. These are all converted freighters, as no new narrowbody freighters are offered by Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer.

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