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Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) will establish two new 767-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion lines next year in Guangzhou. The announcement, made at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, builds on a 2019 agreement the two companies signed, which covered the launch of a 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversion program.
With this, GAMECO will be the only Chinese MRO provider to conduct passenger-to-freighter conversion works on the 767-300s and 737-800s, says Boeing.
“It was mutually beneficial to continue building our relationship with GAMECO to provide additional conversion capacity for the 767-300BCF while supporting growth in the region. GAMECO has demonstrated excellent execution on the 737-800BCF program. We know it will bring the same expertise and proven capability to help deliver our medium widebody freighter conversions to our global customers,” says Boeing’s China vice-president for commercial sales and marketing, Peter Gao.
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To date, Boeing has received more than 95 orders and commitments for the 767-300BCFs.
“The introduction of the 767-300BCF program further grows GAMECO’s regional presence and enhances our strategic focus around meeting the strong customer demand. We will open the 767-300BCF conversion lines in our new hangar,” says GAMECO’s general manager Norbert Marx.
GAMECO is a joint venture between China Southern Airlines and Hutchison Whampoa, and specializes in aircraft and component MRO services. In February, GAMECO announced the addition of a third 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversion line at its Guangzhou base.
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