Last week’s Dubai Airshow passed without any orders for full freighters, but that doesn’t mean freighters were absent. In fact, there were three converted freighters on static display that attracted significant attention.
, converted by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) as part of an order that was originally placed by GECAS. The lessor is now part of AerCap, of course, so it was AerCap that arranged the tours inside the vast cabin which ran a blue carpet almost over the full length of the aircraft. AerCap reported lots of interest from potential operators who wanted to see the aircraft in Dubai.
AerCap has twenty ‘Big Twins’ on firm order plus another ten options, while IAI is said to have secured various orders of its own. An AerCap spokesperson said that IAI currently has four 777-300ERs in for conversions. This includes the second ‘experimental’ aircraft that was on display in Dubai. The first aircraft is doing all of the tests for the certification program, which should be concluded before the end of this year or in early 2024.
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