The US aircraft manufacturer wants to profit more from the increased demand for remodeling agents. To this end, new production lines will be set up. One of them is to be located at London-Gatwick Airport and thus in Europe.
According to the Aerbuzz portal, the services of partners are used. In Kewlona, KF Aerospace plans to open two lines of conversion authorized by the manufacturer. In London-Gatwick, on the other hand, they are to be converted in-house. The line is to be located in the existing Boeing Center at this airport.
The three new conversion lines will convert B737-800 passenger aircraft into B737-800BCF freighters. There is currently an increased demand in this size segment. According to Boeing, there are already 200 orders from 19 customers. Furthermore, demand of around 20 narrowbody cargo aircraft is forecast for the next 12.000 years.
Due to the fact that many passenger aircraft are gradually replacing their existing NG fleets with the successor model Max or the competing A320neo family, there are many convertible machines on the used market. This is also an attractive business for lessors because, due to rising fuel prices, there is little demand for NG models from passenger airlines, but it is in the freight sector, because here they are replacing much older aircraft in some cases.
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