IAI will convert four B777-300ER passenger aircraft to a B777-300ERSF cargo configuration - for the Emirates

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 by Ifi Reporter - Dan Bielski

IAI has signed an agreement to convert four B777-300ER passenger aircraft to a B777-300ERSF cargo configuration - for Emirates as part of the Dubai Air Show. The planes will be redirected to the conversion site to be set up at the Etihad MRO Center in Abu Dhabi. The first aircraft is expected to enter conversion in April 2023, and the agreement holds future potential for dozens of additional conversions of passenger aircraft to cargo configuration.
Emirates, the national airline of the UAE, is the largest and most significant of the airlines in the region operating the B777-300ER. The signing of the agreement with it is further evidence of the strengthening of IAI's ties with the United Arab Emirates.
IAI CEO Boaz Levy: “IAI is proud to partner with leading companies in the Gulf region, and together provide advanced and leading solutions to the growing demand for cargo aircraft. As the world's leading conversion house, IAI's Aviation Division is currently developing the conversion of the B777-300ERSF aircraft in collaboration with GECAS, in order to provide a professional and leading response to the rising demand in the world of cargo transportation. "Emirates' choice of IAI to carry out the process of converting passenger aircraft to cargo configuration reflects the company's long-standing reputation in the field, and its professional and international capabilities."
His Excellency, Ahmad bin Said Al Maktoum, Chairman and CEO of the Emirates Airlines Group: "The last two years have strongly emphasized the need and importance of cargo planes for the community and the global economy. Emirates plays a significant role in delivering vital goods to anywhere in the world .
IAI is home to the most advanced systems in Israel in the fields of land, sea, air and space. As Israel's airport, the company consolidates all activities in manned aircraft: maintenance (MRO), executive aircraft, conversion of passenger aircraft to cargo, complexes and aviation structures, aircraft improvements and more. With accumulated knowledge and experience in the field of aviation throughout its almost 70 years of existence. Thanks to the groundbreaking technologies, is


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