By the end of March Boeing expects to sign up another four airlines for its 747-400 Special Freighter programme.
Each of the carriers will convert between three and five of their 747-400 passenger aircraft into freighters, says Marty Bentrott, vice-president services, sales and marketing for Boeing Commercial Aviation Services.
Source: Flight Daily News
Boeing’s commercial aircraft order and delivery figures tumbled last year as the US company worked through a manufacturing crisis.
Wichita aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems has sold Fiber Materials, a manufacturer of high-temperature materials for defence applications, to aerospace firm Tex Tech Industries for $165 million.
The Federal Aviation Administration has mandated that airlines inspect Boeing 767s to prevent an issue that could cause the type’s main landing gear to collapse.
