News / As more air cargo capacity is needed, freighter conversion sector ups its game

Gecas' 777-300 ERSF

With air freight capacity still well below 2019 levels and airlines predicting lower passenger traffic until 2023 or 2024, the freighter conversion market is heating up.

GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said today they were halfway through the development programme for the 777-300ER conversion, a “key milestone”.

The project has now moved from planning into physical modifications, a major step forward in the “Big Twin” initiative.

“We’ve begun executing on the dedicated freighter design developed by the IAI ...