News / Eastern Airlines set to beat rivals to cargo capacity with 33 B777 'conversions'

US passenger carrier Eastern Airlines is to add significant cargo capacity into the market next year, following its decision to ‘semi-convert’ 33 passenger 777s.

Following STC approval, the first two aircraft, already undergoing conversion at the carrier’s sister maintenance facility in Kansas, should be operational by January, with a further aircraft each month arriving at the carrier up to August. The rest will be arriving in due course, said the carrier.

“We would rather have hit the peak season, but we see ...