Grim prospects for widebody freighters?

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There has been much hand-wringing at ISTAT this week apparently. The outlook for widebody freighters was, at best, pessimistic, with Steve Rimmer, CEO of lessor Guggenheim Aviation Partners, saying that large freighters would become the preserve of top-tier operators alone. The future of freighter conversions also looks set to continue its bumpy ride, according to the speakers. But that has not put off the enthusiastic Cliff Duke, head of LCF Conversions, which has a low cost freighter conversion concept he is desperate to try out.