News / MAX crisis hits 737 conversion plans as carriers opt to hang onto older aircraft

The ripples from the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft are now hitting 737 freighter conversions.

Given the uncertainty over the return of the aircraft type into service, airlines that were in the process of converting their narrowbody fleets from 737NGs to the MAX type are holding on to the older aircraft.

And as 737NG feedstock is freezing up, conversion activity is forced into slow gear.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) was one of the first conversion providers out of the gates with a ...