Converted to the cause

摘要

The most noticeable trend in the freighter conversion business in recent years has been the increasing role of the aircraft manufacturers in the conversion business. The most high-profile example of this has been Boeing, but the regional manufactures are also increasingly involved in providing freight versions of their aircraft. Since the demise of Wichita as a conversion centre, Boeing, through its Technical Services and Modifications organization (the reconstituted Boeing Airplane Services), relies on a small number of partners, or sub-contractors. These include: ST Aerospace in Singapore and its subsidiary Mobile in Alabama, USA; Taeco in Xiamen China; Aeronavali in Italy; and Bedek, a subsidiary of Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI).