Air China Cargo Orders Conversions

摘要

Precision conversions of Portland, Oregon has been awarded a contract by Air China Cargo to convert four Boeing 757-200s from passenger configuration to 15-pallet freighters. The Air China/Cathay Pacific Airways joint-venture cargo carrier plans to use the new freighters for domestic express package transportation. China's Taikoo Aircraft Engineering Company (TAECO) will be undertaking the modifications, with the first jet arriving at its Xiamen maintenance facility on July 31. A second aircraft will enter the modification process in November, while the remaining two 757s will be converted to freighters in 2014. "The Chinese market has been an integral part of our success and our 757-200 converted freighter programme has proven to be the most effective freighter to fill the particular needs of the region," commented company president Gary Warner. To date, it has converted 36 757-200s to freighters worldwide.