Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI), is pleased to announce that the company has successfully delivered a third 11 pallet position B737-400SF to Switzerland based, FARNAIR Group. The aircraft is planned to join the South East Asia K-Mile operation as the second aircraft. Built in 1998, the aircraft (MSN 29000) was converted at Commercial Jet’s Dothan, Alabama, facility and was delivered on 28 November 2014. This is the third conversion of a four aircraft agreement.

 

AEI’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Robert T. Convey stated, "We are extremely pleased with the favorable partnership we have developed with FARNAIR over the years." He added, "We look forward to continuing to support FARNAIR with their growing fleet requirements."

 

The AEI B737-400SF is the only passenger to freighter conversion product that offers operators 10 full-height 88" x 125" container positions. This unique capability is achievable due to AEI’s Main Deck Cargo Door location, which is approximately 40" further back than the competition. The additional container position increases AEI’s volumetric carrying capability by 10 percent, which places the freighter in a class by itself.

 

AEI’s B737-400SF will provide FARNAIR with a Main Deck capable of carrying multiple ULDs including:

 

• (10) 88"x125" or (10) 88"x108" full time

• The configuration noted above includes the following configuration in P11

  (1) 53"x88"x64" Pallet or AEP/AEH or 60.4"x61.5" AKE/LD3 or 61.5"x88"x56"H AYY

 

This unique flexibility has been designed by AEI to allow the operator to immediately adapt to multiple ULD configurations at a moment’s notice. When combined with proven reliability, the AEI Converted B737-400SF will allow FARNAIR to keep their aircraft "In the air, generating revenue."

 

Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is a global leader in the aircraft passenger-to-freighter conversion business and is the oldest conversion company in existence today. Since the company’s founding in 1958, AEI has developed over 120 Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) and has modified nearly 400 aircraft with the STCs. AEI helps its customers extend aircraft life and increase the overall value of aircraft assets by continuously focusing on dependable and flexible product offerings. AEI currently offers passenger-to-freighter conversions for the Boeing 737-400, 737-300, 737-200 and MD-80 aircraft. Additionally, AEI will offer the market its new CRJ 200 freighter conversion in 2015, followed by the Boeing 737-800 full freighter and combi conversions in 2017. 

Since over 30 years FARNAIR has been at the forefront in the field of European express air cargo transport and logistics. Based in Switzerland, the FARNAIR Group with its four airlines today operates in Europe, West Africa, the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Its cargo aircraft support the global logistics service providers and perform world-wide charter activity. Headquartered in Allschwil, in close proximity to Basel EuroAirport, the FARNAIR team with expertise in various domains, meticulously caters to the client needs. Its primary freighter activities include operating network feeder services for integrator and third party logistics industries. These operations are well complemented by ad-hoc charters for manufacturers and freight forwarders, where immediate launch is often required. FARNAIR`s passenger activities include supplying aircraft to governmental and relief agencies, ACMI services for regional airlines and charter flights for the events industry. The Group also includes FARNAIR Handling, a Ground Handling Agent at Budapest Airport; through FARNAIR Training GmbH it provides Training and Type Rating for Pilots in its state of the art Simulator and Training Centre in Austria.

Commercial Jet specializes in heavy maintenance and modification services, complete airframe inspections, freighter conversions, interior modifications, avionics upgrade programs and complete aircraft painting. The company has hangar facilities both in Miami (MIA), Florida and Dothan (DHN), Alabama. Commercial Jet also offers lease return services, and refitting passenger and cargo aircraft for return to market. Their professional team services a wide variety of commercial aircraft types, including B717, B727, B737, B757, B767, DC8, DC9, DC10/MD-11, MD80/90, A320 and A300.