The Cargo Specialist Challenge Group shows that up to 10 converted Boeing 777-300ER cargo ships can be operated once preparations begin in the first example.
The Challenge Group has moved its first aircraft from its previous owner to an Israeli Aerospace Industry facility for amendments under the 777-300ERSF program.
The company expects to convert three more aircraft, adding that four more have options.
Under the agreement with Aercap, Challenge Group, which previously showed plans to lease a pair of 777-300ersFs, says it could bring 10 types into the fleet over the next five years.
“We are ready to embark on an exciting new journey and to lead a second life in the world of trade with this passenger aircraft,” says Yossi Shoclone's CEO.
I have my first 777-300ERSF under the certificate of a Maltese aviation operator. This is the first example to be featured in a registry within the European Union Aviation Safety Agency region.
This is strengthening Malta's “expanding its role as a major aviation hub,” the company said.
“(We) will work actively and actively with Malta's Civil Aviation Authority to recruit and train new pilots for type assessments while integrating aircraft into operational certificates.”
According to the Challenge Group, the 777-300ERSF with payload capabilities near 100T provides an “ideal and competitive solution” for “volumes and complex verticals.”
