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What's the bottleneck? What makes
or breaks a good conversion candidate?
Where is the sweet spot for conversions?
to avoid separate downtime. The removal of the passenger
interior, floor reinforcements or the installation of the main
deck cargo door require similar levels of deep airframe access
that are included for structural inspections in D or C4 checks.
Thus, combining these heavy maintenance checks, old repair
assessment and repairs with the conversion will avoid the
costly and extra man hour charges for opening and closing
the airframe. While doing the next due check, the aircraft
can be flown for the next two years (depending on operation)
without a heavy check downtime. The conversion downtime
can be used to source parts, provide engineering solutions,
(final) repairs and repair approval sheets in due course or
send components for overhaul in a closed loop to avoid
costly new or exchange components. Further, the conversion
process will provide an opportunity for flight deck upgrades to
new integrated avionics systems as well as weight upgrades.
With the introduction of new generation and more fuelefficient aircraft, airframes from maturing fleets will be
retired from passenger airline service. At first, few airframes
supply components in the aftermarket, and values eventually
fall to a sufficiently low level that works economically for
freighter conversion. However, other events impact as well.
Conversion experts agree that the MAX grounding has not
only impacted the 737-800 conversion program but also
alternatives such as the 757 and A321 as airlines retain these
types longer. Limited available feedstock and inflated residual
values (and limits of half-life engines) build at least today the
largest challenge and will add a little extra time stretch until
the new conversion programs can fully kick off.
What's the bottleneck? What makes or breaks a
good conversion candidate? Where is the sweet spot for
conversions? These and other questions will be discussed
by the leading conversion experts in an interactive freighter
conversion lunch workshop at ISTAT EMEA in Berlin.
Attendees will learn more about the different stages in
an aircraft's life cycle with leading conversion and market
experts. Although space has filled up, you can contact
helen. frech@efw.aero with any questions you may have.

Helen Frech is the marketing manager for
EFW's A330P2F and A321/A320P2F programs.
She promotes the life extension programs of
Airbus aircraft through freighter conversion. She
can be reached at helen.frech@efw.aero.

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