Singapore-based Transcend Aero Services (Transcend) has placed an order for two Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) B737-800SF freighter conversions. This agreement represents the first freighter conversion order Transcend has placed with AEI.
The first 737-800 aircraft (MSN 35217) is commencing modification in December 2022. The authorized AEI Conversion Center, Commercial Jet based in Dothan, Alabama will accomplish conversion related touch labor on the aircraft. The second 737-800 will commence modification in March 2023, and will be modified at Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility.
“We are pleased that Transcend has chosen the AEI B737-800SF freighter conversion over both our competitors’, and welcome them to the AEI family,” stated Robert T. Convey, AEI’s senior vice president of sales and marketing.
AEI is currently the only conversion company to have ETOPS 180 approval on the 737-800 freighter conversion. Additionally, AEI can convert all 737-800 line number aircraft including those with Flat Aft Pressure Bulkheads, and Split Scimitar winglets.
Transcend Aero Services (TAS) is a specialist asset management company focused on end-of-life passenger and cargo aircraft/ engines such as B737-300, B737-400, B737-800 and CFM56.
With regional offices in the US, China, and Singapore, TAS supports customers and asset owners to enhance and grow their aviation assets by providing value adding solutions and project management services. https://www.transcendaeroservices.com/
