Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has received an amendment which allows the company to apply their B737-800 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversions with Split Scimitar winglets, which were developed by Aviation Partners Boeing.
AEI is the first Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) conversion provider to achieve this important approval. In a statement AEI said that it, “unlike other providers,” will not charge an additional fee to convert aircraft with Split Scimitar winglets.
Currently, there are approximately 853 B737-800 aircraft retrofitted with the winglets, so this approval now substantially increases the candidate aircraft available for passenger-to-freighter conversion by AEI.
“AEI is once again leading the industry by providing advancements that matter to operators and aircraft owners,” remarked Robert Convey, AEI Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing.
