Singapore-based Transcend Aero Services (Transcend) has placed an order for two B737-800SF freighter conversions with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) marking the first freighter conversion order placed by Transcend with AEI.
The first 737-800 aircraft will begin modifications in December 2022 at the AEI conversion center in Dothan, Alabama. The second 737-800 will commence modification in March 2023 and will be modified at Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility.
Robert T. Convey, AEI’s senior vice president of sales and marketing said: “We are pleased that Transcend has chosen the AEI B737-800SF freighter conversion over both our competitors, and welcome them to the AEI family.”
AEI claims that currently it is 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.