Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has been selected by Yangtze River Express/HNA to provide three firm B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration conversions. The aircraft are all high gross weight B737-400's, MSN 28759 built in 1998 will be the first to undergo freighter modification in early July 2013 at AEI's Authorized Conversion Center, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services.
Robert T. Convey, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for AEI stated: "We are honoured that the Yangtze River Express and HNA have selected the AEI 737-400SF 11 Pallet conversion for their fleet expansion."
He adds, "This order represents the first three AEI 737-400SF's in China for AEI."
AEI's B737-400SF shall provide Yangtze River with an Ancra CLS capable of carrying multiple ULD's including:
- (10) 88" x 125" AAA Containers/pallets, P1 to P10 or
- (8) 96" x 126" ULD’s and
- (1) 53" x 88" x 64" Pallet or AEP/AEH or 60.4" x 61.5" AKE/LD3 or 61.5" x 88" x 56"H AYY in P11