Avia Prime enters wide-body conversion market
In cooperation with the Israeli Aerospace Industries, European MRO Avia Prime Group has started working on the conversion of Boeing 767-200/300 aircraft from the passenger to cargo programme.
The conversions will take place in the Belgrade-based Avia Prime subsidiary, JAT Tehnika, under US FAA certificate. JAT Tehnika has now joined the group of European companies to perform heavy modifications on the Boeing 767 aircraft.
The entire process of the wide-body aircraft conversion is being carried out under the IAI supplemental type certificate at JAT Tehnika base in Belgrade – specifically, on two production lines within the company’s hangar number 2, on over 9,000 sqm. So far, EUR 5 million have been invested in capacity expansion, staff training and the purchase of new machinery. (cj)