US students to turn B777-300ER into freighters
The National Institute for Aviation Research (Niar) at Wichita State University will begin a large-scale entrepreneurial Boeing 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme.
The programme, led by Niar's engineering design and modification team (EDM), will focus on the conversion of wide-body passenger aircraft from passenger-transport operations into cargo aircraft to meet the growing e-commerce high-volume freight market.
It allows Niar EDM to provide engineering, modification, flight test, and certification for this and other commercial and defence programmes, initially providing jobs for nearly 40 full-time engineers and ten Wichita State engineering students.
Sequoia Aircraft Conversions will market the P2F conversions, Kansas Modification Centre will own the STC and license the conversions. (ah)