Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has secured a follow-on contract to provide Aviation Holdings III Investments, (Aviation Holdings), with three additional AEI B737-800SF freighter conversions.
In March this year, AEI announced Aviation Holdings would be adding three AEI B737-800SF freighter conversions. Upon completion of this order, Aviation Holdings will own a total of 11 AEI B737-800SF freighters.
Modification of first aircraft in this order will begin in May 2022, undertaken by the authorised AEI Conversion Center, Commercial Jet, in Dothan, Alabama. Commercial Jet will also modify the second aircraft, commencing in August 2022.
Modification of the third and final aircraft will also commence in August 2022, performed by KF Aerospace, based in Canada.
The AEI converted B737-800SF freighter offers a main deck payload of up to 52,700 lbs. (23,904 kg) and incorporates eleven full height 88-inch x 125-inch container positions, plus an additional position for an AEP/AEH. The conversion also incorporates new floor beams aft of the wing box, a large 86” x 137” Main Cargo Door with a single vent door system. AEI’s design allows for containers to be loaded into the aircraft a full 16.5” aft of the forward door jamb, ensuring ground operators have sufficient manoeuvring room which minimises potential door and aircraft strikes.
Additionally, the AEI B737-800SF includes a flexible Ancra Cargo Loading System, a rigid 9G barrier, five supernumerary seats as standard, a galley, and full lavatory.
