Aircastle has ordered four Boeing 737-800SF freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers (AEI).
The aircraft will be modified at AEI’s authorised conversion centre, KF Aerospace in Canada, with work starting on the first 737 in July 2022 and the final one in March 2023.
The AEI 737-800 has a main deck payload of 23.9 tonnes and has eleven 88”x125” container positions, plus one position for an AEP/AEH.
It also has new floor beams aft of the wing box and an 86”x137” Main Cargo Door with a single vent door system.
AEI’s 737-800SF has an Ancra Cargo Loading System, a 9g barrier, five supernumerary seats as standard, a galley, and a full lavatory.