The cost of converting a Boeing 767 from passenger jet to freighter
Retired widebody airliners are regularly stripped and modified into main-deck cargo freighters, a common practice in global air cargo that can be highly profitable for aircraft owners.
Retired widebody passenger jets are routinely converted into cargo freighters rather than scrapped. Workers strip out seats and overhead bins, then cut a large structural opening into the fuselage.
Dozens of twenty-year-old widebody airliners enter modification hangars each year instead of being broken up, according to the source. In global air cargo, converting a retired passenger transport into a main-deck freighter is often the most lucrative fleet decision an owner can make.
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- simpleflying.comHow Much Does It Cost To Convert A Boeing 767 Into A Cargo Freighter?