bafanguy
31st Oct 2016, 16:02
Said to have 45 orders for a freighter version. Lots of air frames available ?:
AEI certified by FAA for CRJ200 freighter conversions (http://www.aircargoweek.com/aei-certified-faa-crj200-freighter-conversions/)
bafanguy
17th Feb 2017, 11:00
A few more conversions announced:
AEI to provide Avmax with 8 more CRJ200 freighter conversions (http://www.aircargoweek.com/aei-provide-avmax-8-crj200-freighter-conversions/)
bafanguy
17th Feb 2017, 21:24
pbi,
As we know, it comes down to money...in all things. If these airframes prove to be of economic value, they'll be taken up. I guess that remains to be determined.
There must be quite a few well maintained copies available here in the USA as the regionals dump them.
In a similar concept, there are also quite a few MD80 airframes coming available for something...freighter conversion among them. A few have appeared but not very many, IIUC.
It's a shame to see so many quality airplanes go to the chopper.