Overview

• The US FAA and Israel's CAAI issued Supplemental Type Certificates for IAI's 777-300ER conversion, marking the first certification for a 777 P2F program.
• IAI says the newly certified 777-300ERSF offers high payload and volume with roughly 100 tonnes of capacity and operational efficiency gains.
• AerCap is the launch customer and will lease the first converted aircraft to Michigan-based Kalitta Air, which will be the launch operator.
• The program began in 2019 with GECAS, which later merged into AerCap, and IAI cites rigorous work over the past year to reach certification.
• Rival 777 conversion efforts are progressing, with Mammoth Freighters advancing a -300ER program with AviaAM and Kansas Modification Center pursuing certification and potential facilities in Morocco and Thailand.