{"id":11206,"date":"2021-11-03T19:31:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T00:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=11206"},"modified":"2021-11-03T20:15:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T01:15:21","slug":"air-transport-services-group-selects-boeing-for-next-converted-freighter-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=11206","title":{"rendered":"Air Transport Services Group Selects Boeing for Next Converted Freighter Order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SEATTLE, Nov. 3, 2021\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zacks.com\/stock\/quote\/ATSG?q=ATSG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ATSG<\/a>), the world\u2019s largest lessor of 767-300 converted freighters, has contracted with Boeing [NYSE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zacks.com\/stock\/quote\/BA?q=BA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BA<\/a>] for the conversion of four aircraft to 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur continued confidence in the 767-300 platform, now coupled with the services and support of the OEM, reinforces our commitment to deliver best-in-class reliable services to our customers,\u201d said Mike Berger, chief commercial officer of ATSG. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to partner with Boeing as we expand our fleet to meet growing demand and look forward to future growth together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 767-300BCF now has more than 100 orders and commitments from customers around the globe, providing widebody converted freighter capability to meet growing market demand, and building on a record year for customer orders of Boeing\u2019s family of freighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are honored that ATSG has decided to make the 767-300BCF an integral part of their fleet expansion strategy, supporting customers looking to capitalize on strong e-commerce demand,\u201d said Jens Steinhagen, director of Boeing Converted Freighters. \u201cAs the OEM, Boeing has the original design data, robust supply chains, and dependable delivery schedules that benefit BCF customers such as ATSG. With that OEM advantage, we stand ready to meet ATSG\u2019s needs by bringing forward market-leading 767-300BCFs into its fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ATSG is a global leader in cargo leasing, operating a fleet of 106 Boeing aircraft, including more than ninety 767 converted freighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boeing has more than 40 years of successful experience in passenger-to-freighter conversions, relying on original design data and a deep understanding of the needs of the air cargo industry to deliver a superior, integrated product, including fully integrated manuals and world-class technical support. Boeing Converted Freighters also come with the advantage of being associated with the industry\u2019s largest portfolio of services, support and solutions. Learn more about the 767-300BCF and the entire Boeing freighter family&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boeing.com\/commercial\/freighters\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE, Nov. 3, 2021\u00a0\u2014 Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATSG), the world\u2019s largest lessor of 767-300 converted freighters, has contracted with Boeing [NYSE: BA] for the conversion of four aircraft to 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF).<\/p>\n<p>Click the image above to read the full story!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10172,4510,8637,10174,797,4813,89,5637,4552,13618,8222,10339,5992,5670,2203,5676,8004,13831,10169,8946,6711,10176,1397,10173,10195,10171,868],"tags":[270,167,539,464,557,160,12067,1864,41,988,1293,2240,6936,4512,5304,3796,2493,1200,801,2170,1483,8247,203,5378,745,5406,1681,1843,3101,2370,412,1181,1401,995,1685,3106,3990,987,101,3668,4307,3181,1691,1658,1863,1972],"class_list":["post-11206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerospace","category-aerospace-news","category-air-cargo-news","category-airline","category-airline-news","category-airplane-news","category-aviation-news","category-business-news","category-cargo-news","category-communications-news","category-consumer-news","category-e-commerce","category-economic-news","category-economy-news","category-finance-news","category-international-news","category-leasing-news","category-manufacturing-assembly-news","category-news","category-private-aircraft-news","category-shipping-news","category-stock-news-2","category-stock-news","category-stockairline","category-transport","category-transportation","category-transportation-news","tag-767-300","tag-aerospace","tag-air","tag-aircraft","tag-atsg","tag-aviation","tag-bcf","tag-body","tag-boeing","tag-business","tag-cargo","tag-chain","tag-commitments","tag-communications","tag-converted","tag-customers","tag-demand","tag-e-commerce","tag-expansion","tag-family","tag-fleet","tag-four","tag-freighter","tag-globe","tag-group","tag-growing","tag-industry","tag-largest","tag-lessor","tag-nasdaq","tag-news","tag-next","tag-nyse","tag-order","tag-passenger","tag-platform","tag-selects","tag-services","tag-stock","tag-strategy","tag-strong","tag-supply","tag-transport","tag-transportation","tag-wide","tag-widebody"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11208,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11206\/revisions\/11208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}