Boeing Commercial Airplanes recently launched its new 737-800 Boeing converted freighter (BCF).
This is the first ‘next generation’ (NG) type that it has offered for conversion, and is expected to be used mainly for express cargo on short-haul, domestic routes.
The company said it has already received 30 orders and 25 commitments for the new passenger-to-freighter conversions (P2F) from seven customers.
The 737-800BCF can carry up to 23.9 tonnes of cargo and operate on routes of up-to 3 690 kilometres. It has 12 pallet positions - sufficient for 11 standard pallets and one half-pallet - with 141.5 cubic metres of cargo space on the freighter’s main deck.
