Ethiopian Airlines Group , an air group in Africa , is establishing a worldwide received cargo Conversion program to change over the B-767 - 300 ER to dedicated freighter services in partnership agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries ( IAI ) .
Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Executive Officer , Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam , said , ‘ ’ In line with our Diversified Aviation Business Model of Vision 2025 , we have been increasing our shipment capacity in fleet , ground military service infrastructure and cargo connectivity connection . Accordingly , we are partnering with IAI , one of the global technology leadership in the Aerospace industry , in building a shipment conversion center in our MRO facilities in Addis Ababa Airport . "
" The Cargo transition center will commence its first stage business with three Ethiopian Airlines own B-767 - 300 aircraft . The Cargo Conversion Center in Addis Ababa aerodrome will expand its servicesto all air hose in Africa and the wider region . We are very glad that we are able to join forces with IAI to enable us to expatiate our payload and logistics help which is already the largest and leading freight meshwork in Africa . The capacity building will also facilitate us thrive our MRO service with cutting edge applied science and noesis transportation . ”
Yossi Melamed , IAI ’s Executive VP and General Manager of Aviation Group on his part say : “ We are find a tart ascending in the demand for cargo aircraft as a result of the rise in ecommerce , which has peaked to record layer during the COVID-19 pandemic . IAI has an splendid repute as a rebirth middle of passenger - to - freighters aircraft , and we are incessantly receive asking to open such changeover center in more and more locations around the world . I am excited by the opening move of the current center in Ethiopia and give thanks my workfellow in Ethiopian Airlines for the trustingness they have put in IAI ’s Aviation Group , as the world ’s drawing card in conversion . "
The new passenger - to - freighter conversion nitty-gritty , which will operate from the Ethiopian MRO center field in Addis Ababa , will provide solutions for the rise need for cargo aircraft of B767 model . The conversion bank line in Ethiopia will join existing conversion sitesIAI operates at its campus in Ben Gurion International Airport and in Mexico . It is to be recalled that Ethiopian MRO , with its internal electrical capacity , temporarily converted 25 of its passenger aircraft to freighter to boost its cargo content as demand to delight pinch medical supplies soared .
