LONDON – Tel Aviv-based Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will convert a Boeing 777-300ER to a cargo plane for the first time.
The aircraft will be called Boeing 777-300ERSF (which stands for Special Freighter). The conversion took place in close contact with well-known American leasing company GECAS.
On April 15, Israel’s Independence Day, the still unconverted aircraft made its first flight over the skies of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Masada for two hours, followed by a Gulfstream G280.
GECAS IAI announced in October 2019 the launch of the Boeing 777-300ERSF, and the establishment of a passenger to freighter conversion program. Dubbed “The Big Twin” — denoting its status as the largest ever twin-engined freighter — the initiative is jointly funded by GECAS and IAI.