Fifteen years after its first completed conversion, 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) operations now span five continents.
Total orders and commitments for 767-300BCF exceed 100 with more than 70 of the efficient freighters now operating globally.
“The 767-300BCF program taught us how to scale execution and improve customer focus, and continues to inform us as we grow our future offerings,” said Bob Weiss, director, Converted Freighter Programs. “From a single program and conversion line in 2008, today we proudly offer multiple Boeing Converted Freighter variants supported by 8 conversion sites in 5 countries.”
Dan Park, former program director for 767-300 converted freighters, noted that the converted freighter program was born out of a customer need: Operators looking for a life-extending solution for the 767-300 airplanes that would soon be retired from passenger service.
On June 16, 2008, Boeing delivered the first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) ahead of schedule and exceeded expectations of launch customer, ANA (All Nippon Airways). “Our customer asked for pallet loading capability beyond what medium widebody freighters could offer at the time,” said Park. “The 767-300BCF design team worked closely with the production freighter design team and cargo loading system suppliers to develop a freighter conversion that could handle standard and M-coded pallets from the get-go.”
The 767-300BCF has a long runway. “There’s opportunity for many more 767-300s to be converted from the operational passenger fleet,” said Weiss. “We’ll continue to provide the best conversion experience for our customers, not to mention a product with the best payload to weight ratio in class and the lowest operating cost per trip.”
Credits: Charlie Kauffman
