Freighter conversions fell 33% in 2019, with declines in the widebody, narrow body, and regional aircraft freighter segments. 2019 saw 74 commercial aircraft converted to freighters, down from 110 in 2018.
Widebody conversions halved to 16, compared with 31 a year earlier.
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Besides, the year saw regional jet conversions drop to two examples. However, turboprop conversions – the only category to improve during the year – rose to 12 from 11 in 2018. Converted turboprops comprised nine ATRs and three Embraer EMB-120 FCs.
Mr Chris Seymour, head of market analysis at Ascend by Cirium, attributed the lack of conversions to the market cycle, set against a relatively poor year for cargo traffic.
Source : Various Agencies