The aircraft delivered to Malta is the first in a series of aircraft that will be converted in the new European center for that purpose in Serbia.
The “Avia Prime” aircraft maintenance group in Belgrade completed the conversion of a Boeing “767-300” passenger plane into a cargo plane, which is the first such undertaking in Europe.
The first conversion of a wide-body aircraft of this type was carried out in the production facilities of Jat Tehnika in Belgrade, in cooperation with the Israeli aviation industry. The work was done in Tehnika’s work space, which, with over 9,000 square meters, is one of the largest facilities of its kind in this part of the world.
The first converted aircraft with the registration number 9H-CAC took off after completion of work from the Belgrade airport in the direction of La Valletta, the capital of Malta. It was handed over to the new owner and client of the project, “Challenge Group”, a global leader in cargo aviation.
The first project in a series
Piotr Kačor, chief executive officer of Avia Prime and JAT Tehnika, stated that “the bold vision created six years ago has become a reality.”
“We have been preparing for this for a long time, passing the most demanding controls of the aviation authorities, and we are proud of the new technology and knowledge that was applied for the first time in Belgrade,” he said.
Kachor pointed out that it is “the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Avia Prime and European aviation, which will strengthen the position as the main European supplier for the conversion of Boeing and Airbus wide-body aircraft.”
The aircraft delivered to Malta is the first in a series of wide-body aircraft that will be converted in the new European center for that purpose in Serbia. Work on the next Boeing 767-300 is already in full swing.
