Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) announced that the UK Civil Aviation Authority has approved AEI?s STC (ST02690LA) for the 12-pallet position B737-800SF freighter conversion. AEI currently has FAA, CAAC, EASA, TCCA, Cayman, Guernsey, and now UK-CAA approvals for its B737-800SF freighter conversion.
The first AEI B737-800SF converted freighter for which this approval will apply just arrived in the UK and will begin operations shortly with an undisclosed customer.
This is the first CAA approval that AEI has gained from the UK Authorities. In the past when the United Kingdom was part of the European Union, EASA governed STC approvals. However, since Brexit, STC approvals in the United Kingdom are now handled by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
AEI is currently the only conversion company to have ETOPS 180 approval
on the 737-800 freighter conversion.
