4月24日，广州飞机维修工程有限公司（GAMECO）和波音共同庆祝中国首条767-300波音改装货机（BCF) 改装线的投产及其首架飞机主货舱门的按时切割。该条生产线投入使用以来，克服了疫情带来的诸多挑战，保障项目按照既定时间完成了这一重要进展。
在GAMECO开设的767-300BCF改装线，是波音客改货项目产能扩张计划的最新进展，旨在满足持续强劲的市场需求。
波音民机集团全球销售副总裁高思翔表示，767-300BCF改装线拓展了我们与GAMECO的关系，增强了我们满足客户需求的能力，同时也可以继续支持当地的发展。GAMECO通过他们在737-800BCF项目上的工作证明了他们的技术专长和追求卓越的承诺，我们确信这将随着中型宽体波音改装货机的引入得到延续。
GAMECO总经理诺伯特·马克斯（Norbert Marx）介绍，我们非常自豪能够拓展与波音公司的合作伙伴关系，在中国为767-300BCF项目建设新家园，也对他们所给予的信任感到荣幸。本次改装货机项目扩展到了新的飞机型号，这将增强我们的能力，并为我们的整个改装流程带来了更高的效率和更好的创新。
此条改装线是波音今年计划在GAMECO开设的两条767-300BCF改装线中的第一条。767-300BCF改装线是GAMECO现有三条737-800BCF改装线的补充。GAMECO也是全球首家同时改装767-300BCF和737-800BCF的维修机构。
波音预测未来20年全球市场将需要1720架改装货机。根据2021年波音民用航空市场展望的预测，到2040年，亚太地区的航空公司将需要505架包括原产货机和改装货机在内的大中型宽体货机。
April 24, Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company Ltd. (GAMECO) and Boeing today celebrated the recent opening of China’s first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) conversion line and the on-schedule door cutting of its first aircraft—a key milestone in the conversion process.
The launch of the 767-300BCF line at GAMECO marks the latest in a series of capacity expansions to Boeing’s passenger-to-freighter conversion programs meant to help meet continued strong market demand.
“Broadening our relationship with GAMECO to include the 767-300BCF strengthens our ability to meet the needs of our customers and continue supporting growth in the region,” said Peter Gao, vice president, Boeing Commercial Sales and Marketing for China. “GAMECO has proven their technical expertise and commitment to excellence through their work on the 737-800BCF program, and we have no doubt that will continue with the introduction of our medium widebody BCF.”
“We are honored by Boeing’s ongoing relationship and the trust they have in us to build a new home for the 767-300BCF program in China,” said GAMECO General Manager Norbert Marx. “This expansion will enhance our capabilities to include a new aircraft type and lead to greater efficiency and innovation throughout our conversion process.”
GAMECO’s recently opened conversion line is the first of two 767-300BCF lines Boeing plans to establish at the location this year. It also comes in addition to the site’s three existing 737-800BCF lines, making it the world’s first MRO to convert both the 767-300BCF and the 737-800BCF.
Boeing forecasts a need for 1,720 freighter conversions over the next 20 years. Asia-Pacific-based airlines will require 505 large and medium widebody freighters, both production and conversions, through year 2040, according to the 2021 Boeing Commercial Market Outlook.
