Company Watch - Aeroflot.Sep 3, 2007 Aeroflot said it is converting two MD-11 passenger aircraft into freighters, with Boeing to handle the modifications in conjunction with SASCO SASCO ST (Singapore Technologies) Aviation Services Co. SASCO South African Students Congress SASCO Sudanese Aeronautical Services Co. Ltd , a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Aerospace. "By putting [the MD-11s] in the hands of the original manufacturer for conversion, we can extend the life of the aircraft and maximize their capabilities," Aeroflot-Cargo GD Andrey Goryashko said. Modification work is slated to start in November 2008. A converted MD-11 has a capacity of 205,400 lb. structural payload at a range of 3,486 nm. (6,456 km.) and is capable of 630,500 lb. (286,000 kg.) maximum takeoff weight The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off. The Maximum Takeoff Weight is the heaviest weight at which the aircraft has been shown to meet all the airworthiness . The main and lower deck Noun 1. lower deck - the deck below the main deck third deck deck - any of various platforms built into a vessel compartments are capable of holding as many as 36 96-by-125-in. pallets. Aeroflot-Cargo, which currently operates four DC-10 freighters, said it has committed to three additional MD-11 conversions. Aug 27, 2007 Aeroflot, Snecma Services and Russian MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. provider BAP BAP - 1. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new real-time service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status, delays, security wait times via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
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