Alaska Air Cargo selects Boeing to convert 2 passenger aircraft to freighters

Alaska Air Cargo (ALK) announced Boeing (BA) will provide the conversion work for two 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters to add to its dedicated freighter fleet serving the state of Alaska. The conversion work will be done at Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindustriales in Costa Rica. The two 737-800BCF aircraft will increase the Alaska Air Cargo freighter fleet from three to five aircraft that are dedicated to serving the state of Alaska. The two 737-800 airplanes will come from Alaska Airlines’ existing passenger fleet and will be leased from BBAM. The planes will be converted from their passenger configuration to an all-freight aircraft beginning in 2023 with completion of the final aircraft by early 2024.