Japan to see first passenger-to-freighter plane conversion business
NAHA, Okinawa -- MRO Japan, a provider of aircraft maintenance services, will start converting passenger aircraft into cargo haulers, seeking to win orders from owners of Airbus planes in Asia.
The company, based in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, has obtained European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification authorizing it to provide services on planes made by Europe-headquartered Airbus.