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SPREADING as aircraft end-of-life transition services, is currently working on
the cargo door conversion prototype, following an agreement
ITS WINGS it signed late last year with 321 Precision Conversions, LLC, an
aircraft modifications company based in Portland, Oregon. The
multi-phase project, which involves work on as many as five
additional aircraft, is due to be completed in April 2019.
Avocet Aviation Services is looking
for new MRO opportunities “The rise in aging fleets has created an increasing
demand for conversions as the market seeks new
Arun Sivasankaran ways to protect, preserve and extend the life of its
current assets in effective and profitable ways,”
vocet Aviation Services, which ear- Patrick Arellano Sr., CEO Avocet Aviation Services
lier this year signed the first ever
passenger-to-freighter (PTF) mod- With more than 1,600 A321 aircraft in active service worldwide,
Aifications work on the Airbus A321 a sizable conversion market for the model aircraft is expected
involving the development of the first cargo to open up once the prototype is completed and certified.
door prototype, is keen to seize new oppor- Company officials believe the company is in pole position to
tunities in a constantly evolving market. The take advantage, as it not only has a cargo door conversion sup-
company, which specializes in line and heavy plemental type certificate (STC) but has also done several cargo
maintenance, aircraft modifications, as well

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