Conversion of Air Canada's first Boeing 767 Freighter

[@502Aviation]

Glad to see this 767 will soldier on for several more years as a freighter. The 767 freighter is a hot item right now, with over 80 new builds on order from Boeing, and several conversions on top of that. I have to admit, it was a bit painful for this avgeek to see them cut into the fuselage before installing the cargo door.

[@speedbirdconcorde001]

The cut-out portion of the fuselage could be sold off to companies that upcycle them

[@BlueCatIV]

There are currently 45 orders for new 767-300F's, and 46 767-2C's (Military Tankers)

[@JoeFard]

As a Canadian AME-S, there's something about cutting a chunk out of a 175million dollar airplane that just gets me GOING! Great work by the modification company.

[@eqplanes]

This aircraft is still super nostalgic for me haven’t been able to fly it for almost 10 years now.

[@thecoloursquad8572]

I flew from YOW to LHR with my former choir on an Air Canada 767 in 2017 as part of a choir trip. It was my very first time flying internationally. Cool to see the final moments of the passenger cabin's existence.

[@KennyKhang]

Looking at an Air Canada 767 reminds me of the Gimli Glider.

[@linesided]

My wife and I were discussing just this morning. Incredible airmanship to keep everyone alive. Even more amazing flying skills than the much more famous landing on the Hudson.

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Fantastic video

[@Noobixm]

Question: Why were the cockpit and controls completely rebuilt? Did they need to upgrade the systems or do freight aircraft just use a different kind of cockpit?

[@Mikefngarage]

Damn that is probably the one I liked riding in back and forth from LAX to TORONTO.....well at least it is in good use

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

First of many conversions as cargo seems to be a safer bet than passenger travel, at least in the near term - thanks for posting

[@colestagg8682]

There not doing an all cargo fleet there just making there old retired 767’s cargo and some temporary 777

[@linesided]

Loved flying in AC 767's as far afield as Athens, Argentina and Australia. Great ride and super comfortable for folks in economy. Gonna miss it in pax service, but would love to see inside now it's configured for cargo!

[@ABG1957]

I enjoyed flying in the 767 and I am very happy to see them be utilised. My question is what took them so long to have a dedicated freighter (they used to operate DC-8 63F) and why didn't they paint it in the new livery?

[@zululeppard]

Really like the cargo door hinge - kinda reminds me of my piano

[@camileshakakeesic4421]

Can’t wait to see 767 freighter land in winnipeg next year

[@Eltoca21]

How much would a conversion like this typically cost and how long would it usually take?

[@rayjennings3637]

I last saw this bird in April 2016 at London Heathrow. Hope to see her in her new role and livery sometime!

[@aviationin4k258]

Hope to see them at LHR one day

[@robertdonnelly434]

Gotta' admit that from a pax POV, the B767 is a personal fave. That said, freighter usage seems to be growing, and when an airframe is "recuperated" to an "F" designation, it gives this ol' AVgeek a cause to smile... ;-)

[@Wheninflight]

I hope to one day see them come into MEM. This time of year, FedEx has contractors help with the holiday peak season.

[@PandaGaming-ds9uc]

seen one on December 26th 2021 coming into YYZ from FRA and it does look nice yet weird to see air canada 767 being a freighter and not a passenger plane

[@census3370]

doubt it, the company scrubbed its contract with western global due to unreliability. They kept Atlas 747s to fly the demand for them. Might see their 767s here and there. We are already trained to offload the atlas fleet.

[@mrwest5552]

where ? at what facility was the conversion completed ? with the age of this post, i will be surprised if i get a reply. nice vid.

[@burtsangalang8945]

Super cool video! Thanks for sharing!

[@larrydugan1441]

300ER a great machine that will be around a long time. DC3 of the jet age.

[@pranadprabhu2586]

That would be the DC8

[@larrydugan1441]

@@pranadprabhu2586 I flew that also....73 model. Reasonable pick but I would stick with the 767 300ER.

[@happycanayjian1582]

“Passenger conversion to cargo…how hard could it be?” -proceed to dismantle and rebuild 90% of the airplane 😂

[@6z0]

True, its hard. But cheaper than buying a whole new aircraft

[@mrblujet]

That freighter is going to look good in the new AC colors.

[@locoHAWAIIANkane]

Great video! Some questions for anyone who knows. Forgive my ignorance, I’m just an aviation enthusiast (geek) here. In the beginning of the video, the flight deck was gutted, what was the reason for that? Is it being upgraded with newer technologies or does the freighter variant require a completely different set of avionics/systems? Also, after the interior was gutted, does the flooring need to be reinforced to handle the payload of the cargo she will be carrying? Finally, of the latter question, are there any kind of regulatory laws required of companies regarding cargo variants/conversions? Again forgive my ignorance and mahalo in advance for the education. Aloha from Hawai’i 🤙🏽

[@e.c.listening326]

Looks like it had the old CRT-Type avionics installed, when doing major work with intent to last some more decades it’s a good choice to upgrade that. No requirement but a solid investment. Flooring needs reinforcement to cope with more weight and the attachment of the cargo rail floor to move and lock containers and trays inside the hull.

[@mmcorrie]

Hey - the flight deck will be removed for ease of access to the electronics upgrade that goes with the door mod - new indicators and actuation switches for the door must be integrated into the existing display and controls, it would also be removed if the a/c was in for a D check, which is possible because its a good time to do the cargo door mod as it was scheduled to be out of service anyway... The entire floor was likely NOT replaced. The a/c is certified to carry to a certain amount of weight, whether that's people or cargo is irrelevant, so there is no "extra weight" for cargo (but there is possibly extra weight for the door mod itself), mostly just stress flow for the structural changes. The area around the cargo door conversion (including the floor) will HAVE to be replace due to the new stresses caused by the door conversion...and yes, the conversion must have an STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) for the mod issued by the governing body where the a/c (aircraft) is registered, in this case, Transport Canada

[@locoHAWAIIANkane]

WWAOW! Thanks guys! Absolutely FASCINATING!! I never considered modifications to the flight deck systems because of the door. And the structural changes the door brings to an aircraft! Just absolutely fascinating!!

[@bv3700]

Just an FYI, Air Canada will be replacing all CRT screens with the upgraded Rockwell Collins screens that are in the 737 MAX and 787. No timeline, but it will be coming.

[@bajamedic]

That was super cool!

[@portuguesnomundo]

Fantastic video my friend ❤️✈️

[@Cl4rendon]

Kudos to those airplane surgeons!

[@TheJakeUtube]

IAI has converted a number of planes my company flies. They do good quality work!

[@LeftIsBest001]

They also support the murder of Palestinian women and children. But yeah, they know how to convert aircraft too I guess.

[@TheJakeUtube]

@@LeftIsBest001 not everyone who lives in a country supports what it’s government does. I’m not saying what’s happening to the Palestinian people isn’t wrong or isn’t terrible but this is not the place to talk about it. Also why did you not include men in your statement? Do they not matter? Is one group inherently better than another because of characteristics they have no control over? Think about things like that before you spew ignorance.

[@jessemillington5988]

long live the old Canadian Airlines birds!

[@Е.М-ч8р]

But technical characteristics of 767 still tay in passenger version, right?

[@ianstewartorr8455]

I remember those super DC 8,S. air Canada cargo flying into prestwick airport happy happy memories of my aunt Mary coming from Winnipeg now you can only go to Toronto direct and nowhere else from Scotland

[@reallyyouthful]

A nice video accompanied by epileptic fit inducing music.

[@ScottRothsroth0616]

At timestamp 0:46, the Air Canada aircraft number “637” EDIT: timestamp 0:48, the tail number reads “C-FPCA”

[@-.Justin.-]

637 is the FIN (fleet identification #) C-FPCA is the Registration (canadian)

[@mgaeeeee9150]

FPCA, former Canadian Airlines

[@ScottRothsroth0616]

@@-.Justin.- Thanks.

[@ScottRothsroth0616]

@@mgaeeeee9150 Thanks.

[@leonzockertv]

Very interessting! Thanks for that video!

[@bilalahmed2123]

Kinda sad to see, it won’t be in its former glory flying to normal airports picking up passengers, and going all around the world. However, at least it’s not being scrapped and the aircraft will Still flying for years to come bringing in freight from around the world. Only thing is it will most likely go to the other side of the airport, where we can’t see it as much.

[@valterp528]

great work

[@Nawabid]

*WOW IT TOOK ONLY **2:36**?????? THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.🤔*

[@oceanhome039]

So cool!

[@G__Brtz]

The fact they cut the fuselage and swap with a door without compromising the pressurization is inctedible

[@davef.2811]

Hopefully, by now, the location/design of the fasteners attaching the electric motor to the main cargo door actuating reduction and transmission mechanism has been revised to allow R&R of the motor from the mechanism as installed in the aircraft. Previously, there had apparently, been no consideration given to the motor ever having to be changed after the door actuating drive assy. was installed into the airplane. Deferring the electric drive was time-limited and the manual back-up was not a viable alternative for time-sensitive freight operations and sometimes didn't work at all.

[@GrendelMTL]

After decades of losing people's luggage, Air Canada is now ready to also lose your package! :P

[@juliogonzo2718]

Air Canada is never satisfied until you are dissatisfied :)

[@bidi5002]

i finally got this bird a few days ago!!

[@sipu842]

Why no show the finished product?

[@fabrealain579]

👍👍👍👍 magnifique 🤩

[@jameson566]

How do they strengthen the part of the fuselage where they cut the opening?

[@atracamoniusvlogs]

Air canada cargo's to al maktoum International airport Dubai world central airport✈

[@1965Gindy]

And I thought restoring a truck was s lot of work

[@merules2247]

Weren't the whole thing

[@mrbread8830]

Say goodbye to 767 air canada

[@DaveyCrockett001]

Looks like about a 5 long year job.

[@jeanmartin3600]

👏👏👏

[@bubbleobill267]

Hmmm drilling alloy with no safety glasses?. She’ll be right!.

[@danielsnook5029]

This conversion is way easier than trying to change the gender on a waifu, trust me!!🤣

[@santiminiregio]

AeroMexico could do that but they don’t do it :(

[@av7447]

That doesn’t look very safe… Airbus conversions somehow feel more reinforced than this

[@4evertrue830]

The title is very misleading. This is the conversion of a passenger plane into a freighter plane, not the conversion of a freighter into something else maybe a tanker or back to a passenger plane which i thought the title implied....

[@JuniorColanzi]

COME ON THEY DIDNT FINISHED ON THIS VIDEOOO!!! ):

[@reconforsales7708]

Why not make a freighter in the first place🤦‍♂️

[@vanlacio4396]

Ah k.. Cargo time, buddy.

[@bauTom]

Geeez, that facility seems to be extremely windy, they were all wearing funny baby blue scarfs on their necks. Unless it’s some Israeli tradition that I am unaware of…

[@ThaiDreamer]

Typical Air Canada out source conversion to third party outside Canada.

[@RLTtizME]

So. Anything else you can think of griping about? Perhaps you should be using Canada's version of You Tube.

[@ThePointblank]

Nobody in Canada does this sort of work, and of the companies that do 767 freighter conversions, only two exist; Boeing (who farms this work out to Singapore and China), and IAI Bedek Aviation in Israel.

[@christopherfancy8155]

Air Canada screwed the Canadian employees at Aveos Fleet Performance Inc., their former maintenance branch (formerly known as Air Canada Technical Services). Air Canada outsourced their own employees to Aveos and then worked with the U.S. banks that owned Aveos to close the company. As a result, there wasn't anyone in Canada who was big enought to handle Air Canada's airframe maintenance. At least our friends at Aeroman in El Salvador are doing well.

[@ThaiDreamer]

@@christopherfancy8155 and the sad thing was in the court case against A/C was won by the union and that did squat for all the Aveos employees

[@augustocesardejesus3993]

BLASFÊMIA! Nunca mais toque em um 767! Convertam as outras aeronaves, nunca um767. É uma instituição velada da aviação.

[@henriachalme443]

Bonreportagehenri

[@user-cf1se1kk5x]

Accident waiting to happen

[@a.q.chinh.truyen]

like

[@justmee9441]

A piano hinge for a one ton cargo door? Seriously? 🤣

[@drdoolittle5724]

you sure as much as 1 tonne?

[@RLTtizME]

Seriously sweetie. Seriously.

[@silverbullet700]

why are they not wearing masks? this should probably be shown to authorities...

[@JamesTKirk-yz5ng]

So dumb just buy a new freighter

[@ThePointblank]

A new build freighter can take years from being ordered to delivery, while this conversion takes a few months. It really makes sense if you already own the airplane, like what Air Canada has done, as it can done cheap and quick.

[@JamesTKirk-yz5ng]

Ok good point especially with production issues now. So even with all the costs in conversion, it's cheaper. this still is interesting.

[@ATH_Berkshire]

Absolutely not dumb. For the lower average utilisation of a freighter the economics of a conversation, particularly one on an aircraft you already own are very good.

[@errorsofmodernism9715]

This will be great for shipping immigrarnts in in crates LOL