USA JET DELIVERS FIRST MD80 FOR CONVERSION

Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI), is pleased to announce that it has been selected 

by USA Jet of Belleville Michigan to provide one MD83SF 12 Pallet Passenger to Freighter Conversion. The air-

craft, an MD83, MSN 49791 was built in 1989 and is currently undergoing freighter modification at AEI’s Author-

ized Conversion Center, Commercial Jet, Inc. which is located in Miami, Florida. This is the first production 

MD80SF to be inducted for conversion, currently AEI has orders for 20 units. 

About USA Jet 

USA Jet Airlines is a division of the Active Aero Group and operates a fleet of cargo 

aircraft reserved exclusively for Active On-Demand. 

About AEI 

Formed in 1958, Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is the oldest conversion company 

in existence today. For more than 55 years AEI has provided advanced engineering 

solutions to aircraft owners and operators. Today the company is a global leader in 

passenger to freighter conversions for a wide array of aircraft, helping customers ex-

tend the life of the aircraft and increase the value of their asset. AEI has developed 

over 120 Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) and 375 aircraft have been modified 

with AEI STCs – more than any other conversion provider. 

Contact: 

Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. 

Robert T. Convey 

Vice President Sales & Marketing 

1-818-406-3666 

rconvey@aeronautical-engineers.com 

Mr. Mike Garvin, Chief Operating Officer for USA Jet Airlines stated that “All of us at 

USA Jet Airlines are excited to add the first converted MD83SF to our expanding 

fleet of freighter aircraft.” 

Mr. Robert T. Convey, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for AEI stated that “USA 

Jet was one of the first operators to see the commercial advantages of the MD80SF 

and one of the first to secure a conversion slot.” He goes on to say that, “ AEI’s 

MD80SF 12 Pallet Configuration backlog continues to grow as lessors and operators 

alike discover the advantages of this great freighter. The MD80SF is capable of 

hauling 4,400 cubic feet and 46,000 lbs of payload which is identical to the capacity 

of the 737-400SF. The difference is that the AEI MD80SF on ramp price is half that 

of the 737-400SF. That equates to a $4,000,000 savings per freighter!” 

AEI’s MD80SF shall provide USA Jet with an Ancra Main Deck Cargo Loading Sys-

tem capable of carrying multiple ULD’s including: 

 (12) 88”x108” containers/pallets, P1 to P12 or 

 (8) 125”x88” ULD’s, P1 to P8 

This unique flexibility has been designed by AEI to allow the operator to immediately 

adapt to multiple ULD configurations at a moment’s notice. When combined with 

proven reliability, the AEI Converted MD80SF will allow USA Jet to keep their aircraft 

where they belong “In the air, generating revenue”.