Kalitta Air operates world's first commercial Boeing 777-300ERSF freighter flights

Kalitta Air has operated the world's first commercial Boeing 777-300ERSF freighter flights, flying N778CK (msn 32789) from its Detroit Willow Run base on Oct. 8 and 9. The back-to-back flights mark the converted 777-300ER variant's entry into revenue cargo service.

Discovered 2025-10-10T12:57:23.812971-07:00 | 2025-10-10T12:57:23.812971-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

Moves the IAI-converted 777-300ERSF from certification and delivery into revenue operations, following AerCap's delivery of converted units under a multi-aircraft lease (commercial entry signals fleet availability).
Adds long‑range, main‑deck freighter capacity for outsized and time‑sensitive cargo, building on IAI's validated main‑deck loading trials (expands options for shippers requiring large-piece capability).
Alters the 777-300ER conversion competitive landscape as Kansas Modification Center has delayed its P2F certification and rivals press ahead with alternative 777 conversion programmes.

AerCap deliveries and lease package IAI main-deck loading trials Kansas Modification Center certification delay Mammoth Freighters 777 conversion progress

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