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Apr 20, 2022 (newstodate): The Lithuanian aircraft leasing company AviaAM Leasing, member of the Avia Solutions Group, continues building up a fleet of converted Boeing 737-800 aircraft.  
   The company has now announced the acquisition of the fourth Boeing 737-800 aircraft for P2F at the Taikoo Aircraft Engineering Company Limited facility in Jinan, China, where it will undergo P2F conversion provided by Boeing in the upcoming four months.
   The first two Boeing 737-800 converted freighter aircraft are now serving with Bluebird Nordic, soon to be followed by a third aircraft.
   The first Boeing 737-800 converted freighter was delivered to Bluebird Nordic in October 2021 - also on a lease contract with AviaAM Leasing after undergoing cargo conversion at Taikoo Aircraft Engineering Company at Jinan, China, followed by a C-check performed by FL Technics and repainting by MAAS Aviation, both at Lithuania's Kaunas Airport - and the second aircraft followed in February 2022.
   Also a member of the Avia Solutions Group, Bluebird Nordic is to take in a total of 25 Boeing 737-800 converted freighters till 2024, adding to its existing fleet comprising one Boeing 737-300, seven Boeing 737-400 freighters and soon three Boeing 737-800.
   In addition, the carrier is to build up capacity in the wide-body cargo segment as well, signing a lease agreement in January this year with Dublin-based lessor STLC Europe Twenty Five Leasing Ltd for two Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft to be converted to cargo version and offered in the airfreight market by 2024.