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Article: Alaska Airlines to Expand Cargo Capacity with Fifth Passenger-Freight 'Combi' Aircraft.
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- April 25, 2007
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SEATTLE, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of a $100 million initiative to better serve cargo customers, Alaska Airlines today announced plans to convert a fifth Boeing 737-400 to carry passengers and freight simultaneously on the main deck.
The 737-400 "Combi" will join one all-cargo freighter and two other mixed- configuration aircraft already in service. A third Combi is scheduled to be delivered this week and a fourth in May.
Pemco World Air Services of Dothan, Ala., will begin converting the fifth Combi in early September, with delivery slated for late December.
"A fifth Combi gives us the ability to offer consistent year-round ...