Alfor Aviation has moved ahead with a £50 million passenger-to-freighter conversion campus at Teesside International Airport after senior executives visited the site on 12 August. The facility is planned as a dedicated aircraft conversion hub with capacity for up to 24 conversions a year once fully operational, alongside new hangars, engineering workshops and warehousing. The project is due to start operating by the end of 2027 and is expected to create 250 permanent jobs.
The Teesside development follows a 50-year agreement reached at the Farnborough International Airshow and would broaden the airport’s aviation activities beyond maintenance, repair and overhaul and aircraft painting. Alfor also plans to relocate its global headquarters to Teesside as part of the wider campus.
Passenger-to-freighter conversion demand remains supported by e-commerce, express freight and integrated logistics networks, with the Teesside site positioned to capture part of that market. The project was advanced during the visit by Alfor executives Mahmut Metin Eren, Hazal Avci, Yildirim Beyazit Kilincarslan and Omer Mafa.