(Reuters) Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has converted about 80% of Amazon's fleet of 40 aircraft from passenger to cargo use. "We dismantle every part of the aircraft and rebuild as a cargo aircraft," said Yosef Melamed, general manager of IAI's Aviation Group. IAI workers seal off windows, rebuild cockpits and install larger doors. Amazon says it expects to have a fleet of 70 aircraft by 2021.
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