Aircraft
IAI Looks To Boost Civil Work With Focus On High-Tech
IAI’s Bedek division is set to introduce new freighter conversion options for Boeing 737NGs.
IAI builds the Gulfstream G280 midsized business jet before sending them to Gulfstream’s Savannah plant in the U.S. for completion.
IAI builds the Gulfstream G280 midsized business jet before sending them to Gulfstream’s Savannah plant in the U.S. for completion.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI, Chalet A29) has a strong association with the defense sector, with many of its most high-profile programs being in the military domain. However, as the group deals with the impact of reduced defense spending it is looking to boost the civil side of its business and is encouraged by recent growth in demand for the passenger-to-freighter airliner conversions offered by its Bedek subsidiary and also for aircraft maintenance work. The civil market still accounts for just 25 percent of IAI’s balance sheet, but this is rising.