Precision Aircraft Solutions receives winglet 757 MZFW Upgrade approval

BEAVERTON, Ore. (January 6, 2015) – Precision Aircraft Solutions has received FAA approval for a new Maximum Zero Fuel Weight (MZFW) increase on both winglet- and non-winglet-equipped Precision Conversions freighters.

The most recent upgrade authorization allows Precision to further increase MZFW as high as 200,000 lbs. (90,718 kg) — 12,000 lbs. (5,443 kg) over the OEM highest certificated MZFW for Rolls-Royce- and Pratt & Whitney-powered 757s. This translates to gross structural payloads of up to 84,000 lbs. (38,101 kg) for Rolls-Royce PCF variants and 82,000 lbs. (37,194 kg) for Pratt-powered PCF variants, line number 210+.

The weight upgrade greatly expands available feedstock for operators and improves residual value for owners. Today, there are more than 300 low-cycle 757 candidates newer than 1992 in the world, each with potential to receive the new modification, offered only by Precision.

“Precision Aircraft Solutions is proud to have engineered a flight-efficient conversion that will extend the life of an entire generation of winglet-equipped 757s,” said Gary Warner, Precision president.