SF Airlines (O3, Shenzhen) has finalized a deal with Boeing (BOE, Washington National) for an undisclosed number of B767-300(ER) passenger-to-freighter conversions with the first B767-300F due for delivery during the second half of 2015.

“SF Express aims to become China’s most respected and reliable international courier company,” said Li Sheng, President of SF Airlines. “The addition of both wide and narrow-body Boeing freighters to our fleet will help us to continue providing quality service and expanded service networks, so as to offer efficient and reliable express delivery solutions that serve all the needs of our customers.”

A subsidiary of Shenzhen-based delivery firm SF Express, SF Airlines operates a fleet of five B737-300(F)s, three B737-400(F)s, and eight B757-200PFs (with four B757-200s set to undergo conversion in due course).