Turkmenistan Airlines has ordered two Airbus A330-200 Passenger-To-Freighter converted aircraft, becoming a new Airbus customer.
The aircraft will be delivered in 2020.
A330P2F program is a collaboration between ST Engineering Aerospace, Airbus and Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW).
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co. Limited, entered into a new partnership with Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH to conduct the Passenger-to-Freighter (“P2F”) conversion of two Airbus A330-300 aircraft in 2021, which will be available for lease to airline customers from early 2022.
The A330-300 P2F conversion program marks CDB Aviation’s first entry into freighter conversion, advancing the lessor’s strategic efforts to deliver ever-more customized fleet solutions to customers, while tapping the long-term growth potential of the medium wide body freighter market. The A330 P2Fs are part of the existing fleet of 228 aircraft, in addition to the lessor
Turkmenistan Airlines Orders Two Airbus A330-200P2F
(22 Jan 2021) Turkmenistan Airlines has placed an order for two A330-200 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft, becoming a new Airbus customer. The order marks the first time an Airbus aircraft is sold in Turkmenistan.
The A330-200P2F will enable the airline to further develop and boost its international cargo route network. The deliveries of the aircraft are planned in 2022, making Turkmenistan Airlines the first operator of this type in Central Asia.
The A330P2F programme, launched in 2012, is a collaboration between ST Engineering Aerospace, Airbus and their joint venture Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW).
Airlines Are Changing Passenger Jets to Carry Products
December 20, 2020
FILE - Workers convert a passenger plane into a cargo plane at Israel Aerospace Industries site in Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, Israel December 10, 2020. (REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)
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Air travel companies are permanently changing their older passenger jets into airplanes that carry goods for trade.
The companies expect a large increase in
e-commerce in the future. At the same time, the value of used passenger airplanes is falling because coronavirus restrictions mean that fewer people are traveling. Air Canada and China’s CDB Aviation are just a few of the companies making the changes.
Reuters
Published: 14 Dec 2020 08:15 AM BdST
Updated: 14 Dec 2020 08:15 AM BdST View of the interior of a fully converted Airbus A321 freighter at an ST Engineering hangar in Singapore December 2, 2020. REUTERS
From Air Canada to China’s CDB Aviation, airlines and leasing firms are rushing to permanently convert older passenger jets into freighters, betting on a boom in e-commerce as the value of used planes tumbles amid the pandemic. );
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That has created a huge opportunity for passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion companies, including Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering Ltd, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and US-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc.
Aviation analytics firm Cirium expects the number of P2F conversions globally will rise by 36% to 90 planes in 2021, and to 109 planes in 2022.
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