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the australian airline Qantas began regular flights with the first Airbus A321 converted from passengers to now be a freighter. Foto prensa Vallair.
The first Airbus A321P2F from Qantas will operate in alliance with Australia Post a total of three aircraft of this model that will be incorporated into the airline's exclusive cargo fleet, which also operates Boeing 737-300F aircraft.
With the A321 freighters, Qantas will add close to 9 tons of additional cargo to your service offering, which will also allow you to expand your capabilities, and at the same time also, giving a second life to the Airbus A321 in its classic version.
The first Airbus A321 registration VH-ULD and serial number MSN 835 world's freighter previously operated for British Midland Airways – BMI since May 1998, Onur Air 2011 until he arrived at the Vallair company in 2018.
With the Vallair company, the conversion process of the first classic A321 to a cargo version began, which began the program of giving a second chance to an airplane thinking of transporting a high number of passengers, but with somewhat limited autonomy and paid charging, something that changed with the A321neo.
Thanks to the Vallair company, which has facilities specialized in general maintenance, conversions from airplanes to freighters, airplane recycling, leasing and sale of aircraft, morores and other services in Germany and Singapore
«The A321 is the future of freighter conversions», dice Gregoire Lebigot, CEO of Vallair. “This freighter variant is not only better for the environment due to its reduction in 20% in fuel consumption, but offers improved performance across the entire range, payload and volume with a unique capacity for fourteen container positions on the upper deck and ten more in containers. bottom cargo cover. Thanks to its fly by wire technology, the A321 is more advanced and the aircraft is still in production «.
This aircraft has certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency – EASA and also the Federal Aeronautics Authority of the United States – FAA since last July, so demand expectations are high, more than 1.500 planes that will have to be converted to freighters in the next 10 years.
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How profitable would it be to convert an A321 NEO to a freighter??
On the one hand, a waste
But on the other hand, it would be a freighter capable of traveling long distances and an accessible size..
I wouldn't know about the profitability of converting it., Imagine that an A321neo is expensive and you add the conversion cost, it would be very high. Conversions occur with older aircraft, given lower purchase or lease costs.