{"id":117903,"date":"2021-11-03T13:32:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=117903"},"modified":"2021-11-03T13:33:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:33:17","slug":"airasia-interested-airbus-a321neo-freighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/11\/airasia-interested-airbus-a321neo-freighter.html","title":{"rendered":"AirAsia interested in potential Airbus A321neo freighter."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Malaysia’s AirAsia Group <\/strong>is in talks with Airbus about its interest in the manufacturer developing a new freighter version of its A321neo passenger plane, the head of its logistics arm said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AirAsia would seek to convert a “meaningful chunk” of its 362 orders for the passenger version of the A321neo narrowbody to a dedicated freighter, said Pete Chareonwongsak, CEO of AirAsia logistics division Teleport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192<\/strong> Airbus earns 2,635 million in the first nine months of year.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“For a lot of the markets that we need to reach both in range but also in capacity, it’s a great product,” he told reporters of the potential freighter. “Would we be the launch customer? I don’t know. We’ll see.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chareonwongsak cited reports that China’s JD Logistics Inc plans to have a fleet of 100 freighters by 2030 as an example of the scale that AirAsia could seek in its cargo business as it focuses on growth in e-commerce, Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We think that Southeast Asia, if we focus on this market, can absorb that level of capacity,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 First A319neo flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry website Leeham News in August reported Airbus was in talks with customers about a freighter version of the A321neo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Airbus spokesperson said on Wednesday that it was always looking to advance its products and was in constant dialogue with its customers listening to their requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There are many studies and not all see the light of day,” the spokesperson said. “Details of discussions with our customers remain confidential.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airbus in July announced plans for a freighter version of its A350 widebody jet, in a challenge to Boeing Co’s longstanding dominance of the market for dedicated cargo planes. Boeing is also expected to launch a freight version of its 777X big jet soon, with Qatar Airways and FedEx seen as potential launch customers, market sources say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the narrowbody market, older versions of the A321 and 737 passenger planes are being converted into freighters but there is no new-build freighter plane on offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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