Airbus signs freighter conversion agreement

Airbus, EFW, MIG and Irkut have signed a preliminary co-operation agreement for a business to convert passenger aircraft into civil freighters.

Airbus, EFW (Elbe Flugzeugwerke) the EADS' freighter conversion centre of expertise, MIG and Irkut, the Russian aircraft manufacturers, have signed a preliminary co-operation agreement for a civil freighter aircraft conversion business.

 

This co-operation will focus on the conversion of single aisle passenger aircraft into freighter aircraft. The conversion activities will include design, conversion kit production, conversion and maintenance. Initially, A320 and A321 Single Aisle aircraft will be converted. The aircraft conversion will be done in Russia and is planned to begin in 2011.

 

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