AerCap Holdings signs agreement to convert 30 Airbus A320/A321s

AerCap Holdings has signed an agreement with Airbus Freighter Conversions GmbH (“AFC”) for converting 30 of its older Airbus A320s and A321s from passenger to freighter aircraft. With this agreement, AerCap will also become the launch customer for the A320/A321 passenger to freighter (“P2F”) conversion programme of AFC and will provide the first aircraft for AFC’s A320 Family P2F certification expected for 2011. The other 29 firm conversion slots are scheduled between 2012 and 2015.