PACAVI Group partners with GAMECO to kick off Airbus A321 passenger-­to‐freighter conversions in China

The PACAVI Group and GAMECO (Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, Co.) have expanded their strategic partnership to conduct the serial production of Airbus A320 and A321 passenger to freighter conversions at the GAMECO facility in Guangzhou, China. GAMECO will also convert PACAVI’s Airbus A321 Freighter LITE prototype in Guangzhou. PACAVI Group CEO Dr. Stephan Hollmann commented on the details of the groundbreaking program: “Our joint project team will commence conversion of the A321 prototype no later than the fourth quarter of 2015. We want to have the conversion available for both the A320 and the A321 almost simultaneously, beginning in 2017, to hit the marketplace when demand is at a peak”. The partners also agreed on joint marketing activities, including
opening of a marketing center in Guangzhou to target conversion customers in the region. The agreement also includes aftermarket support for regional A320 and A321 conversion customers. Passenger-­to-­freighter conversion of PACAVI’s Airbus A320 Freighter LITE prototype, started in January, is progressing on schedule at the HAITEC facility in Frankfurt/Hahn (Germany).