Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), Centre of Excellence for Airbus freighter conversions and joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus, has received new orders for six A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions from SmartLynx Airlines (SmartLynx), a European ACMI charter and cargo operator. This latest order will greatly boost the narrow-body freighter aircraft fleet of Smartlynx, which is currently operating an A321P2F aircraft converted by EFW.
The conversions are scheduled in 2022 and 2023 and will be performed at ST Engineering’s conversion sites in Singapore and China. SmartLynx will operate all six A321P2F aircraft for DHL in Europe.
“These new orders, which came after SmartLynx leased and operated its first A321P2F freighter converted by EFW, is a stamp of approval for our conversion solutions,” said Andreas Sperl, CEO of EFW. “We are confident that our P2F programmess will create great value for customers such as SmartLynx, as they plan on growing their fleet with reliable and high-performance freighter aircraft.”
