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Oct 20, 2010 (newstodate): West Atlantic, the merger of the UK carrier Atlantic Airlines and West Air Sweden, will take delivery of the world's first converted Airbus A320 freighter aircraft.
The aircraft is acquired on a lease contract with AerCap Holdings N.V that placed an order for a total of 30 converted A320 aircraft in 2008.
AerCap, AerCap's subsidiary AeroTurbine and AFC will provide certain spares, crew training and line support to West Atlantic for facilitating the entry of the converted aircraft into service.
Airbus anticipates about 400 Airbus Single Aisle aircraft to be converted from 2012 to 2026, and the first A320 P2F will be ready in 2011.
The converted A320 aircraft will have the capacity to carry 10 maindeck AAA containers and three plus four lower deck AKH containers, and a converted A321 aircraft will take 13 maindeck AAA containers and five plus five lower deck AKH containers.
The aircraft is acquired on a lease contract with AerCap Holdings N.V that placed an order for a total of 30 converted A320 aircraft in 2008.
AerCap, AerCap's subsidiary AeroTurbine and AFC will provide certain spares, crew training and line support to West Atlantic for facilitating the entry of the converted aircraft into service.
Airbus anticipates about 400 Airbus Single Aisle aircraft to be converted from 2012 to 2026, and the first A320 P2F will be ready in 2011.
The converted A320 aircraft will have the capacity to carry 10 maindeck AAA containers and three plus four lower deck AKH containers, and a converted A321 aircraft will take 13 maindeck AAA containers and five plus five lower deck AKH containers.