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Dec 15, 2014 (newstodate): The Icelandic ACMI carrier Air Atlanta will keep a watchful eye on the introduction of the Airbus A330 P2F program now aiming at completing the first delivery by 2018.
-While the Boeing 747-400 will remain the leader in the long-haul cargo traffic for many years ahead, the converted A330 cargo aircraft might well open new windows of opportunity for the medium-range air cargo business in regions including the Middle East and Europe as well as in China, says Baldvin Mar Hermannsson, Air Atlanta Icelandic VP Sales & Marketing.
-We will watch the progress of the conversion program and we might well respond to customer inquiries if these would emerge. But is crucial to see how these new aircraft actually perform after a period when they have entered commercial service.
-It remains our strategy to take in new aircraft only on the basis of firm and long-term customer contractual commitments, but on the other hand we are fully capable of investing in capacity as customers demand. But no doubt, the Airbus decision to go ahead with the A330 P2F program is indeed interesting, says Mr Hermannsson.
In the fleet of Air Atlanta Icelandic are now seven Boeing 747-400F aircraft with one more to follow by Q3, 2015, as well as seven Boeing 747 passenger aircraft, one Airbus A340-300 and one Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
-While the Boeing 747-400 will remain the leader in the long-haul cargo traffic for many years ahead, the converted A330 cargo aircraft might well open new windows of opportunity for the medium-range air cargo business in regions including the Middle East and Europe as well as in China, says Baldvin Mar Hermannsson, Air Atlanta Icelandic VP Sales & Marketing.
-We will watch the progress of the conversion program and we might well respond to customer inquiries if these would emerge. But is crucial to see how these new aircraft actually perform after a period when they have entered commercial service.
-It remains our strategy to take in new aircraft only on the basis of firm and long-term customer contractual commitments, but on the other hand we are fully capable of investing in capacity as customers demand. But no doubt, the Airbus decision to go ahead with the A330 P2F program is indeed interesting, says Mr Hermannsson.
In the fleet of Air Atlanta Icelandic are now seven Boeing 747-400F aircraft with one more to follow by Q3, 2015, as well as seven Boeing 747 passenger aircraft, one Airbus A340-300 and one Airbus A330-200 aircraft.