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AirAsia interested in potential Airbus A321neo freighter

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILEPHOTO: A Paris Air Show 52nd Paris Air Show was held at Le Bourget Airport in Paris. This display included an Airbus A350-1000XWB (back) as well as an Airbus A321neo. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s AirAsia Group Bhd met with Airbus SE (OTC) to discuss its interest in the company developing a factory-built freighter version A321neo passenger aircraft. The head of its cargo arm, said Wednesday.

According to Pete Chareonwongsak (CEO of AirAsia’s cargo division Teleport), AirAsia will try to convert some 362 passenger orders of the A321neo narrowbody into a dedicated freighter.

He said that the freighter was a good product for many markets. Were we the launch customer? “I don’t know. We will see.

Airbus has not responded to my request for comment immediately.

Leeham News, an industry website reported that Airbus had been in discussions with customers regarding a new freighter variant of the A321neo. However, no announcement has been made.

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