Brian Cohen
7th May 2011, 13:28
QR is planning to convert as many as 15 Airbus A330s into freighters, hopefully by 2015 depending on how many slots we get for the conversion from Airbus with their centre in Germany
Qatar Airways is making efficient use of converting existing airplanes into freighters, negating the need to spend huge sums of money on new build freighters. By converting the existing fleet, the airline will phase out these A330s as 787s and A350s start to be inducted, yet allowing them to keep many of their older planes in their inventory to grow their non-passenger business — particularly as Qatar will need a lot of logistical investment in the run-up to the World Cup in 2022.
Qatar Airways is making efficient use of converting existing airplanes into freighters, negating the need to spend huge sums of money on new build freighters. By converting the existing fleet, the airline will phase out these A330s as 787s and A350s start to be inducted, yet allowing them to keep many of their older planes in their inventory to grow their non-passenger business — particularly as Qatar will need a lot of logistical investment in the run-up to the World Cup in 2022.