Airbus Working on Modification to Use Passenger Planes for Cargo
April 30 2020 - 10:19AM
Dow Jones News
By Cristina Roca
Airbus SE said Thursday that it is working on a modification
that will allow some commercial planes to be repurposed for cargo
operations during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Toulouse, France-based plane maker said it is developing a
modification for its A330 and A350 family aircraft. This will allow
airlines to remove the passenger seating and install freight
pallets onto the cabin floor seat tracks.
This will help business continuity and ease the global shortage
of "belly-freight" air cargo capacity due to the widespread
grounding of long-haul aircraft amid the pandemic, Airbus said.
Write to Cristina Roca at cristina.roca@dowjones.com;
@_cristinaroca
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