The corona crisis paralyzed the aviation industry and so many airlines had to look where they were going. While some had to fill out bankruptcy applications, other companies found a more creative solution: They converted passenger planes into freighters. So does Qantas Airways. The Australian airline has had an Airbus A321 rebuilt.

The aircraft is now starting a second career as a cargo aircraft. The aircraft was converted by the aircraft recycling company EFW in cooperation with ST Engineering. It would be the first copy of this type converted into a freighter, as they say. And the A321P2F (Passenger to Freighter) should not be the last machine of its kind. Vallair, a leasing company that started the deal with Qantas, has also signed agreements with Smartlynx and GlobalX. In general, this is a lucrative market for the future, which is why they are pushing to offer up to 1.500 converted freighters, according to the group.