IndiGo (NSE -0.26 %) today said that it is in the process of inducting four A321ceo aircraft to start a full freighter configuration from the first half of 2022.
About IndiGo’s Launch of A321 aircraft( Freighter Ops Plane)
“A Letter of Intent (LOI) has been signed with a lessor for two aircraft already, and IndiGo expects to reach agreement for the next two shortly. The initiative will make best use of the natural synergies that IndiGo offers, using the same pool of pilots and engineers that fly and service its current fleet,” the Indigo airline had said in a statement.
“CarGo has been a success story over the last year, scaling new heights and creating new records, but our belief in the business goes beyond the special circumstances right now. IndiGo was already the largest carrier of cargo in domestic India before Covid-19, and we expect the market to continue to grow after the pandemic. Our investment in the Airbus Freighter Program will help strengthen our product and services in the segment, and not only help accelerate our own business recovery but also be a strong engine of economic growth for the country,”Ronojoy Dutta, chief executive officer and whole time director at IndiGo was quoted in the release.
The IndiGo airline said it is expected to take the delivery of its first freighter ops plane in the first half of 2022, which will be used for both domestic and regional missions. The remaining three aircraft in the initial commitment are expected to arrive within a year or so from arrival of our first freighter, and further aircraft may be sourced depending on market development.
The A321P2F (Passenger-to-Freighter conversion) is the most efficient narrow-bodied freighter available, offering 24 container positions and supporting a payload of up to 27 tones, the IndiGo airline further said.
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