Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Sichuan Haite Hi-Tech (Haite) for collaboration on Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions. As a part of the partnership, Haite will carry out P2F conversions for EFW’s A321P2F programme at Haite’s facility in Tianjin, China.
Haite will start with one conversion line and induct the first A321 aircraft for conversion in 3Q 2023.
“We are pleased to gain a renowned partner in China through our latest collaboration with Haite, which is well experienced in freighter conversions,” said Jordi Boto, CEO of EFW. “This new partnership will greatly support our strategy to expand the global network for our narrowbody P2F programme. It will also further strengthen our presence in China, which is one of the largest and fastest growing aviation markets in the world.”
“We are much honoured to have EFW’s confidence in Haite through our collaboration as EFW’s first third-party conversion site for the A321P2F programme,” said Wan Tao, Chairman of Haite Hi-Tech. “This is an exciting milestone for us to work on the preferred conversion solution, and I look forward to strengthening our mutually beneficial partnership in the long run.”
This partnership brings the total number of global conversion sites EFW has for its A321P2F programme to four, namely in San Antonio, Singapore; and Guangzhou and Tianjin, China.
