News / A320F on approach, but B737-800 conversions still favourite and at 'full throttle'

Source: EFW

The narrowbody freighter segment is moving closer to enjoying another aircraft type on the scene.

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture of Airbus and ST Aero, has inducted an A320 and aims to obtain the supplemental type certificate (STC) for it in the first quarter of next year.

Airbus has been accused of dragging its feet on an A320 conversion programme for years, and some had more or less written off the likelihood of an A320 freighter.

However, the announcement from EFW did ...