News / Innovative modular system gives Lufthansa more agile bellies for cargo

Lufthansa wants to take a more flexible approach to bellyhold cargo with its narrowbody Airbus fleet.

The German carrier is the launch customer for a new modular loading system for A320 and A231 aircraft unveiled by Telair International, a German technology firm.

The system comprises pre-assembled floor modules that can be reconfigured for different types of cargo, which allows reconfiguring the bellyhold of an A320 or A321, within hours, from bulk to containerised cargo, or vice versa.

Telair chief executive Marko Enderlein said: “Our ...