First A321 cargo conversion inducted in China
Luxembourg-based aircraft asset specialist Vallair, launch customer of the A321 freighter conversion, has delivered its third A321 freighter, bearing serial number 1017. This aircraft follows two A321Fs already delivered by Vallair that are presently in operation: MSN 835 delivered in October 2020 and MSN 891 delivered in June 2021.
As the first ever Airbus A321 cargo conversion aircraft to have been inducted in China, MSN 1017 is now registered in Europe and has been delivered to Smartlynx Malta, which will operate the aircraft on behalf of DHL.
Following conversion, maintenance and painting operations were carried out at Vallair’s specialist MRO facility located in Montpellier, France, which offers a wide range of narrowbody maintenance or modification services. (ah)