Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) and Tianjin Haite Aircraft Engineering Co., LTD. (Tianjin Haite) signed an agreement on the cooperation framework for A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions at the Paris-Le Bourget International Air and Space Exhibition in Paris, France. EFW and Tianjin had in February this year announced the entering of an LOI for a collaboration in A321P2F.
The signing of the agreement between EFW and Tianjin Haite, is a major step towards a mutually beneficial collaboration between the two parties and is ensuring the induction of the first aircraft in August of 2023 at Haite in Tianjin to execute the cargo conversion.
Tianjin Haite focusing on B737NG series and A320 family heavy maintenance, modification, and other maintenance business, and is the only domestic MRO that possesses CAAC and FAA approvals on B737-700 and B737-800 BDSF passenger to cargo conversion capabilities. At present, Tianjin Haite has completed 11 B737NG cargo conversion project to various domestic and foreign freighter companies.
