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12 September, 2022

Teleport to add three Airbus A321 Freighters to its cargo fleet

Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A which was previously known as AirAsia Group Berhad, has announced the expansion of its fleet with the addition of three Airbus A321 Freighters. This increases Teleport’s cargo-only fleet to four freighters in total, in addition to over 200 exclusive AirAsia passenger aircraft belly. 

The three A321Fs will be operated by AirAsia and will be delivered in stages starting in Q1 of 2023. The addition of the A321F’s into Teleport’s fleet provides the unique loadability and body composition where it allows for containerised loading in both the main deck and lower deck. 

These narrowbody freighters will greatly strengthen Teleport’s cargo network and address the diversifying market demand within Southeast Asia and the overall Asia-Pacific region.

Pete Chareonwongsak, Chief Executive Officer of Teleport said, “It is a timely and strategic move on our part to complement our exclusive AirAsia passenger belly planes with a freighter network to expand and reinforce our increased capacity for key markets like China and India into Asean. The combined fleet approach with multi-hub freighter and belly operations will give us a unique “many to many” network advantage to serve our customers in this region. E-commerce continues to be the main force propelling air cargo growth around the region and here at Teleport, especially with key growth in segments like international cross border e-commerce and express shipping.”

19 March, 2022

Hello Europe........Lufthansa Cargo's first Airbus A321 freighter took off for service this week

Lufthansa Cargo's first Airbus A321 freighter, registration  D-AEUC named “Hello Europe” has entered service.....   




Lufthansa Cargo's first Airbus 321 freighter took off for service for the first time at 16:21 on 15th March, operating flight LH8350 from its home base of Frankfurt to Dublin, Ireland.  The jet then went on to Manchester on its inaugural day of operation.

This new cargo aircraft, christened "Hello Europe," was loaded with express freight and general cargo on its maiden flight. The twin-engine aircraft is operated by Lufthansa CityLine. With this market launch, Lufthansa Cargo is responding to the continued growth in demand from the e-commerce industry and can thus offer customers even more capacity and additional fast connections.

Dorothea von Boxberg, Chairperson of the Executive Board and CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, underscores the importance of the new freighter for the Lufthansa Cargo business model: "The addition of the medium-haul network is an important step in further opening our company to attract business segments such as the fast-growing e-commerce sector," von Boxberg emphasizes. "Lufthansa Cargo can now offer its customers same-day and e-commerce solutions within Europe and to selected medium-haul destinations. The new aircraft will serve a wide range of customers and routes, both scheduled and charter. We look forward to providing much-needed capacity in the European market and further strengthening our position as the leading air freight carrier in Europe."

For Lufthansa CityLine, too, the operation of the A321 freighter represents a step into the future: "We have put Cargo Operations at Lufthansa CityLine on its feet in a very short time. Together with Lufthansa Cargo, we are very proud to launch this first converted A321F certified in Germany," says Jens Fehlinger, Managing Director of Lufthansa CityLine.

A321F serves medium-haul destinations


With the start of operations on March 15, Lufthansa Cargo will gradually add Dublin, Manchester, Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Malta and Tunis to its global route network by deploying the A321 freighter. In the summer schedule, the carrier will also add flights to Cairo starting March 29. The partially new stations in the freighter network will be served two to three times a week from and to Frankfurt.

D-AEUC christened “Hello Europe”


Before the Airbus 321F with the registration D-AEUC took off on its first commercial flight today, a symbolic christening took place at Frankfurt Airport. As the first aircraft in the A321F series, it was christened 'Hello Europe'. The naming principle is based on the guiding idea "Say hello around the world". Since 2013, Lufthansa Cargo has named its aircraft after relevant markets to which the aircraft fly. For the new A321 freighter, "Hello Europe" was therefore chosen as a greeting to the European countries for whose e-commerce and same-day shipments it will primarily be used. In the run-up to the commercial maiden flight, interested customers, employees and journalists were able to find out about the advantages and special features of the new A321 medium-haul freighter at a virtual live streaming event.

Second A321F to add medium-haul capacity in late summer


To date, Lufthansa Cargo operates a freighter fleet of currently 15 of its own B777F aircraft. The second A321 medium-haul freighter is expected to enter service in late summer. Both aircraft will be operated under a wet lease agreement by Lufthansa CityLine, each under Lufthansa Cargo's flight number.

The Airbus A321s (A321P2F), which have been converted to freighters, offer a payload of 28 metric tons with a range of 3,500 kilometers. The conversion allows the use of standardized cargo pallets on the main deck as well. The twin-engine A   irbus A321 is one of the most versatile aircraft in its class: with the ability to transport containers on the main deck, it offers fast loading and unloading, enabling highly efficient flight operations.

Technical details of the Airbus 321F
Overall length: 44.51 m
Wingspan: 34.10 m
Tail height: 11.76 m
Payload in tons: 28 t
Range (with full load): 1,900 nautical miles
Max. take-off weight: 89 t
Cruising speed: 840 km/h















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