Aircraft
Passenger-to-freighter Conversion Business Booming in Asia-Pacific
China’s narrowbody focus could give way to a more internationalized widebody conversion market.
ST Engineering's prototype A320 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft, developed with Airbus and joint venture partner EFW, took off for its first test flight at Seletar Airport in Singapore on December 8.
ST Engineering's prototype A320 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft, developed with Airbus and joint venture partner EFW, took off for its first test flight at Seletar Airport in Singapore on December 8.

The center of gravity for passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions is moving inexorably eastward, as the strength of China’s domestic aviation market drives the requirement for a variety of narrowbody types. At the same time, the ultimate requirement for more widebody conversions appears likely to see the skillsets of conversion houses outside China gaining more traction.