Hong Kong, May 18 -- Airbus has launched a modification package for its A330, A340 and A350 wide-bodies to allow placement of cargo pallets on the passenger decks of the aircraft types after removal of their economy class seating.
Airbus vice president of flight operations support, Captain Yann Lardet, told Orient Aviation last month he expected demand for the carriage of cargo on the passenger decks of aircraft to continue even when the world comes out the other side of the coronavirus pandemic.
Capt. Lardet said the straight forward installation only required standard materials already widely available, including conventional existing pallets that were fixed to the passenger deck.
On a typical A350, this would add up to 7.8 tonnes, or ...