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As air cargo activity accelerates, driven by huge e-commerce growth, a new generation of passenger aircraft are seeing a second life as cargo carriers. Booming P2F conversions are driving out older, less sustainable and operationally efficient aircraft and bringing an entire generation of fuel-efficient aircraft into the market.

With narrowbodies dominating the P2F market, what conversion programs are likely to be most attractive? Who are the frontrunners in the widebody and standard body segments?  And what are the current expectations for orders and commitments for the P2F programs of market-leading OEMs Boeing and Airbus? 

Panelists also share insights on the current feedstock pool as well as the modification work most likely to be subcontracted to MRO vendors - from adding cargo doors, new cabin panels, smoke detection systems, roller-equipped floors, and spider nets for cargo bay separation and restraints, to the removal of all passenger related systems on the aircraft - P2F conversions are looking like big business for the aftermarket in 2022 and beyond.