Plane supply for global air freight stalls due to a ‘stretched market'
Plane supply for global air freight stalls due to a 'stretched market'
CEO of Dublin-based ASL Aviation, Dave Andrew, says freighter conversion costs now 'unsupportable'
ASL Aviation operates aircraft for Amazon's Prime Air. Photo: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
John Mulligan Today at 03:30
There are virtually no conversions of passenger aircraft to freighters underway, with a lack of global supply constraining activity, according to the chief executive of Dublin-based air services provider ASL Aviation, Dave Andrew.
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