Qantas buying 3 x A321PCF's.
 

Source :SMH.

Maybe of interest

https://www.aircargonews.net/airline...321-freighter/

Vallair who is supplying QF with their A321P2F freighters have been acquiring A321 "feedstock" (their terminology) for the P2F conversions.

We know the first QF aircraft is 835.

Other A321s acquired for conversion are: 891, 677, 827, 974, 1017.

Some of these aircraft have been leased out whilst they await conversion.

First conversion revealed

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9579536

First flight post conversion

https://www.skyliner-aviation.de/vie...v2&picid=10523

Note: Winglet colour

Interesting to note that all the doors have been removed and the fuselage been reskinned.

They have removed the rear door, however the trailing wing door is still there, and have removed the door forward of the wing and replaced it with the container access door. It also looks like the forward door has in fact been moved forward presumably to stop a full load blocking it.

Main Cargo door seems close to the engine as well?

The Main cargo door is close to the engines on the B737-300F as well.

It is now in Seletar as of yesterday according to Skyliner news.

Airbus A321 -231(F) 835 VH-ULD Express Freighters Australia at XSP 16jun20 after P2F-conversion and paint into Qamtas Australia Post cs ex D-ANJA

ULD - Unit load devices

Not on reg as yet

All work, conversion, testing , paint done at Seletar

As one who works in an Australia Post Delivery Centre in W A, I see many ULDs overflowing with parcels every night of the week so the registration VH-ULD for the first A321F is most appropriate.

Any scheduled arrival into Australia yet?

There was a few photos floating around of ULD in the paint hanger, but I can’t seem to find them.

Would really like too see some pics of -ULD if you locate them.

Also do we know the MSN of A321PCF #2?

Believe the third one is currently -VWY with JQ.

No JQ ones at this point in time.

These aircraft were sourced for conversions.

I also noticed this one today:

Airbus A321 -231 974 TC-OEC Onur Air ferried 18jun20 ISL-CHR, for JMV Aviation Vallair, for freighter conversion

Confirmed rego VH-ULD

Apparently it's arriving in October this year.

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9834002
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9833973
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9833549
All photos of D-ANJA (VH-ULD)

Note: "LD" on nose wheel door

VH-ULD was added to the register on 08/10

VH-ULD has commenced its delivery flight and is expected into Perth later today.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHULD

Where she went u/s!

ULD left PER at 19:09 last evening for MEL after 29 hours on the ground to fix a problem.

In service overnight as QF7350/QF7305, MEL-BNE-MEL.

thks max

Does anyone know when the next two conversions to A321P2F are due for delivery to QANTAS Freight?

Qantas flies world’s first A321 converted passenger freighter

Qantas has finally begun flying the world’s first A321 converted to carry cargo rather than passengers.

Australian Aviation photographer Dave Soda was in Melbourne last week to capture the moment the A321-231 Passenger to Freighter Conversion, VH-ULD, landed in Melbourne.

The A321P2F is operated by Qantas in partnership with Australian Post and is one of three to be delivered to the airline. The flag carrier traditionally uses its 737-300Fs for its freight services and this particular Airbus was originally delivered to British Midland in 1998 as G-MIDC.

Last year, Australian Aviation reported how Qantas and Australia Post agreed an expanded seven-year contract covering both domestic and international air freight worth $1 billion, with the A321 a part of the deal.

“Consumer preferences and expectations are rapidly changing and together with Australia Post we’re responding by growing our dedicated freighter fleet to provide a better experience for consumers and businesses,” Qantas group chief executive Alan Joyce said in a statement.

https://australianaviation.com.au/20...ger-freighter/

James, the above frames were acquired for P2F conversion.

Correct but has it been confirmed that QF/Australia Post are actually acquiring additional Vallair sourced A321’s?

Other sources are saying that JQ’s -VWZ is #2 and -VWY is #3.

Do we know when the next A321P2F is due for delivery?

The thread title and your statement are both in error, Qantas has leased their first aircraft from Valuair, they have not entered into an agreement to buy three or lease three from Vallair. Smart lynx have taken two from Vallair, MSNs 891 and MSN 1017, which were converted by two different companies, 321 Precision for one (891) and EFW for the other, and they are planning another 8 by 2023. I don’t believe the second and third aircraft have had a supplier confirmed.

QF is the registered holder which indicates that they own the aircraft...

https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-reg...eld_ar_serial=

Interesting, all releases indicate it’s a lease, which is the case for the next aircraft as well which is not coming from Vallair: “ Australian carrier Qantas has signed a letter of intent with Keystone Holdings to convert and lease an A321P2F, the airline’s second freighter of the kind. The aircraft is expected to be redelivered by the end of 2021, after conversion at the ST Aerospace facility in Singapore (XSP) by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW)”

https://cargofacts.com/allposts/logi...-second-a321f/

That aircraft is one of the JQbirds, VH-VWY which is leased.

Coincidentally -VWY is currently at XSP, but based on those above timelines and other sources it’s for a HMV.

ULD hasn’t flown for some time.

JQ’s -VWZ has been up in XSP since 3/1/21, does anyone know if she’s stored, undergoing an extended maintenance visit or P2F conversion?

VH-VWX is currently positioning to SIN as JQ8995

After reading the latest post on this thread I was trying to find where VH-ULD had its conversion (XSP). I then noticed that the aircraft regularly arrives from BNE and departs SYD to PER, in the early morning hours. Does the A321P2F have approval to operate into and out of SYD during curfew? It looks to be too regular to be a special dispensation.