ATSG accelerates A321 strategy, acquires feedstock for conversion and lease

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced that its Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) leasing business has committed to purchase its first two Airbus A321-200 passenger aircraft, one this year and a second in the first quarter of 2022. The A321-200PCF has the highest standard payload—approx. 59,680 pounds (27,070 kg), WV 000—with 14 A-code positions and no OEM weight upgrade prerequisites. (Graphic: Business Wire) The A321-200PCF has the highest standard payload—approx. 59,680 pounds (27,070 kg), WV 000—with 14 A-code positions and no OEM weight upgrade prerequisites. (Graphic: Business Wire) Freighter conversion of the first aircraft will begin in the fourth quarter