A321neo freighter may not be part of AirAsia’s cargo plan

Teleport CEO Pete Chareonwongsak

PETALING JAYA: AirAsia Group Bhd’s logistics arm Teleport is aiming to expand its fleet of cargo planes but that may not involve tapping into its parent’s large order for Airbus SE A321neos, Teleport’s chief executive said yesterday.

In an interview, Pete Chareonwongsak backed away from comments he made last week that Teleport would look to convert a “meaningful chunk” of AirAsia’s orders for 362 A321neo passenger planes to a potential newly built freighter model of the A321neo.