Yamato Transport welcomes 1st Airbus A321P2F
On 6 November 2023, Yamato Transport welcomed its first converted Airbus A321 in Japan. A321P2F F-WTAX (4173) arrived at Tokyo-Narita from Singapore-Seletar where the aircraft was converted. It was previously in use with Qatar Airways as A7-AIA.
It will be registered as JA81YA and will be operated by Spring Airlines, a Japan Airlines-subsidiary. In January 2022, JAL and Yamato announced the establishment of a joint-venture cargo airline to support the growing e-commerce business of Yamato. Two more A321P2Fs will follow shortly and will, initially, fly domestic services from both Tokyo-Haneda and -Narita to Chitose, Kitakyushu, Naha and Sapporo.
