BAE SYSTEMS may no longer be in the commercial aircraft assembly business (except for its 20% shareholding in Airbus), but its regional aircraft division is very active and responsible for customer support, engineering and asset management activities, covering a worldwide base of 160 customers and operating 1,100 aircraft in addition to managing a trading and leasing portfolio of some 350 aircraft. BAE SYSTEMS see a bright future for the ATP freighter and is even involved with the leasing and re-marketing of such diverse aircraft as a Boeing 757, various Airbus A320 series and a large number of Jetstream 32. The BAe 146 series freighter, purpose-built in the past, could be making a comeback with conversions. The Jetstream 41 remains very popular but with many aircraft soon to come to the end of their leases, there could be some available shortly.
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