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If narrowbodies take over long haul what about the freight

If smaller single aisle planes are introduced on longer and longer routes post CoVid19, due to preferences for maintaining frequencies even with reduced demand, somebody better convert some more widebodies to dedicated cargo planes pronto.It is not all about passengers and departure conveniency. Containerized or palletized airfreight at scale in a narrow would be a stuffing and  handling nightmare. Of course Amazon is developing a fleet of Prime marked 737 NG dedicated freighters, so we will not totally depend on continued production of widebodies when the current stock of ex passenger aircraft to convert runs out.  However it is not only about the transatlantic Europe to New York market. Other flights are much longer and beyond the reach of even the Aibus 321 XLR.