Press ReleaseEFW redelivers its First A330P2F Aircraft to Air Lease for Awesome Cargo
This freighter aircraft is the first A330P2F to be registered in Mexico, and will be operated by Mexican airline Awesome Cargo.
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), Centre of Excellence for Airbus freighter conversions, today announced it has redelivered the first of three A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft to Air Lease, a leading global aircraft leasing company with over 800 owned, managed and on order aircraft in its fleet.
The redelivered A330-200P2F aircraft will be operated by Mexican airline Awesome Cargo. It is the first A330P2F aircraft to be registered in Mexico after EFW received the validated STC (V-STC) for its A330-200P2F and A330-300P2F solutions by the Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil Mexico (AFAC) in November 2024.
The freighter aircraft is equipped with a flight crew rest compartment and centre fuel tanks, allowing for both medium haul as well as long haul flights supporting routes connecting Mexico and China. The conversion freighter also utilises a powered cargo loading system suitable for extra-large or heavy cargo on 16-foot or 20-foot pallets.
The Mexican airline had previously operated freighter aircraft that were temporarily modified from passenger aircraft to carry cargo in the main cabin. Building on this experience with light freighters, the airline has now turned to fully converted freighter aircraft, selecting EFW’s A330-200P2F solution to support its growing air cargo operations.
“We are very grateful for Air Lease’s confidence in our A330P2F solution, the most modern converted freighter in the market,” said Jordi Boto, CEO of EFW. “This milestone redelivery marks a significant step in supporting the operator Awesome Cargo in its mission to serve key routes across Mexico, Latin America and Asia-Pacific, some of the fastest-growing regions in e-commerce. We look forward to redelivering more Airbus P2F solutions which combine sustainability with efficiency to meet the fleet needs of our lessor and operator customers.”
“Through this conversion programme, Awesome Cargo is committed and focused on offering unique and attractive alternatives to its clients: increasing the fleet with aircraft that are highly efficient in fuel consumption and cargo capacity compared to aircraft of the same class,” said Luis Ramos, CEO of Awesome Cargo. “We are adopting a strategic approach that balances fleet expansion with market demand and operational efficiency; working together with e-commerce platforms and logistics providers in order to align its services with customer needs, and raising all the reliability indices of its operation, making it efficient, competitive and safe.”
The todays re-delivered A330P2F is EFW’s number 60 Airbus widebody freighter of the new conversion programme provided to the market. The EFW A330P2F programme comes in two variants – the A330-200P2F and the A330-300P2F – both of which are equipped with advanced technology that offer airlines impressive operational and economic benefits. The A330-200P2F can carry a gross payload of up to 60 tons for over 7,700 km, while the A330-300P2F offers a gross payload of up to 62 tons and a containerised volume of up to ~18,581ft3 (~526m3), bringing a new paradigm of efficiency with up to 23% more cargo volume than other freighter aircraft in the same class.
(f.l.t.r.) Luis Ramos Landero, Awesome Cargo, Chairman of the Board, Luis Ramos Cabrero, Awesome Cargo, CEO, Jordi Boto, EFW, CEO, Jaime Marquez, Air Lease, VP Technical Asset Management, Ilkant Yildirim, Air Lease, Onsite Representative
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About EFW
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH, a joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus, combines various aviation and technology activities under a single roof: development and manufacturing of fibre-reinforced composite components for aircraft structures and interiors of the entire Airbus family, the conversion of passenger aircraft into freighter configuration, maintenance and repair of Airbus aircraft as well as engineering services in the context of certification and approval. The company has a workforce of 2,100 employees and achieved revenue of €650m in 2024. With over 20 years of experience and more than 40 conversion customers worldwide, thereof the largest express carriers in North America and Europe but also renowned General Freight and Combination Carriers, EFW is the Centre of Excellence for freighter conversions, driving the development of the Airbus freighter family. Follow us on LinkedIn.
About Awesome Cargo
Awesome Cargo is a Mexican cargo airline which is part of Aerocharter Group. It started operations in 2023, obtaining the necessary authorizations, permits and certifications to operate to the United States and China in record time.
Awesome Cargo's fleet consists of three Airbus A330-200 aircraft, currently operating routes in strategic markets in North, Central, and South America, as well as China, and is one of the cargo carriers contributing to the generation of air cargo connectivity between the regions of Latin America and Asia Pacific. With this competitive fleet, Awesome Cargo is an efficient player, driving trade between Mexico and China, opening two-way markets between those countries, primarily moving e-commerce, perishables, and general cargo. Awesome Cargo is firmly committed to the safe, sustainable, and efficient development of global air cargo transport.
