EFW ticks off another A330P2F for DHL
26 / 07 / 2024
DHL Express' latest A330-300P2F aircraft. Photo: EFW
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has completed conversion work on the 15th Airbus A330-300 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft for DHL.
The German conversion company said in a LinkedIn post on July 25 that the widebody conversion freighter had left its site in Dresden, Germany to be transported elsewhere for painting.
“After painting, the aircraft will be operated by Air Hong Kong Ltd in Asia,” said EFW, although it did not provide any further information about the nature of the operating agreement.
In May, EFW redelivered its 14th A330-300P2F to DHL.
DHL Express was the launch customer for EFW’s A330-300P2F programme. The German logistics company is operating its A330-300P2F fleet in Europe and Asia as well as on transatlantic flights from Leipzig, Germany to the US. Air Cargo News understands that DHL Express has 18 A330-300P2F on order in total.
EFWs A330P2F programme comes with two variants – the A330-200P2F and A330-300P2F.
The A330-200P2F can carry a gross payload of up to 60 tons of weight to over 7.700 km, while the larger A330-300P2F can carry a gross payload of up to 62 tons and a containerised volume of up to ~18.581ft3 (~526m3).
Further speaking about DHL’s latest aircraft, EFW added: “The A330P2F marks number 42 conversion freighter of Elbe Flugzeugwerkes widebody conversion programme.”
Other companies that have invested in A330P2Fs include Australian airline Qantas, China-headquartered Air China Cargo and Amazon Air.
EFW is also converting narrowbody A320 and A321 aircraft.