German conversion specialist EFW has delivered its eighth A330-200P2F to Air China Cargo, completing its inaugural major contract in China
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has delivered its eighth Airbus A330-200 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion to Air China Cargo and completed its first major contract in China.
The German freighter conversion company, a joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus, said the conversion of the A330-200 passenger aircraft was planned in Dresden and carried out by Ameco (Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation Limited) at its Chengdu facility in China, one of eight international conversion sites within EFW’s conversion network.
The first of the eight A330-200s was inducted for conversion by Ameco in the first quarter of 2023 and the final aircraft was formally handed over on 14 January. Ameco is in charge of the maintenance for the whole Air China fleet.
Ameco and EFW have been working together since July 2022. As part of the cooperation, specialists have been exchanged and trained at each other's locations.
EFW experts also support their Chinese colleagues on-site during certain phases of the conversion and carry out quality checks and acceptance procedures at the end of the process.
“We take great pride in the successful collaboration between the teams of Air China Cargo and Ameco in the conversion of our inaugural China fleet. We look forward to continuing our partnership for many years to come,” said Torsten Kuehn, head of EFW’s conversion programme, during the handover ceremony in Chengdu on 14 January.
Ameco's chief executive Shen Min said: "The delivery of the first aircraft was the starting point of our cooperation, and today's full delivery is the prologue of a new stage of cooperation."
Ameco will now launch a new stage of global P2F project cooperation with EFW.
