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Awesome Cargo to operate first EFW A330P2F in Mexico

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has redelivered the first of three Airbus A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions to Air Lease, which will be operated by Awesome Cargo.

The A330-200P2F operated by the Mexican airline is the first registered in Mexico after EFW received the validated STC for its A330-200P2F and A330-300P2F products from Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil Mexico in November 2024.

The aircraft is equipped with a flight crew rest compartment and centre fuel tanks so it can be used on medium- and long-haul flights.

It also has a powered cargo loading system suitable for extra-large and heavy cargo on 16 foot and 20 foot pallets.

Awesome Cargo has operated freighter aircraft that were temporarily modified from passenger aircraft to carry cargo in the main cabin.

The airline is building on this experience to operate fully converted freighter aircraft.

Jordi Boto, CEO of EFW said: “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.”

Luis Ramos, CEO of Awesome Cargo added: “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.”