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Feb 15, 2012 (newstodate): Airbus is now to make a fresh effort in the passenger-to-freighter business.
Airbus, ST Aerospace and EADS EFW have signed an MoU for a strategic partnership to develop the A330 Passenger-to-Freighter, P2F, conversion program.
ST Aerospace will lead the A330 P2F engineering development, working with Airbus and EADS EFW who will subsequently be responsible as program lead during the industrial phase, and will undertake most of the conversions at its facilities in Dresden, Germany.
Under the agreement it is planned that EADS EFW will become the European centre for ST Aerospaces global maintenance, repair and overhaul operations.
The A330 P2F programme includes two versions the A330-200P2F and the larger A330-300P2F.
The larger A330-300P2F will be particularly suitable for integrators and express carriers thanks to its high volumetric payload capability with lower-density cargo.
Complementing this will be the A330-200P2F which will be optimised for
higher-density freight and longer range performance.
Entry-into-service for the first A330-300P2F is targeted for 2016.
The converted A330 freighters will be complementing the factory-built Airbus A330-200F.
Earlier, Airbus launched the A320 P2F program that was, however, abruptly stalled and shelved again in June 2011.
Airbus, ST Aerospace and EADS EFW have signed an MoU for a strategic partnership to develop the A330 Passenger-to-Freighter, P2F, conversion program.
ST Aerospace will lead the A330 P2F engineering development, working with Airbus and EADS EFW who will subsequently be responsible as program lead during the industrial phase, and will undertake most of the conversions at its facilities in Dresden, Germany.
Under the agreement it is planned that EADS EFW will become the European centre for ST Aerospaces global maintenance, repair and overhaul operations.
The A330 P2F programme includes two versions the A330-200P2F and the larger A330-300P2F.
The larger A330-300P2F will be particularly suitable for integrators and express carriers thanks to its high volumetric payload capability with lower-density cargo.
Complementing this will be the A330-200P2F which will be optimised for
higher-density freight and longer range performance.
Entry-into-service for the first A330-300P2F is targeted for 2016.
The converted A330 freighters will be complementing the factory-built Airbus A330-200F.
Earlier, Airbus launched the A320 P2F program that was, however, abruptly stalled and shelved again in June 2011.