Network Cargo Management Appointed as GSA for Transcarga in the USA EFW redelivers 50th Airbus conversion freighter

ELBE Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), centre of excellence for Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions and joint venture by ST Engineering and Airbus, has just redelivered the 50th passenger-to-freighter (P2F) converted aircraft of its new generation Airbus P2F family programme. The P2F aircraft, an A330-300P2F, was redelivered from EFW’s facility in Dresden to A330P2F launch customer DHL, and is scheduled to join the DHL freighter fleet in Asia.

“Airbus freighter conversions are being increasingly considered as the preferred next-generation platforms. In fact, customers value our Airbus P2F solutions and are planning for more converted aircraft to join their fleets. We are committed to redelivering the safest products at the highest quality to meet customers’ expectations, and I look forward to our next P2F redelivery milestone very soon,” Jeffrey Lam, President of Commercial Aerospace at ST Engineering, said.

“This marks a huge milestone for EFW and us shareholders, made possible by the dedication and commitment of EFW colleagues, our customers and partners”, Andreas Hermann, Airbus SVP Commercial & International Operations and EFW Board Member, said. “We look forward to continuing to support EFW in delivering some of the greatest products and services across the Airbus product range.”

EFW’s P2F conversion programmes were developed in collaboration with ST Engineering and Airbus, with EFW holding the Supplemental Type Certificates and leading in the overall programme. The programmes include the widebody platforms – the A330-200P2F and the A330-300P2F –which were first redelivered in 2017 and 2018 respectively; and the narrowbody platforms – the A321P2F and the A320P2F which were first redelivered in 2020 and 2022 respectively.

To meet the demand for Airbus freighter conversions, EFW and ST Engineering set up in total nine conversion sites worldwide, including in the U.S., China and Europe in the past years to ramp up total conversion capacity for all the Airbus P2F programmes. In 2023, EFW has re-delivered 13 Airbus conversion freighters (8 A321/A320P2F and 5 A330P2F) by May.

The Airbus conversion freighter offer several advantages like OEM supported cockpit commonality. On top, EFWs P2F conversions are equipped with advanced technology that offers airlines additional operational and economic benefits, for example more containerised volume for faster loading and unloading, higher gross payload, more range and further advantages compared to other in class freighter aircraft.

NETWORK Cargo Management has been appointed as the GSA for Transcarga International Airways, known as ‘The airline of Venezuela,’ across the USA.

“I am happy to confirm that we have been appointed Transcarga GSA in the following 13 US states: California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Washington, New Mexico, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida except Miami. NCM is delighted to be selling the cargo capacity of Transcarga Airways in the USA,” Javier Gonzalez, NCM’s Sales Manager in Florida, said.

Available destinations in Venezuela include Caracas (CCS), Valencia (VLN) and Maracaibo (MAR) with more to follow in the near future. T7 is also set to receive freighter aircraft in the not-toodistant future and is expected to have a freighter route operating ex MIA to BOG / CCS as of 1st June.