Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), centre of excellence for Airbus freighter conversions, has signed an agreement with Confity Capital Partners (Confity), a UAE-based growth equity and investment firm, for a multi-aircraft order under its Airbus A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) programme. This order forms part of a new partnership between Confity and EFW to introduce EFW's wide-body Airbus P2F solution to operators in India, supporting the sub-continent's rapidly expanding freight market, as well as to global customers in other emerging markets. This strategic expansion into India follows EFW's successful introduction of its standard body A321P2F and A320P2F freighter aircraft to the market in 2022.
The A330P2F conversions for Confity will commence at the end of 2025 at EFW's facility in Dresden, Germany, as well as at its partner conversion sites worldwide. Jet Freight Logistics, a listed Mumbai-based cargo service provider with over four decades of extensive experience, will serve as the launch customer and become the first Indian cargo airline to operate the widebody Airbus P2F platform.
“For us at Confity Capital Partners, after identifying the need and the possible partners, it was imperative to partner with the leading technical experts of this field,” said Amit Baum, Senior Partner at Confity. “From a broader view, having EFW experts partner with us on this project is a major technical risk reduction as they have proven their capabilities. We can also say we are already looking beyond this project and have additional plans for cooperation in the near future.”
The A330P2F programme is available in two variants – the A330-200P2F and the A330-300P2F – both equipped with advanced technology offering airlines impressive operational and economic benefits. The A330-200P2F can carry a gross payload of up to 60 tons for over 7,700 km, while the A330-300P2F provides a gross payload of up to 62 tons and a containerised volume of up to ~18,581ft³ (~526m³), delivering a new paradigm of efficiency with up to 23% more cargo volume than other freighter aircraft in the same class.
