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Mr. Air receives its first Airbus A330-200P2F, thus beginning its process of renewing a fleet made up mainly of aircraft Boeing 767. Airbus Foto Photos

The first A330-200 P2F of the Americas was delivered to Aerotransportes Mas de Carga (but) leased by Altavair, convirtiéndose en la primera aerolínea de Norte y Sudamérica en volar el A330-200 P2F. with this plane, Convertido por Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) – a joint venture between Airbus y ST Engineering, the cargo airline joins the Airbus family of operators in Latin America.

El A330-200 P2F (passenger-to-freighter) is a member of the proven A330 family of aircraft. The freighter can carry up to 61 metric tons and offers a reach of up to 4.200 nautical miles, which will greatly enhance the cargo company's expansion plans into new markets, included China, where you got certified to fly last year.

“We are excited that but join the family of Airbus operators in Mexico and experience the benefits of operating this new generation freighter. The A330-200P2F will provide but highly efficient operation thanks to its increased payload capacity and range. Its optimized fuselage cross section offers flexibility to carry a wide variety of pallet and container sizes.. Airbus is confident that the A330-200 P2F will successfully support the expansion plans of but«, Arturo Barreira said, President of Airbus for Latin America and the Caribbean.

As a modern aircraft with the advanced technology of Airbus, que incluye controles de vuelo «fly-by-wire», the A330 offers a highly capable platform for conversion into a freighter. They have ordered more than 1.600 A330 and have delivered more than 1.300 since the entry into service of the A330 in 1994, making for a large source of aircraft to support the conversion program for many years.

“Mas will take advantage of the increased payload and range of the A330 to expand our global presence., increasing flights to Europe and South America and starting to fly to China. The innovative reliability of the A330 P2F and its low environmental impact make it the ideal aircraft for but tenga éxito en el mercado global de la carga», Luis Sierra said, CEO of but.

Based in Mexico City, but has been operating cargo planes since 1992. in december 2018, but launched an ambitious expansion plan under new ownership and management, con Discovery Americas, a private equity fund in Mexico. Thus, the scheduled and charter flight network of but spans the Americas and now has the ability to expand internationally with additional cargo planes.

Like the latest conversion programs of the A321P2F y A320P2F, the A330P2F is a collaboration between Airbus, ST Engineering y EFW, who leads the general program, as well as marketing and sales efforts. To meet the growing demand for freighter conversions, ST Engineering and EFW will establish new converting sites in China and the US this year., and will increase the total conversion capacity for all their Airbus P2F programs to approximately 60 spaces per year for 2024.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, Airbus has sold more than 1.100 aircraft and has an order book of more than 500, more than 700 in operation throughout the region, which represents almost 60 percent market share of fleet in service. From 1994, Airbus has achieved approximately 70 percent of net orders in the region.

We will see this plane soon in Ecuador, given that the airline requested its inclusion in the current operating permit that the airline has.