EFW and Turkish Technic had cause to celebrate this week. “The first cut is done! And very well…we are glad that our most recent conversion partner and 3rd party conversion house Turkish Technic achieved a key milestone. The MRO expert is progressing with advanced conversion steps and successfully performed the Upper Frame Shell (UFS) cut-out for the very first A330P2F at the Istanbul facilities,” EFW enthused on its LinkedIn page. Turkish Technic is its latest third-party MRO and conversion house [EFW now has nine conversion sites on three continents], and will be supporting the aviation technology company with its Air Transport Service Group (ATSG) order.

In 2022, in line with its plans to diversify its fleet by including next generation wide-body freighters, ATSG signed for 29 Airbus A330P2F conversions with EFW, which is a center of excellence for Airbus freighter conversions and a joint venture between ST Engineering and Airbus. The first conversion that is now taking place at Turkish Technic in Istanbul, is scheduled to be re-delivered in the middle of this year.
“EFWs A330P2F program comes with two variants – the A330-200P2F and A330-300P2F – which are both equipped with advanced technology that offers airlines additional operational and economic benefits. The A330-200P2F can carry a gross payload of up to 60 tons of weight to over 7.700 km, while the larger A330-300P2F can carry a gross payload of up to 62 tons and a containerized volume of up to ~18.581ft3 (~526m3),” the release explains.
Jordi Boto, CEO of EFW, commented: “We are glad to have Turkish Technic with its deep experience in maintaining Airbus aircraft on board.”
Turkish Technic’s CEO, Mikail Akbulut, stated: “We are happy to reach this milestone on the first conversion as we partner with EFW to meet high level demand in the market,” said. “We’re looking forward to providing the best possible performance for our customers with our extensive structural and avionic modification capabilities.”
Paul Chase, ATSG Chief Commercial Officer, advised: “The A330 will provide a solution to ATSG customers seeking a freighter that offers both operational and economic benefits.”
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