The US Lender Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) expects to deliver immediately out of its Free Flower (P2F) jets from passengers on the 29 Airbus A330-300 on orders.
New York-based ATSG said it expects to deliver the first four A330P2FS this year from Dresden-based Elbe Furgögwerke (EFW), a joint venture between St. Engineering and Airbus.
“The conversion of the cargo ships for the first two aircraft is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2025,” ATSG says.
According to Airbus, the A330-200P2F can carry a 62T payload, with a maximum range of 3,699Nm (6,850km).
According to ATSG, the A330P2F has similar features to the aging Boeing 767 “with medium wide body air transport, additional space and range.”
JETS will be located in ATSG's subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM). It acquires used passenger aircraft to freight conversion and leases it to airlines subsidiaries of Amazon, DHL and ATSG.
CAM expects to take up to six A330P2FSs until next year.
ATSG also expects some A321s converted to cargo. ATSG developed the design of the A321P2F using precision aircraft solutions and received a supplementary type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2021.
The company's year-end 10K filing shows that six A321 aircraft are currently undergoing cargo changes.
The narrow body type “is suitable for air expression services and e-commerce fulfillment on shorter routes with smaller payloads than the Boeing 767,” says ATSG. “The A321 could be more fuel efficient than comparable cargo aircraft variations of the Boeing 737 and Boeing 757. ”
The ATSG ended in 2024, with a total of 148 owned and leased aircraft in the fleet, which consists primarily of 767.
Last year, ATSG agreed to buy it from New York investment company Stonepeak for $3.1 billion. The agreement that will make ATSG a private company was approved by shareholders on February 20th.
The company says it will now work with the U.S. Department of Transport to complete the transaction.
