Amazon Air has welcomed its eighth Airbus A330-300 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft for operation by Hawaiian Airlines.
Air Cargo News reported in October 2022 that Amazon Air planned to add 10 A330-300 converted freighters from lessor Altavair, to be operated by Hawaiian.
The aircraft are being gradually converted by Germany-headquartered Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture between Singapore-based ST Engineering and France-headquartered Airbus.
«Proud to welcome our 8th Airbus Aircraft A330-300P2F into our fleet,” said Mylène Scholnick, head of global fleet management at Amazon Air in a LinkedIn post on 2 March.
The deal with Hawaiian will last for eight years with options to extend for a further two and three years. Hawaiian, recently acquired by Alaska Air Group, received the first of the 10 freighters in July 2023.
Hawaiian then commenced service of its A330-300P2 contract business for Amazon in October that year.
Meanwhile, in October last year, Amazon Air confirmed it had begun selling cargo capacity on its aircraft to third parties, including ad hoc and charter services.
The carrier serves networks across North America, Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and Asia. Amazon said at the time of launch that it could provide space on more than 100 aircraft with more than 250 daily flights, including partner airlines, and would also offer ad hoc, charter, or blocked space services…
