Editing Airbus A330 (section)

====A330P2F====
[[File:CGN 20190331 SU-GCE 05.jpg|thumb|The first A330-200P2F was delivered to [[Egyptair Cargo]] on 3 August 2018, with no bulge at the front of the aircraft like the A330-200F.]]

The A330P2F (Passenger-to-Freighter) conversion programme was launched at the 2012 [[Singapore Airshow]] with the support of [[Airbus]], their [[Dresden]]-based [[Elbe Flugzeugwerke]] (EFW) joint venture and Singapore-based engineering firm [[ST Aerospace]].<!--<ref name=Airbus15feb2012 /> --> Targeting a 2016 introduction, Airbus then estimated a market requirement for 2,700 freighters over 20 years, including 900 conversions, with half of these being mid-sized aircraft like the A330.<ref name="Airbus15feb2012">{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2012/02/airbus-to-launch-a330p2f-cargo-conversion-programme-with-st-aerospace-and-eads-efw.html |date= 15 February 2012 |title= Airbus to launch A330P2F cargo conversion programme with ST Aerospace and EADS EFW |publisher= Airbus}}</ref> The aircraft will be converted mainly at EFW's facility in Dresden, Germany, and at a new conversion site in Shanghai, China.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Waldron |first=Greg |date=3 March 2022 |title=Lessor ATSG commits to 29 A330P2F conversion slots |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/lessor-atsg-commits-to-29-a330p2f-conversion-slots/147772.article |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=Flight Global}}</ref>

The A330-300P2F, targeted towards operators with lower density [[express delivery]] and [[e-commerce]] loads, can carry up to {{cvt|62|t|lb}} over {{cvt|3,650|nmi}}.<!--<ref name=Airbus1dec2017 /> --> Following flight tests in October 2017 and the awarding of the EASA [[supplemental type certificate]] (STC) in November, the first A330-300P2F was delivered to [[DHL]] on 1 December.<ref name="Airbus1dec2017">{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2017/11/first-a330-300p2f-enters-service-with-dhl-.html |title= First A330-300P2F enters service with DHL |date= 1 December 2017 |publisher= Airbus}}</ref>

The A330-200P2F can carry {{cvt|61|t|lb}} over {{cvt|4,250|nmi}}.<ref name="a330p2f">{{cite web |url= https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/freighter/a330p2f.html |title= Commercial Aircraft > Freighter > A330P2F |date= 7 October 2021 |publisher= Airbus}}</ref> Following flight tests in June 2018, and the awarding of the EASA STC in July, the first was delivered to [[Egyptair Cargo]] on 3 August 2018.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://www.elbeflugzeugwerke.com/en/our-company/news/detail/first-a330-200p2f-re-delivery-to-egyptair-cargo/ |title= First A330-200P2F re-delivery to Egyptair Cargo |date= 3 August 2018 |publisher= EFW |access-date= 7 August 2018 |archive-date= 7 August 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180807155610/https://www.elbeflugzeugwerke.com/en/our-company/news/detail/first-a330-200p2f-re-delivery-to-egyptair-cargo/ |url-status= dead}}</ref>

The P2F version of the A330 retains the passenger aircraft's geometry and incorporates a powered cargo loading system to enable pallets to be moved "uphill" on the main cargo deck, and therefore does not have the distinctive nose blister, or "bulge", of the factory delivered A330-200F.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kingsley-Jones |first1=Max |title=SINGAPORE: A330P2F to become a reality, with help from ST Aerospace |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/singapore-a330p2f-to-become-a-reality-with-help-from-st-aerospace/104070.article |work=Flight Global |date=14 February 2012}}</ref>

On 3 March 2022, [[Air Transport Services Group]], an air freighter lessor, committed to acquiring 29 Airbus A330-300P2F with deliveries in the 2023 to 2027 timeframe.<ref name=":0" />