Elbe Aircraft Plants Supply Eight Transport Aircraft for Air China Cargo

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Dresden/Chengdu, January 16, 2026. The Elbe aircraft plants (EFW) from Dresden have signed the first major contract for China: On Wednesday, the airline delivered the eighth cargo aircraft to their customer Air China Cargo. This is the result of an EFW communication. Air China had commissioned the EFW to convert eight A330-200 passenger airbuses into cargo aircraft. The planning was carried out by the Dresdners. According to EFW, the conversion …

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The Elbe aircraft plants have delivered the eighth and last converted Airbus A330-200 freighter to Air China Cargo. The company announced that the passenger machines were planned in Dresden and rebuilt at Ameco in Chengdu. The first major order in China has thus been completed after about two years. Ameco is the maintenance company of Air China and has been cooperating with EFW since July 2022.