Awesome Cargo completes A330P2F fleet with final freighter delivery
The airline has received its third and final Airbus A330-200P2F from EFW, completing its converted-freighter fleet and strengthening its long-haul cargo operations between China and Mexico.
Awesome Cargo has taken delivery of its final Airbus A330-200P2F from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), marking a major step forward in expanding and enhancing its cargo operations.
The airline has received its third fully converted Airbus A330-200P2F freighter. Luis Ramos, Chief Executive Officer at Awesome Cargo, confirmed the news on his LinkedIn post, where he called it a ‘Beautiful aircraft’. The aircraft was received in April 2026, and was later sent to paint. Ramos shared on 16th May that it's a massive milestone for the company.
He confirmed saying, “Yes, converted from EFW in April. Received from paint recently”.
The Mexican-based cargo airline took delivery of its third Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter under the EFW programme. It is one of a trio of A330P2Fs ordered by Air Lease Corporation and subleased to Awesome Cargo, with EFW acting as the conversion centre.
The conversion operation started after EFW received a validated supplemental type certificate (V-STC) for its A330-200 P2F and A330-300 P2F solutions by the Agencia Federal de Aviacion Civil Mexico (AFAC) in November 2024. The first aircraft was delivered in June 2025, a MSN 1252, which is 13.8 years old and was operated by Alitalia.
Followed by the other two, including a 14.2-year-old MSN 1218 and MSN 1225, aged 14.1 years. All three former Alitia models are successfully coveted and delivered to Awesome Cargo.
Ramos described it as an ‘emotional moment’ because XA-DUR carries greater meaning as “DUR” is his wife’s initials. According to him, in aviation, aircraft become part of your life story, and this one already was before it even touched the sky.
He shared how many believed that building a Mexican long-haul cargo airline during a global supply chain crisis was impossible. Today, seeing three converted A330 freighters operating around the world proves that vision, resilience, and the right people can overcome doubt.
Ramos indicated that the aircraft represents trust, confidence, sacrifice and the relentless dedication of an extraordinary team across Mexico, China, Korea, Latin America, and the United States.
While Ramos mentioned the specific route and how often these freighters will operate, he said that freighters will fly Ezhou Huahu International Airport (EHU) in China and Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) in Mexico City in a few weeks, which is 4 times per week.
Ramos underlined the contribution of teams at Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH, Airbus, Mexicana MRO, and Sumisho Air Lease, Awesome Cargo’s crews and operational teams, the Mexican aviation authorities and AIFA Felipe Ángeles.
He believes XA-DUR will always symbolise that building dreams at this scale is impossible without love, patience, and unwavering support at home.
Ramos shared that all three freighters are in service.
