‘Resilience’ joins Amazon Air as 10th A330P2F

Amazon Air has inducted its 10th A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft into its fleet, naming it Resilience. The aircraft will be operated by Hawaiian Airlines.

The aircraft, registered as N5869K (MSN 1205), is 14.1 years old and formerly operated by Etihad Airways. It was withdrawn from service on June 3, 2019, later acquired by Altavair AirFinance, and converted into a freighter in August 2024, according to data from Planespotters.net.

This induction completes the lease agreement between Altavair AirFinance and Amazon Air for a total of 10 Airbus A330-300P2F aircraft, which was announced on October 21, 2022. All 10 freighters are converted by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture between ST Engineering and Airbus.

In a LinkedIn post, Raoul Sreenivasan, Vice President of Amazon Air, mentioned the names of all 10 aircraft.

“We’ve officially launched Amazon's 10th A330-300 into the skies, and what a lineup it is: Momentum, Ascend, Elevate, Lady Lindy, Limitless, Queen Bess, Pioneer, Sky Voyager, Phenomenal One, and last but not least, Resilience.”

“Reaching this point is no small feat. It’s the result of true teamwork across Amazon Air and our fantastic business partners. Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible,” he added.

With the induction of Resilience, Hawaiian Airlines now operates 10 Airbus A330-300P2F aircraft for Amazon Air. Amazon Air’s total fleet now stands at 95 aircraft, comprising 10 Airbus A330Fs, 26 Boeing 737Fs, and 59 Boeing 767Fs.

Amazon Air took delivery of its first Airbus A330-300P2F in October 2023. The aircraft, bearing registration N4621K, is named Momentum.

Alaska had completed the $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines in September 2024, and taken over the cargo operations for Amazon as part of the merger.

Hawaiian Holdings, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, has granted Amazon warrants to acquire up to 15% of its common shares, which can be exercised over the next nine years.