Air Hong Kong upgrades fleet with A330P2F; plans single fleet by 2025

Air Hong Kong, which primarily serves DHL Express, is planning to replace its older A300F aircraft with new A330-P2F conversions and aiming to operate a single fleet by 2025.

The fleet upgrade comes at a time for Air Hong Kong, coinciding with DHL Express's expansion of its hub at HKIA in November 2023. The expanded facility has increased DHL's overall capacity by 50%.

The fleet modernisation plan was initially outlined by Tom Owen of Cathay Cargo, during an episode of Cargo Masterminds aired in November 2023 stating: "By the end of 2024, our fleet will be 100% composed of A330 freighters, removing the older A300 aircraft. That is primarily because the Asian Logistics Hub, which we operate for DHL with our Air Hong Kong flights, is a strong one for express cargo."

Now, in June 2024, Clarence Tai of Air Hong Kong stated in a conversation with Cargo Clan: “Today we have 16 aircraft, but our requirements are for 15. We have been gradually replacing the older Airbus A300Fs with new A330-P2F conversions. We’ve received a new A330, but we haven’t released the old A300 yet, so we are in a transition and have an extra aircraft. By Q2 2025, we will have completed our entire aircraft rollover programme.”

Michael Edmunds of DHL Express added: “Modernising Air Hong Kong’s fleet is necessary to further boost its agility to support the future growth of Asia Pacific, and provide reliable operations key to DHL Express’s customer promise.”

Air Hong Kong currently operates an average of 75 weekly frequencies for DHL, up from 63 before the pandemic. The transition to A330 aircraft brings additional benefits beyond increased capacity.

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Air Hong Kong is EDTO-compliant which has already enabled the airline to expand its network, including flights to Bahrain and Leipzig, with plans for more new destinations in the future.

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