Successful first flight of first converted A300-600
Dresden, 14 December 2001
On December 13, 2001, the first converted A300-600 (MSN 477) freighter aircraft performed successfully its first flight. At 11:07 a.m., the aircraft took off for a six hours acceptance flight at Dresden airport.
The conversion work of this A300-600 began in May 2001 at EADS EFW (Elbe Flugzeugwerke), the core conversion centre within EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V.. Yesterday's first flight took place on schedule. The LBA - STC is expected to be issued at the end of this month; the FAA - STC will follow one week later.
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Again, this Airbus freighter conversion at EADS EFW consist of a 100 % OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) solution and uses a maximum number of common parts from the corresponding Airbus freighter production, which gives the operator all the reliability and safety of a serial production aircraft.
So far, EADS has provided the delivery of 88 converted Airbus aircraft (34 A300B4F, 43 A310-200F and 11 A310-300F). 15 customers all over the world are operating these aircraft, all converted under OEM-rules. EFW has a backlog of 26 aircraft conversions to be converted into freighter configuration within the next years.
Dresden, December 2001
For further information please contact:
EADS EFW
Cornelia Voss
Phone: +49 351 8839 2169
Fax: +49 351 8839 2178
Email: Cornelia.Voss@efw.eads.net
Internet: www.efw.eads.net
