Airbus A330-200F

Due to flagging A300-600F and A310F sales, Airbus first began marketing a freighter derivative of the A330-200 around 2000-2001, although it was not launched at this time.^[6] The A330-200F re-emerged at the 2006 Farnborough Airshow and received its industrial go-ahead in January 2007. The first flight is planned for late 2009.

The A330-200F is a mid-size, long-haul all-cargo aircraft capable of carrying 64 tonnes over 4,000 NM / 7,400 km, or 69 tonnes up to 3,200 NM / 5,930 km. It introduces a new versatile main-deck cargo loading system that will be able to accommodate both pallets and containers. Several different arrangements will be possible on the main deck, taking up to 23 Side-by-Side (SBS) pallets, aimed at the high volume, high value commodities or Single Row (SR) loading of 16 pallets (96”x 96”x125” SR pallets) and/or nine AMA containers aimed at the general cargo higher density markets.

To overcome the standard A330's nose-down body angle on the ground, the A330F will make use of a revised nose landing gear layout. The same leg will be used, however it will be attached lower in the fuselage, requiring a distinctive blister fairing on the nose to accommodate the retracted nose-gear.

Power is provided by two Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines.

As of 1 Jan 09, Airbus had 65 firm orders from nine customers: Aircastle 7, BOC Aviation 5, Etihad Airways 3, Flyington Freighters 12, Guggenheim Aviation Partners 2, Intrepid Aviation Group 20, MatlinPatterson 6, MNG Airlines 2 and OH, Avion LLC 8. Additionally ACT Airlines has signed an MOU for 2. ^[7] The first delivery will be to Flyington Freighters in Spring 2010. [1]

Other wide-body freighters include the B767-300F, DC-10F, MD-11F,B777F.