Etihad makes cargo debut with leased A300-600F

Etihad Airways has introduced its first cargo aircraft with the lease of an Airbus A300-600F from Icelandic operator Islandsflug. The aircraft – an ex-Egyptair passenger A300 that was converted by EADS-EFW last year – has been delivered to the carrier on a two-year contract. The A300 has a payload of around 40t and is operating services from Etihad's Abu Dhabi hub to Amman, Frankfurt and Mumbai, as well as ad hoc charters. Islandsflug says that it will place two more freightsers with the carrier this year – a second A300-600F and an A310-300F.

Source: Flight International