Avion Aircraft firms A330-200F orders, adds two to list

Avion Aircraft firms A330-200F orders, adds two to list Avion Aircraft Trading has firmed up its order for six A330-200 Freighters from Airbus and ordered an extra two of the aircraft.
   This follows the finalization of a first leasing arrangement with Icelandair Cargo for four of the planes. Deliveries to Avion are scheduled for 2010.
   The A330-200F, which had its industrial launch in January, is capable of carrying 64 metric tons of cargo up to 7,400 kilometers in its standard version, or 69 metric tons up to 5,930 kilometers in payload-mode configuration.
   “The A330-200F is the ideal complement to our portfolio of bigger cargo airplanes,” said Hafthor Hafsteinson, Avion’s executive chairman. “Its payload characteristics open up new possibilities for our airline customers combined with very attractive operating costs. We have decided to increase our initial order due to the very positive market response and we are looking forward to doing more business with Airbus.”