Cabin Interior and Electronics
Lufthansa Technik and Airbus Team Up on A330 Cargo Mod
An agreement to develop an STC for A330 passenger-to-cargo conversions calls for Lufthansa Technik to supply mod kits and Airbus to provide technical data.
Finnair is the first airline to modify an Airbus A330 for transitional cargo use. (Photo: Finnair)
Finnair is the first airline to modify an Airbus A330 for transitional cargo use. (Photo: Finnair)

Airbus and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) have signed an agreement to co-develop a temporary system that will allow operators to load cargo into the cabins of their A330-200 and A330-300 widebodies. Under the agreement, Lufthansa Technik owns the needed supplemental type certificate (STC) and will provide the modification kits for customers, while Airbus provides technical data, engineering validations, and operational calculations.