Awesome Cargo: start-up from Mexico

On 8 February 2023, Awesome Cargo was presented to the world during a presentation. Most notable during this event was the presence of the airline's first aircraft, Airbus A330-200 EI-EJI (1218). The former Alitalia Airbus was delivered (with a stop at Halifax) to Mexico City from Naples on 7 February 2023.

The airline is planning to launch flights from Mexico City-Felipe Ángeles and will be the first cargo airline to call this airport its home. This is in line with the government's plan to move all cargo flights from Mexico City to this former air base.

Awesome Cargo is planning to offer ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintance and Insurance)-flights, as well as it's own marketed cargo flights to destinations within Latin America as well as Asia-Pacific. The Airbus is outfitted as a "phreighter", which means it will carry cargo in the main passenger cabin. It's unclear if the airline has plans to have the aircraft properly converted later on.

Later this year, the company is planning to add a second Airbus A330-200 phreighter to the fleet.

Photo via Twitter.