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Kuehne+Nagel’s Apex Logistics International will have the honour of putting the very last Boeing 747 into service.
The 747-8 freighter will be operated under a long-term charter agreement with Atlas Air, supporting customers on the volatile Transpacific trade lanes.
After a half-century production run, the last jumbo jet, christened Empower, was presented to the public at a ceremony at the Boeing Everett Delivery Center in Seattle.
Kuehne+Nagel board member for air logistics, Yngve ...
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Plane maker Boeing is forecasting strong demand for air cargo services over the next two decades in its 2022 World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), published on 9 November.
It expects traffic to double, while the world freighter fleet will expand by more than 60%.
The latest WACF projects that the world’s cargo ...
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Qatar Airways has signed a letter of intent with Boeing for five 777 Freighters, valued at $1.7 billion at list prices. The new aircraft, which have a payload of 102 tonnes, are part of a 100-strong order for planes with the US manufacturer.
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Azerbaijan Airlines has signed an order with Boeing for new aircraft including a commitment to purchase two large freighters. The deal, signed at the Dubai Air Show, also five more 787-8 passenger Dreamliners and is valued at about $1.9 billion. The freighter commitment will be finalised later, said Boeing.
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UPS said on 27 October that it was buying 14 Boeing 747-8 Freighters, with an option to purchase an additional 14. The will be used by the express carrier to increase its capacity around the world.
While the UPS order follows a similar deal with Russian-owned Volga-Dnepr announced at this year’s ...
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Qatar Airways and Boeing finalised an order for 50 777-9Xs aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow on 16 July, first announced as a commitment at the 2013 Dubai Airshow. It also committed to 50 additional 777-9X purchase rightsand announced its intent to order four 777 Freighters and options for four more.
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A 747 Dreamlifter used to transport wing assemblies for Boeing's 787 Dramliner aircraft that was feared stranded at Colonel James Jabara airport in Kansas has safely taken off. The aircraft, a modified version of the 747-400 freighter with a bulbous upper fuselage was heading for McConnell air force base in ...
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Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways announced firm orders for 56 new Boeing wide-body aircraft, 87 Airbus aircraft, plus purchase rights for a further 56 planes at the Dubai Air Show on 17 November. The deal includes one Boeing 777-200 freighter, one Airbus A330-200F freighter, 25 next-generation Boeing 777s, 30 787-10 Dreamliners, ...
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