B747-8

Lufthansa assists Red Cross on refugee bedding crisis

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The German Red Cross and Lufthansa Cargo have flown more than 15,000 camp beds in recent days from North America to Germany. On Tuesday morning Lufthansa flight LH419 from Washington landed at the airline's hub in Frankfurt, with the B747-8I carrying approximately 1,000 camp beds. The remaining beds, divided over twelve flights, were transported to Frankfurt in the days preceding. The cargo airline undertook the transport at cost price. The total volume of the cargo amounted to nearly 120 … [Read more...] about Lufthansa assists Red Cross on refugee bedding crisis

ABC orders 20 B747-8 freighters

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Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group has signed an MoU to order 20 additional B747-8 freighters, in a deal that Boeing values at US$7.4 billion at list prices, for its AirBridgeCargo Airlines unit. The agreement also adds the Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan freighter on a long-term basis to the logistics support chain for Boeing and its partners. … [Read more...] about ABC orders 20 B747-8 freighters

Cargolux accepts its 11th B747-8F

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Cargolux Airlines International S.A. welcomed its 11th B747-8 freighter. The latest addition to the airlines growing 747-8F fleet is registered LX-VCJ and named "City of Zhengzhou" in honor of Cargolux's partnership with its Chinese shareholder HNCA and its recently established Chinese hub in Zhengzhou. “Our new City of Zhengzhou will help us to strengthen our services between Luxembourg and the province of Henan,” says Dirk Reich, Cargolux president and CEO. “In addition … [Read more...] about Cargolux accepts its 11th B747-8F

Korean Air to supply as B747-8 wing part supplier

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Korean Air’s Aerospace Business Division has announced that the airline has been selected to produce the wing structure components for the new Boeing 747-8 aircraft. Since August 2008 Korean Air’s Tech Centre – the Aerospace Business Division, located in Pusan, South Korea – has delivered raked wing tips, wing tip extensions and flap tTrack fairings for Boeing’s wing structures. “Korean Air has produced the components of the … [Read more...] about Korean Air to supply as B747-8 wing part supplier