The first Boeing 777 Freighter to enter Qatar Airways' fleet has been placed into service after the Doha-based carrier took delivery of the aircraft on 17 May. "The 777 Freighter will expand on the great track record that Qatar Airways' 777 passenger airplanes have established," said Marlin Dailey, vice president of sales for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Qatar Airways ordered three 777 Freighters in May 2006, for deployment on Far East and European routes.Qatar Airways currently operates 17 … [Read more...] about First of three B777 Freighters joins Qatar’s fleet
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DHL expands network with Aerologic
DHL has expanded its air network with an Aerologic route linking the UAE to Asia and Europe. Aerologic, the joint venture cargo airline of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, will operate a B777F flight between Leipzig and Hong Kong with a connection in Sharjah, the third largest emirate of the UAE. "This Aerologic flight route via the UAE will boost our air network capacity on an increasingly important tradelane," said John Pearson, CEO, DHL Express Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and … [Read more...] about DHL expands network with Aerologic
First of three B777 Freighters joins Qatar's fleet
The first Boeing 777 Freighter to enter Qatar Airways' fleet has been placed into service after the Doha-based carrier took delivery of the aircraft on 17 May. "The 777 Freighter will expand on the great track record that Qatar Airways' 777 passenger airplanes have established," said Marlin Dailey, vice president of sales for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Qatar Airways ordered three 777 Freighters in May 2006, for deployment on Far East and European routes.Qatar Airways currently operates 17 … [Read more...] about First of three B777 Freighters joins Qatar's fleet
FedEx to buy six more 777Fs
FedEx Express, subsidiary of FedEx Corp. has announced agreements to purchase six additional B777F freighters for its fleet worth about US$1.5 billion at list prices, which will be used to expand capacity to Asia and Europe from the US. The largest all-cargo airline in the world will purchase four B777Fs directly from Boeing and two from additional sources. Including this announcement, FedEx Express has agreed to purchase a total of 38 B777F aircraft. To date, FedEx Express has already taken … [Read more...] about FedEx to buy six more 777Fs
Emirates puts B777F on Dusseldorf service
Emirates Sky Cargo now operates a weekly brand new B777F aircraft direct from Dubai to and from Dusseldorf. This flight replaces the B747F which was routed via Malpensa. Emirates has also up-sized one of two daily passenger flights from an A330-200 to a B777-ER, which provides an extra 7 tonnes of cargo per flight. Marcus Knauf, who has been with the airline for several years, has been appointed cargo manager for Dusseldorf. … [Read more...] about Emirates puts B777F on Dusseldorf service
DHL and Lufthansa launch new cargo carrier
In a bold but largely unvoidable move, a new cargo airline has taken flight in what is arguably the harshest air cargo environment in the history of air cargo. AeroLogic, the new child of global heavyweights DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo officially started operations out of its Leipzig, Germany hub Friday after two years of extensive planning. The all-cargo carrier is a unique joint venture that sees the capacity of what will ultimately be an eight-plane fleet of 102-tonne B777 freighters … [Read more...] about DHL and Lufthansa launch new cargo carrier