An era of tri-jets within Lufthansa Group has come to an end as the cargo unit's last MD-11F made its final approact at Frankfurt last 17 October. Flight LH8161 from New York (JFK) landed at Frankfurt Airport for the last time and touched down ahead of schedule at 12:03 p.m. local time on runway 07R. This marks the end of commercial service of the three-engine MD-11F aircraft type with the German airline after more than 23 years. The aircraft with registration D-ALCC, also … [Read more...] about Last MD-11 freighter bids farewell to Lufthansa fleet
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FedEx Express announces launch of new route
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (FDX) and the world's largest express transportation company, announced the launch of a new route which, for the first time, connects the FedEx APAC Hub in Guangzhou, China and the FedEx World Hub in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. Currently, a FedEx Express MD-11 freighter is being used for the new route but it will be replaced with a B-777 freighter in May to meet increasing shipping demand. The new route has five flights per week from Tuesday … [Read more...] about FedEx Express announces launch of new route
