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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

Cargolux offers third weekly frequency to Zhengzhou

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Cargolux Airlines International S.A. today announced the launch of a third scheduled flight from Luxembourg to Zhengzhou, China, effective from 3 September 2014. Caargolux will doubles its Zhengzhou service to six weekly flights by the end of 2014 in a bid to offer its customers shortest transit times between Europe and any city in Central China. Zhhengzhou is ideally located in central China with daily road feeder services to coastal cities such as Beijing and Shanghai and reaches far … [Read more...] about Cargolux offers third weekly frequency to Zhengzhou

Cargolux welcomes 10th B747-8 freighter

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Cargolux Airlines International will take delivery of its 10th B747-8 freighter from Boeing on 25 July. The aircraft, named ‘City of Contern’, is scheduled to leave Boeing’s Paine Field in Seattle on 24 July and after stopovers at Seattle Tacoma and Calgary, where the new freighter picks up a load of cargo, it will arrive in Luxembourg on 25 July.  "The delivery of the 10th 747-8F has helped us bring down the average age of our fleet - already one of the youngest in the … [Read more...] about Cargolux welcomes 10th B747-8 freighter

China’s HNCA, Luxembourg strike deal on Cargolux stake

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Chinese investment group, Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company (HNCA), the investment vehicle of the Chinese province of Henan, is reported to have been given the green light to purchase the 35 per cent shareholding up for sale in state-owned Cargolux.  Xavier Bettel, the incoming prime minister of Luxembourg, informed parliament of the decision in a speech on 29 November, according to media reports.  Bettel also told parliament that HNCA had committed to … [Read more...] about China’s HNCA, Luxembourg strike deal on Cargolux stake

China's HNCA, Luxembourg strike deal on Cargolux stake

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Chinese investment group, Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company (HNCA), the investment vehicle of the Chinese province of Henan, is reported to have been given the green light to purchase the 35 per cent shareholding up for sale in state-owned Cargolux.  Xavier Bettel, the incoming prime minister of Luxembourg, informed parliament of the decision in a speech on 29 November, according to media reports.  Bettel also told parliament that HNCA had committed to … [Read more...] about China's HNCA, Luxembourg strike deal on Cargolux stake