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Cargolux might be looking to buy five Boeing 747-8F; this agreement would cost $1.9bn (list).  The plan is for a joint venture project between Cargolux and its 35% shareholder Henan Civil Aviation Development & Investment (HNCA) and be headquartered in Zhengzhou,...

Almost lost amidst the acrimony and controversy over a delay in the delivery of the first 747-8F to Cargolux, which finally occurred yesterday, is the fact that the first of the new generation GEnx engines has entered service.  The GEnx-2B engines power the 747-8, and...

While in Seattle to take delivery of his airline's 100th airplane, Qatar CEO's Mr Al Baker shared that the reason Cargolux had not taken delivery is related to a 2.7% fuel-burn shortfall on the new freighter's GE engines.  Since Qatar now owns 35% of Cargolux, Mr...