by admin | Sep 30, 2015 | Boeing, Boeing 747 8, Cargolux |
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,...
by admin | Oct 13, 2011 | Aerospace, Boeing, Cargolux, Engines, General Electric |
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...
by admin | Oct 3, 2011 | Aerospace, Boeing, Cargolux, Qatar |
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...
by admin | Sep 21, 2011 | Aerospace, Boeing, General Electric |
Last week it was Cargolux deferring deliveries with a dispute, now Atlas Air, the second 747-8F customer scheduled for deliveries, has taken its options to cancel its first three aircraft orders, deferring deliveries of its nine remaining orders to later this year,...
by admin | Sep 18, 2011 | Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney |
In an embarrassment for Boeing, Cargolux has postponed the initial delivery of the 747-8F scheduled for Monday, resulting in a PR disaster for Boeing. Rather than reporting the success of the 747-8 first delivery, the global media descending on Seattle will now...
