Cargolux orders two new Boeing 747- 400F
PRESS RELEASE
Cargolux orders two new Boeing 747- 400F Freighters for delivery in 2007 and 2008
Seattle/Luxembourg, March 9, 2006 – Cargolux, the Luxembourg based all-cargo airline, has placed orders at Boeing for two new 747- 400F freighters to be delivered in summer 2007 and in summer 2008 respectively. Cargolux currently operates 14 B747- 400 freighters. The introduction of a used 747- 400F freighter, scheduled to join Cargolux by the end of 2006, has been cancelled and this aircraft has been sold in the meantime. With the two new aircraft Cargolux will gap the period until the delivery of the new 747- 8F fleet starting in September 2009.
As from summer 2008 on, the Cargolux fleet will be composed of 16 aircraft of the type 747- 400F. From 2009 on, the step-by-step renewal of the fleet will start with the introduction of the new Boeing 747 – 8 Freighter.
In November 2005, Boeing had announced the construction launch of the new 747-8F series. Cargolux is the launch customer of this new model and has announced firm orders for 10 aircraft and purchase rights for an additional ten units of this upsized 747 F.
“The 747 Freighters play an important part in our business model, says Ulrich Ogiermann, President and CEO of Cargolux. “The performance level of the 747- 400 freighter within our worldwide network is a cornerstone of our results these last years. With the introduction of the 747-8F freighter by the end of 2009, Cargolux will enter a new area of increased operational efficiency, of further improved environmental performance and of an enlarged potential for better products to benefit our customers.
We will continue to pursue our moderate growth strategy in line with the growth outlook of the cargo business, meaning that we must relentlessly adapt our network to the continuously changing requirements of our customers.”