Resurrecting this old thread it is interesting to see what has happened in the past 2+ years with the air cargo industry in a tail spin.
It has been confirmed that the 2 Cargolux aircraft will leave the fleet for UPS in the next few weeks, however in the mean time the -8F programme has slipped a year or so. This means there will be only 14 CLX aircraft for the foreseeable future. 3 more retirements are slated for next year but will coincide with the delivery of the -8F. A 14 aircraft fleet is potentially seen until the end of 2011 as -8F deliveries will be delayed by arrangement with Boeing.
There is also a caveat that there might be a further reduction in hull numbers if the economic situation warrants it.
Lets hope that in a further 2 years there will be a reversal of fortune in general and the fleet will once again be expanding.