View Full Version : Four Cargolux B744F's for sale
Muaskid
4th Apr 2008, 15:40
Does anyone know why Cargolux are currently offering four B744F's for sale ? The aircraft are MSN's 29729/29730/29732 and 30401 respectively LX-MCV/NCV/PCV and TCV - all relatively recent aiframes and all RB211 powered airframes. Or is this merely another "sale and lease-back" deal ?
G-AWZK
4th Apr 2008, 16:00
TCV is the one that ended up on it's nose doors and needed a significant amount of rectification work to make it airworthy again, so it could be that they will sell that one "out of sequence".
It could be (speculation on my part) that this is part of the fleet replacement plan for the introduction of the new -800's. If I remember rightly, previously they concluded deals on older airframes well in advance of the introduction of newer airframes.
hawkeye red
5th Apr 2008, 10:08
It's definately not a "sale and lease back" deal. Those are concluded at the dinnertable at the home of the CFO. He is a part owner of the leasingcompany......
Paladini
5th Apr 2008, 12:02
I'm seriously surprised these haven't been snapped up by Air Atlanta for a lease-back option.
Coleman Myers
5th Apr 2008, 20:25
A job lot like thats only going one place ...
flite idol
6th Apr 2008, 01:38
If they had CF6 motors they would be an easier sell. Cargo Lux will probably not be releasing these airframes until the -8`s are about to come on line so probably not a reduction in airframes, just preselling the older Roller birds!
Something to do with an airline in the -stans. Cheap 2nd hand recently bent aircraft vs.cheap fuel. Go figure.
Google a picture of PCV (for example) and see it's paint job...
Rumo(u)rs of course.
Engineer
7th Apr 2008, 07:05
Aircraft have been advertised on Speednews since last year. If memory serves me right via DVB bank. But not available until next year, so this must be part of the company fleet renewal plan
Fish Head on Final
7th Apr 2008, 10:35
I Heard that MK is on this ones??
Kitsune
7th Apr 2008, 16:59
CX need capacity if they retire their Crappix early.... watch this space....;)
Hey CR2 heard u guys been offered 777 freighters quiet cheaply?????? Going NYC May if ure dere beeerrrrr.
Jungleland
10th Apr 2008, 19:02
http://www.silkway-airlines.com/partners/index.php
Pacrim
11th Apr 2008, 01:37
Can anyone confirm that the sale of the Cargolux 400's with RR's are not a sale or lease back. If not for lease back why would anyone forward buy now and lock up their money. Apparently 2 went off the market early this year and are now back on. I assume the deals collapsed.
eurocontrol
14th Apr 2008, 19:30
SPEEDNEWS a couple of weeks back reported UPS had signed a deal for 4 ex CV B744's for delivery 2009(2) 2010(2)
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