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In early 2015, Silk Way West Airlines negotiated a contract for another three Boeing 747-8 freighters, the 747-8F. [7] In May 2015, the airline was announced as the launch customer for the Antonov An-178 after placing an order for 10 aircraft. [8] In 2017, the company signed purchase of 10 more Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with a total cost of $1B. [9]
The prototype Boeing 747-8F during flight testing. On April 19, 2010, the second flight-test aircraft was moved from Moses Lake to Palmdale to conduct tests on the aircraft's engines in preparation for obtaining a type certification for the aircraft. The remaining aircraft in the test fleet were scheduled to move to Palmdale during May. [47]
In November 2011, DAE cancelled five of the 747-8F orders and converted them to 777Fs. [18] In December 2012, DAE cancelled the remaining five 747-8F, with Emirates SkyCargo focusing its fleet on the 777F only. In April 2013, Emirates SkyCargo was voted Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year. [19] In July 2013, work started on a SkyCargo ...
In place of the 2 A380Fs, during the Farnborough Air Show in July 2006, Emirates signed a Heads of Agreement for 10 Boeing 747-8F aircraft, in a deal worth US$3.3 billion. [23] Emirates chose the Boeing 747-8 "derivative" freighter over the all-new Airbus A380F for its nose-loading capability, something the rival Airbus freighter would have lacked.
The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%.
CLA took hold of its second aircraft and first Boeing 747-8F at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow. [8] This aircraft was used to transport over 100 tonnes of fresh flowers from Bogotá, Colombia to London Stansted Airport for Mother's Day in 2017. [9] Within 18 months of starting operations the airline received a second Boeing 747-400F from AerCap ...
Based on Friday's closing price, Boeing can raise $13.95 billion from the common stock offering and an additional $2.1 billion if the issue is oversubscribed, though such issues are typically ...
Boeing 747-400BCF: 2 — Cargo: Boeing 747-400F: 28 — Cargo: 5 Operated for Nippon Cargo Airlines [20] Boeing 747-400LCF: 4 — Cargo: Operated for Boeing: Boeing 747-8F: 6 1 Cargo: Additional 747-8F from AirBridge Cargo to be delivered TBD [citation needed] 1 Operated for Kuehne + Nagel [21] 1 Operated for Apex Logistics The final 747 built ...