Cargolux orders 14th 747-8F

Air freight firm Cargolux has ordered an additional Boeing 747-8 Freighter as part of its ongoing fleet renewal and expansion program.


The new order, expected to be delivered in March 2015, brings the total number of new generation aircraft expected to serve the airline up to 14.


Currently, the airline has nine 747-8Fs in operation and 11 Boeing 747-400 freighters. In the course of 2014, two more 747-8Fs, LX-VCJ and LX-VCK, will join the Cargolux fleet.


Cargolux was the first airline to take delivery of the new jet in 2011. The firm said in a statement that it had “proven to be a valuable addition to the airline's fleet with unsurpassed economics, lower operational costs and environmental advances.”


Cargolux was recently awarded “Best Performing Cargo Airline” by Budapest Airport for the fifth year running. The airline operates four weekly flights to Ferencz Liszt Airport, using its 747-8 freighters.

(Wort.LU Business News)