Deferrals of freighter deliveries reflect the decline in demand for maindeck lift

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Boeing’s woes don’t seem to end. This well-researched article by the excellent David Harris at Cargo Facts, (which is unlikely to have been sanctioned by Boeing), tells of the growing numbers of unwanted 747-8Fs that are starting to line the desert – ten aircraft have so far been assembled but not delivered to carriers, while six aircraft had their registrations changed to Boeing in January, suggesting more deferrals on the way.