Delayed arrival of freighters may prevent 'a bloodbath' in air cargo market
Only a trickle of large widebody freighters will join the global fleet this year and, ...
By Alex Lennane
Lufthansa is betting big on cargo with an order for 10 more 777 freighters, which could start arriving as early as July.
The German carrier has ordered three current generation 777Fs and seven next-generation 777-8Fs, and is also set to extend its leases of two 777Fs due to expire in 2024, but which will now run until 2031.
Lufthansa Cargo last year phased-out its last MD-11Fs and added two 777Fs, giving it 11 777Fs alongside the A321F it added for e-commerce shipments.
Its ...
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