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The A330 freighter arrives in Hong Kong
HONG KONG Airlines has taken delivery of its first A330-200 freighter, one of three that it expects to receive from lessor Aircastle. Capable of carrying up to 70
tonnesof freightover5,900km, the aircaft is expected to be used by the carrier on routes to theMiddle East and Africa. According to Hong Kong
Leahy notes
Airlines president,Yang Jian Hong: “The A330-200F will enable Hong Kong Airlines toenter thededicatedcargomarket with the most efficient aircraft available today in its class. “Withournewfreight services,wewillbe
“unrivalled levels of efficiency”
Hong Kong Airlines as one of the leading carriers in the Asia region,” he commented. John Leahy, Airbus chief
operating officer, customers, observed that the delivery of the new aircraft type marks “a step change for cargo operators, bringing unrivalled levels of efficiency to themid-size freighter market. The CEO of Aircastle Ron
Wainshal revealed: “This is the first of three aircraft fromourorder streamcommittedto Hong Kong Airlines.” He also noted that the delivery of the
able to complement our fast-growing passenger network as we work to build
new A330-200 freighter represents further evidence of “the strong recovery in the air cargomarket”.
IN BRIEF
ON 14 September, Coyne Airways began offering the capacity of a B747-400 freighter fromDubai to Bagram,Afghanistan. Flown once a week on a Tuesday, the new service is supplemented by an IL-76 operation every Friday.
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