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Boeing delivers 747-8 freighter to AirBridgeCargo

  • Russia's AirBridgeCargo received its first 747-8 Freighter from the Boeing Co. on Thursday.

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    Russia's AirBridgeCargo received its first 747-8 Freighter from the Boeing Co. on Thursday.




Boeing delivered AirBridgeCargo Airlines' first 747-8 freighter on Thursday, the first of five new jumbo jets scheduled to go to the Russian carrier.

"The introduction of the Boeing 747-8F represents a huge commitment to our customers since we are investing in state of the art equipment to further expand our network," Tatyana Arslanova, executive president of AirBridgeCargo Airlines said in a statement.

The second and third Boeing 747-8s will join the fleet in March and September 2012 and the last two aircraft on order are scheduled for delivery in 2013. In addition, ABC has options for five more 747-8s.

"ABC is a valued customer of Boeing that has built a very successful cargo business with the help of 11 747 Freighters," Marty Bentrott, Boeing's vice president of Sales for Russia, Central Asia and Middle East, said in a statement.

By the end of 2012, after retiring old aircraft types, ABC's fleet will consist of three Boeing 747-8 Freighters and eight 747-400 Freighters.

"With the introduction of the Boeing 747-8F, we'll have the youngest freighter fleet in the industry while maintaining the highest standards of environmental compliance," Arslanova said.

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