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China Airlines to buy Boeing 777-8 freighters

Taiwan’s China Airlines will order four Boeing 777-8 freighters, a next-generation plane that isn’t expected to reach the market until 2028, it said in a stock exchange filing.

The airline said it would also buy 10 each of the Boeing 777-9 passenger jet and 10 Airbus A350-1000s. The total value of the transactions is $11.9 billion, although airlines typically get discounts for large orders. Each of the 777-8 freighters will cost up to $519 million. 

The passenger jets will replace an existing...

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Lufthansa invests in next-gen Boeing 777-8 freighters

A large Lufthansa cargo jet surrounded by shipping containers on the tarmac with an early dawn sunshine in the background.

Lufthansa Cargo will be the second customer for Boeing’s next-generation freighter, the 777-8, after announcing on Monday the largest investment in company history with an order for 10 large cargo jets that will increase capacity by two-thirds over the next decade.

Down a level, aircraft manufacturer Embraer said the first sale of converted E190 regional jets will go to Nordic Aviation Capital, which will send 10 passenger aircraft from its fleet to Brazil to be modified.

The decisions reflect...

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Ethiopian Airlines says it intends to buy 5 Boeing 777-8 freighters

A white jet with colorful tail and Ethiopian Airlines logo flies high in the sky, view from above.

Ethiopian Airlines has reached a preliminary agreement with Boeing for the purchase of five 777-8 freighters, the companies announced late Friday. If the deal is finalized, Africa’s largest carrier will be the second customer for the cargo version of the next-generation 777 aircraft.

Expanding the freighter fleet is part of Ethiopian Airlines’ long-term strategy for growing its cargo and logistics business to provide multimodal logistics services worldwide. The company has also started...

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Western Global Airlines orders 2 Boeing 777-8 freighters

A white plane with blue Western Global lettering flies above white clouds.

Boeing and Airbus on Wednesday issued dueling announcements about new customers for their respective next-generation large freighter programs.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) said that Western Global Airlines has placed a firm order for two of the manufacturer’s new 777-8 freighters. Airbus said Etihad Airways signed a letter of intent for seven of its all-new A350 widebody freighters and that Singapore Airlines had locked in a tentative order for seven A350 cargo jets.

It is the first time that Estero,...

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Boeing lands Qatar Airways as 1st customer for 777X freighter

A side view of a Qatar Airways Cargo jet with containers on the tarmac and a sunny day.

Top cargo carrier Qatar Airways has signed to be the launch customer for Boeing’s next-generation 777X freighter still in development, agreeing Monday to buy 34 of the widebody aircraft in a deal that seemed inevitable given recent bad blood between the airline and European manufacturer Airbus.

The Middle East carrier also announced that it has options for 16 additional freighters beyond its firm commitment and signed an agreement for up to 50 737-10s, the largest 737 MAX single-aisle passenger...

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Ocean carrier CMA CGM orders A350 cargo jets from Airbus

White jet with CMA CGM logo. Plane parked.

Airbus on Friday landed ocean shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM as the second customer for its new freighter version of the popular A350 twin-aisle passenger aircraft as competition for dedicated cargo jets heats up to meet global shipping demand.

The European airframer said CMA CGM, which launched a cargo airline in March to diversify its business and better control capacity for its CEVA Logistics unit, has signed a preliminary sales agreement to buy four A350 all-cargo aircraft. The deal is...

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