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CQ-10A SnowGoose – the flying container
By IAG | April 29th, 2007 | Posted in aviation, freighter, uav | No Comments
Another 747-8F order
By IAG | March 19th, 2007 | Posted in 747-8f, boeing, cargolux, freighter | No Comments
Boeing announced that launch customer Cargolux has placed a follow-on order for three Boeing 747-8 Freighters, valued at $845 million at list prices, and added two options. This brings the Luxembourg-based cargo operator's total 747-8 Freighter order to 13 airplanes, two options and 10 purchase rights.
767F to get update?
By IAG | March 2nd, 2007 | Posted in 767, A330, airbus, boeing, freighter | No CommentsGeoffrey Thomas at ATW reports that Boeing is tight-lipped about plans for a freighter models based on the 767-200/300 and derived from its entry in the USAF KC-X tanker competition. These plans are in order to counter the A330-200F, which has 32 orders this year. Boeing is looking to match the A330-200F's 69 ton payload over 3,200 nm. The current 767-300F can carry 55 tons over a similar distance.
He reports Boeing may have two offerings, a 767-200LRF and a -300LRF, with the former carrying less payload over greater distances (building on the nonstop appeal of the 777-200F). Boeing has said its entry in the USAF competition will be "an advanced derivative of the future 767-200 Long Range Freighter and will be produced at Boeing's facilities in Everett." According to Geoff's sources, the flight deck will be based on the 777 rather than the 767-400ER and the aircraft will feature heavier undercarriage and flaps and possibly the increased (by 14.3 ft.) wingspan and raked wingtips of the 767-400ER. No new engine technology has been mentioned, though we have speculated on this.
Such a move by Boeing reflects on its flexibility to tweak established designs to extract better performance. It will be difficult to enable the 767 to compete with the A330F – but given Airbus' woes at present, a 100% match is not necessary. As UPS demonstrated recently, the 767 remains a viable freighter.
