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Cathay Pacific Airways today made its biggest ever commitment for new freighter aircraft with an order for six Boeing 747-400ERF, Extended Range Freighters, as it continues to invest in additional cargo capacity to meet aggressive growth plans for the Hong Kong hub.
The six new aircrafts are scheduled to arrive between May 2008 and April 2009. Cathay Pacific currently operates 97 aircraft, 14 of which are freighters, including one 747-400BCF, Boeing Converted Freighters, six 747-400 and seven 747-200 freighters. Cathay Pacific currently flies 44 cargo flights per week out of Dubai, to Hong Kong and Europe.
'This latest investment further underscores our long-term commitment to invest in Hong Kong, and is an expression of our confidence in Hong Kong as the premier aviation hub in the Asia Pacific region,' commented James Evans, Country Manager for United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Cathay Pacific last month added the 28th online freighter destination to its network with the launch of a new twice-weekly service to Chennai, India. More new freighter destinations services to Stockholm and Toronto are due to be launched later this year as part of the airline's plan to build its network, thereby strengthening Hong Kong's hub position. Freighter services to Stockholm will operate as extensions to Cathay Pacific's existing flights to Munich, which operate via Dubai.
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