(Photo Qatar Airways Cargo)
QATAR AIRWAYS Cargo has retired
its last Boeing 747. A7-BGB (c/n
63199), landed for the final time in
commercial cargo service on March
1, before being ferried to Victorville,
California, for storage. The 747-83QF
joined the Qatar Airways Cargo fleet
in September 2017, followed by its
sistership, A7-BGA (c/n 37564) in
December. Over the past seven years,
the pair have been deployed on
more than 9,000 flights, transporting
almost 800,000 tonnes of cargo. At
the time of writing, the duo were both
set to be acquired by UPS.
Qatar said that throughout its service, the number one destination
served by the type was Incheon, South
Korea, with 1,165 flights completed.
Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Guangzhou
were also among its top ten. Mark
Drusch, chief cargo officer at Qatar
Airways, commented: “When we
welcomed our Boeing 747 freighters
to the Qatar Airways Cargo fleet, we
were responding to a sharp rise in
customer demand for capacity. Our
next generation freighter strategy
is based both on evolving customer
expectations and our firm commitment
on sustainability and efficiency.
Efficiency is achieved through fleet harmonisation and simplification,
and sustainability is improved by the
latest in-flight and fuel technology.
For these, Qatar Airways Cargo is the
launch customer for Boeing’s next
generation 777-8F freighter, the most
fuel efficient, lowest carbon footprint
freighter in the cargo industry.”
Qatar has a firm order for 34 777-
8Fs, with options for 16 more,
to augment its fleet of 27 777
Freighters, with the 28th 777F having
joined the fleet in mid-March. First
deliveries for the next-generation
twinjet aren’t expected until 2027.
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