Lufthansa Cargo: Premiere of Triple Seven for North America service
9,000 kilometres non-stop and 103 tonnes of payload; Lufthansa Cargo launches a new era of aviation with the Boeing 777F
As of November 2013, Lufthansa Cargo will be flying around the world with brand new Boeing 777 freighters. The first three destinations in North America scheduled for the so-called "Triple Seven" will be Atlanta, Chicago, New York. The company has invested in five new Triple Seven aircraft. The list price of the Boeing 777F is 270 million US dollars. "Thanks to its outstanding technical performance and reliability, the freighter is entering new dimensions. It also marks a milestone on our ambitious path to lowering specific emissions by 25 per cent until 2020", says Dr. Karl-Rudolf Rupprecht, Board Member Operations Lufthansa Cargo AG.
The Boeing 777F with two engines is able to remain in the air for ten and a half hours with a payload of 103 tonnes. During that time it can fly over 9,000 kilometres non-stop. Moreover the aircraft meets the strictest noise protection standards in international civil aviation. This gives it maximum access to airports with strict noise regulations.
Modernising the fleet is one of six projects of the Lufthansa Cargo 2020 future programme, by means of which Germany’s largest freight airline wants to maintain and strengthen its position as the industry leader of the air cargo sector.
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