Panalpina adds second Boeing 747-8 freighter to its network

Panalpina: Boeing 747-8 freighter number two improves the own controlled air freight network of the worldwide operating logistics service supplier
 
The second of two brand-new Boeing 747-8 freighters enters scheduled service within Panalpina’s own controlled air freight network. The aircraft in Panalpina livery was delivered to Atlas Air, Inc., at Boeing’s manufacturing facility in Everett, Washington on 24 July. Following the official ceremony, the 747-8F with the tail number N851GT took off from Paine Field in Everett (nearby Seattle) and flew to Huntsville, in US-state Alabama. In Huntsville, the aircraft named “Passion for Solutions” immediately entered scheduled service within Panalpina’s own controlled air freight network. From Huntsville, the 747-8F flew on to Luxembourg via Stansted, UK, with the first cargo on board. 
 
In September 2011, Panalpina and Atlas Air, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services, signed a wet-lease agreement for two Boeing 747-8 freighters. They are replacing two previous-generation 747-400 F. The first aircraft was handed over to Panalpina by the end of May.
 
The Panalpina group sees itself as one of the world’s leading providers of supply chain solutions, operating an own air freight network in addition to classic air freight services and global charter offers. The own controlled air freight network is the group’s internal aviation company for Panalpina’s whole network. It was designed to offer capacities and solutions for flight routes, which are required for several industries and which can not be covered by the market for commercial air freight companies. The own managed air freight network covers about 20 per cent of the total air freight volume of Panalpina; the rest is handled via liner service companies.

Quelle: LogEastics

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