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First Delivery of Boeing 747-8 Freighter Set for September 19
Boeing announced today that it will deliver the first 747-8
Boeing will deliver the first 747-8 Freighter on September 19, to launch customer Cargolux.
Boeing will deliver the first 747-8 Freighter on September 19, to launch customer Cargolux.

Boeing announced today that it will deliver the first 747-8 Freighter to launch customer Cargolux on September 19 at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Cargolux plans to take delivery of its second airplane on September 21. The carrier has ordered a total of 13 of the new airplanes.

“It is great to receive our first two 747-8 Freighters within just a few days,” said Frank Reimen, president and CEO of Cargolux. “In a sense, history is repeating itself. We were pioneering the cargo industry when we put the first 747-400 Freighter into revenue service in 1993. This is what we do once again with the 747-8 Freighter, which is ultimately a testimony of our good and long-standing partnership with Boeing.”