Amazing CargoLux Cargo
Cargolux, legally Cargolux Airlines International S.A., is a Luxembourgish flag carrier cargo airline with its headquarters and hub at Luxembourg Airport.[3] With a global network, it is among the largest scheduled all-cargo airlines in the world.
.jpg)
The airline was established in March 1970 by Luxair, the Salen Shipping Group, Loftleiðir, and various private interests in Luxembourg. Einar Olafsson was the airline's first employee and CEO. It started operations in May 1970 with one Canadair CL-44 freighter with services from Luxembourg to Hong Kong. Over the next two years, the airline grew, as did its public visibility.
By 1973, Cargolux had five CL-44s and made the leap into the jet age by acquiring a Douglas DC-8. This enabled the company to speed up its cargo deliveries. In 1974, Loftleiðir and Cargolux amalgamated their maintenance and engineering departments, and by 1975, Cargolux enjoyed new facilities consisting of central offices and two hangars.
In 1978, the airline began to take shape into the company it is today. The CL-44s began to be retired and the airline ordered its first Boeing 747s. In that same year it also began flying to other places in Asia, as well as to the United States. In 1979, as the company concluded its first decade, its first Boeing 747s were delivered.
 |
|||||||
|
|||||||
| Founded | 4 March 1970; 53 years ago | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubs | Luxembourg Airport | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Cargolux Italia | ||||||
| Fleet size | 30 | ||||||
| Destinations | 90 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sandweiler, Luxembourg | ||||||
| Key people | Richard Forson (President & CEO) | ||||||
| Employees | 2,000 (2018)[2] | ||||||
| Website | cargolux.com | ||||||
Current Aircraft Inventory DHL Aviation Cargo Airline
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 747-100F | 6 | 1986 | 1988 | |
| Boeing 747-200F | 12 | 1979 | 2003 | |
| Boeing 747-400BCF | 3 | 2010 | 2016 | |
| Canadair CL-44 | 6 | 1970 | 1978 | |
| Douglas DC-8-53CF | 1 | 1978 | 1979 | |
| Douglas DC-8-54CF | 1 | 1985 | 1985 | |
| Douglas DC-8-55CF | 1 | 1974 | 1975 | Leased from Seaboard World Airlines |
| Douglas DC-8-63CF | 10 | 1973 | 1984 |
Current fleet
As of September 2021, Cargolux operates an all Boeing 747 fleet:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operations
_at_Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport.jpg)
Click here for more info AtlasAir Cargo
Atlas Air, Inc. is a major American cargo airline, passenger charter airline, and aircraft lessor based in Purchase, New York.
In February 2016, Boeing launched a passenger-to-freighter conversion program, designated as Boeing 737-800BCF
The 747-400F (Freighter) is an all freight version of the 747-400. While using the updated systems and wing design versions,
The 747-400 and earlier versions had proven to be a very popular freighter, carrying the world's
The Boeing 767 is an American wide-body aircraft developed and manufactured by Boeing BCA
The 777 Freighter (777F) is an all-cargo version of the twinjet, and shares features with the -200LR
| Role | Outsize cargo freight aircraft |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Boeing Commercial Airplanes Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation |
| First flight | September 9, 2006 |
|
|
|---|
|
|---|
|
||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Performance |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
