HONG KONG - Boeing lan Cathay Pacific Airways dina iki ngumumake operator sing berbasis ing Hong Kong wis mrentah wolung Boeing 777 Freighters lan papat pesawat 777-300ER (jarak lengkap). Pesenan kasebut regane $ 3.3 milyar kanthi rega dhaptar. Kanthi woro-woro iki, Cathay Pacific dadi pelanggan kaping 15 sing pesen 777 Freighter lan nambah armada Boeing 777-300ER dadi 50.
"Kita seneng banget ngumumake pesenan Boeing paling anyar iki, sing nuduhake komitmen kanggo ngoperasikake armada modern lan efisien bebarengan karo komitmen sing jero kanggo kutha asal kita, Hong Kong," ujare John Slosar, Kepala Eksekutif Cathay Pacific. "Boeing 777-300ER minangka pesawat paling apik sing wis menehi dorongan sing signifikan kanggo operasi penumpang jarak jauh, dene Boeing 777 Freighter bakal nambah operasi kargo kita kanthi menehi kemampuan kisaran muatan sing luwih apik kanthi biaya operasi sing kompetitif."
"Boeing 777 Freighter, bebarengan karo jinis pesawat anyar liyane, bakal nyedhiyani kita karo persis imbangan tengen ing portofolio armada kita nganti pungkasan dasawarsa bebarengan karo operasi luwih efisien lan ramah lingkungan," tambah Slosar.
"We thank Cathay Pacific kanggo terus kapercayan ing 777-300ER lan kanggo pilihan saka 777 Freighter," ujare Marlin Dailey, wakil presiden Sales & Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Kita ngarepake kerja sama karo Cathay kanggo ngenalake 777 Freighter menyang operasi kargo, lan matur nuwun kanggo kesempatan kerja sama karo Cathay amarga terus sukses minangka operator jarak jauh global."
Kalebu pesenan iki, Cathay Pacific duwe 36 777 ing backlog, lan wis ngoperasikake 35 777 langsung saka Boeing.
777-300ER minangka pesawat jet mesin kembar jarak tebih paling gedhe ing donya, sing bisa nggawa 365 penumpang nganti 7,930 mil laut (14,685 kilometer). Nganti saiki 34 pelanggan ing saindenging jagad wis pesen luwih saka 500 777-300ER.
777 Freighter bakal posisi Cathay Pacific Airways kanggo njupuk kauntungan saka wutah lalu lintas kargo udhara dhuwur proyeksi kanggo Hong Kong lan wilayah Asia Pasifik. Pesawat kasebut minangka kapal kargo mesin kembar jarak paling dawa ing donya. Nyedhiyakake kapasitas kargo sing biasane digandhengake karo pesawat sing luwih gedhe, kapal kargo 777 bisa mabur 4,900 mil laut (9,070 kilometer) kanthi muatan lengkap 225,200 pon (102 metrik ton).
APA sing kudu dijupuk saka ARTIKEL INI:
- “We look forward to working with Cathay to introduce the 777 Freighter into its cargo operations, and are grateful for the opportunity to partner with Cathay as it continues to build upon its success as a global long-haul carrier.
- “The Boeing 777 Freighter, together with the other new aircraft types, will provide us with exactly the right balance in our fleet portfolio through to the end of the decade along with a more efficient and environmentally friendly operation,”.
- “The Boeing 777-300ER is a superb aircraft that has already given a significant boost to our long-haul passenger operations, while the Boeing 777 Freighter will improve our freighter operations by delivering improved payload range capability at competitive operating costs.
