Cathay of Hong Kong has become the úlast airíNEA in ordering the new A350F, after signing a purchase agreement for six aircraft.
The A350F joiná a la dividedóairline load nínea, Cathay Cargo, and becomeá In a central element of its future fleet, contributing new levels of efficiency in its extensive network.
Currently in development, the A350F can transport a load útil up to 111 tons and fly to 4.700 miles náutica/8,700 kilómeters at a significantly lower cost than any other loading currently available. This will allow youá Serve all heavy load markets, including load route Más large of the world between Hong Kong y Anchorage.
Cathay Group orders A350f
The executive director of Cathay Group, Ronald Lam, said: “As we move towards 2024, Our reconstruction tripón isá winning impulse. This order marks another important component in our investmentón for the future. It reflects Cathay's confidence in the center of Hong Kong while we look towards the opportunities offered by the three track system”.
«These PR chargersóxima generationóN highly efficient fuel provideán an important additional load capacity, expandán our global network and contributeán to our leadership objectives in sustainability».
Christian Scherer, commercial director and international director of Airbus, I sayó: “There is a new estándndar in the cargo sector and pleases that a global load operatorédo as expert as Cathay has joined the growing númere of reference actors in the transport sector toéreo. industry that selects the A350F”.
“the grandfatherón is adaptedá perfectly to the passenger fleet A350 existing Cathay, while reducingá Operating costs at a level never seen in load markets every time más competitive. At the same time, supondrá a reductionóN very significant carbon emissions, contributing immediately to the sustainability objectives”.
Rolls-Royce Trent-XWB97 motors driven from úlatest technologyía, the grandfatherón bringá a reductionón in fuel consumption and carbon emissions of up to a 40% in comparisonón with the old 747f and is at least one 20% más efficient that your competitor.
The A350F It has the cargo door of the main roof máS Big of the Sector, with a length and ability of the fuselage optimized for the palés and containers estáSector. Más of the 70% of the fuselage isá made with advanced materials, resulting in a takeoff weight 46 tons máS light than the competition derivative. The A350F is alsoén the único avióload n to complyá fully with the estáImproved CO emissions.₂ from ICAO, what to enterán in force in 2027.
As part of the family of width fuselage aircraft máS modern world, The A350F alsoén offers a high level of similarity with passenger aircraft A350, contributing benefits añAdidos to airlineíNeas that already fly with family models.
Cathay is already one of the largest operators of the A350, With a current fleet of 47 planes. These include both the A350-900 As the A350-1000, that operate mainly on the airline long distance networkínea.
