2023-04-21 07:00:00
The airline company DHL Express announced the acquisition of nine Boeing 777-200LRwill be converted to cargo planes and will replace 747Fs in its fleet from 2024.
The German freight company announced on April 20, 2023 that it had ordered from Jetran the nine airliners that will be converted by Mammothwith the first cargo aircraft to be delivered in 2024 and the others by early 2027. This agreement “ part of the overall sustainability priority to modernize DHL Express’s long-haul intercontinental fleet, including the replacement of older aircraft “, underlines in a press release the company which opened a hub at Paris-CDG airport at the end of 2021. These converted aircraft constitute “a bridge efficient between current technologies and new airframes, such as next-generation wide-body cargo aircraft Boeing 777-8F or Airbus A350F (two types not ordered by DHL to date).
Between 2018 and 2022, DHL purchased 28 new 777-200Fs from Boeing (including six in February); 18 of these planes are currently in service, with the other seven expected to arrive “between 2023 and 2025”. The aircraft forms the backbone of DHL’s intercontinental airline network, in which DHL Express operates “more than 300 dedicated aircraft with 18 partner airlines on more than 2,400 daily flights, across 220 countries and territories”.
« We are delighted to welcome the 777-200LRF converted by Mammoth to the DHL Express family. said Robert Hyslop, EVP Global Aviation at DHL Express. ” With the modernization of our intercontinental fleet, we can simultaneously improve our ability to meet growing demand, improve our environmental footprint and provide the highest quality service to our customers. We are pleased to continue to show our partners and customers how these advancements improve our service and bring us closer to our sustainability roadmap goals. ».
The converted 777-200LR freighter promises “similar features and benefits to the production freighter,” and is an ideal solution for DHL. With a payload of 102 tons and a range of 9,200 kilometers, the 777F has the largest capacity and longest range of any twin-engine freighter, and “is more reliable than the older 747s.” . It is also more fuel efficient and reduces CO2 emissions by 18% compared to older aircraft.
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