Boeing will deliver its first 747-8 freighter today to Cargolux, breaking an impasse over a contractual dispute, sources confirm.
The first 747-8F LC-VCB will be handed over to the carrier today with a second, LC-VCD, to be delivered October 13.
Cargolux, Boeing, General Electric, which supplies the GEnx-2B engines for the new jumbo freighter, have been wrangling over a contractual dispute surrounding the performance of the aircraft, which stalled the planned first delivery on September 19.
Boeing declined to confirm it plans to deliver the first 747-8F today.
Though Akbar Al-Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, a 35% stakeholder in Cargolux, told reporters at the delivery of Qatar's 100th aircraft the cargo carrier planned to take delivery on October 12 after approving the order at a planned October 7 board meeting.
On October 7, Cargolux announced that it had made progress with Boeing and GE, but a final resolution had not been secured.
Further, a flight plan has been filed for today under a Cargolux flight number for a 747-8F from Paine Field to Seattle-Tacoma International airport, indicating an imminent delivery to the carrier.
Cargolux has 13 747-8F aircraft on order.
The first 747-8F LC-VCB will be handed over to the carrier today with a second, LC-VCD, to be delivered October 13.
Cargolux, Boeing, General Electric, which supplies the GEnx-2B engines for the new jumbo freighter, have been wrangling over a contractual dispute surrounding the performance of the aircraft, which stalled the planned first delivery on September 19.
Boeing declined to confirm it plans to deliver the first 747-8F today.
Though Akbar Al-Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, a 35% stakeholder in Cargolux, told reporters at the delivery of Qatar's 100th aircraft the cargo carrier planned to take delivery on October 12 after approving the order at a planned October 7 board meeting.
On October 7, Cargolux announced that it had made progress with Boeing and GE, but a final resolution had not been secured.
Further, a flight plan has been filed for today under a Cargolux flight number for a 747-8F from Paine Field to Seattle-Tacoma International airport, indicating an imminent delivery to the carrier.
Cargolux has 13 747-8F aircraft on order.
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