Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has been forced to put two nearlynew Boeing 747-400 Freighters into desert storage after failing to find a lessee. One of the General Electric CF6-80C2-powered aircraft was delivered new late last year and the other in May this year. Both had been leased to Cargo B Airlines but were returned to NCAin June when the Brussels-based airline ceased operations after failing to secure fresh investment.
Source: Flight International
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