HONG KONG - Boeing ndi Cathay Pacific Airways lero alengeza kuti chonyamulira chochokera ku Hong Kong chayitanitsa ma Boeing 777 Freighters asanu ndi atatu ndi ndege zinayi za 777-300ER (zotalikirapo). Lamuloli ndi lamtengo wapatali pa $ 3.3 biliyoni pamitengo ya mndandanda. Ndi chilengezochi, Cathay Pacific yakhala kasitomala wa 15 kuyitanitsa 777 Freighter ndikuwonjezera zombo zake za Boeing 777-300ER kufika pa 50.
"Ndife okondwa kulengeza za dongosolo laposachedwa la Boeing, lomwe likuwonetsa kudzipereka kwathu pakuyendetsa zombo zamakono komanso zogwira ntchito bwino komanso kudzipereka kwambiri ku mzinda wathu wa Hong Kong," atero a John Slosar, Chief Executive wa Cathay Pacific. "Boeing 777-300ER ndi ndege yabwino kwambiri yomwe yathandizira kale ntchito zathu zonyamula anthu kwa nthawi yayitali, pomwe Boeing 777 Freighter ikonza zonyamula katundu wathu popereka mphamvu zolipirira bwino pamitengo yopikisana."
"Boeing 777 Freighter, pamodzi ndi mitundu ina yatsopano ya ndege, idzatipatsa njira yoyenera yoyendetsera zombo zathu mpaka kumapeto kwa zaka khumi komanso kugwira ntchito moyenera komanso kosawononga chilengedwe," Slosar anawonjezera.
"Tikuthokoza Cathay Pacific chifukwa chopitirizabe kudalira 777-300ER komanso posankha 777 Freighter," adatero Marlin Dailey, wotsatila pulezidenti wa Sales & Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Tikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito ndi Cathay kuti tidziwitse 777 Freighter mu ntchito zake zonyamula katundu, ndipo tikuthokoza chifukwa cha mwayi wogwirizana ndi Cathay pamene ikupitiriza kulimbikitsa kupambana kwake monga chonyamulira padziko lonse lapansi."
Kuphatikizapo dongosolo ili, Cathay Pacific ili ndi 36 777s kumbuyo, ndipo ikugwira ntchito kale 35 777s kuchokera ku Boeing.
777-300ER ndiye ndege yayikulu kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi yokhala ndi mainjini awiri, yomwe imatha kunyamula anthu 365 mpaka 7,930 nautical miles (14,685 kilomita). Mpaka pano makasitomala 34 padziko lonse lapansi adayitanitsa zoposa 500 777-300ERs.
777 Freighter idzayika Cathay Pacific Airways kuti itengepo mwayi pakukula kwa magalimoto onyamula katundu omwe akuyembekezeredwa ku Hong Kong ndi dera la Asia Pacific. Ndegeyi ndiyomwe imanyamula mainjini awiri ataliatali kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi. Kupereka kuchuluka kwa katundu komwe nthawi zambiri kumalumikizidwa ndi ndege zazikulu, 777 yonyamula katundu imatha kuwuluka ma 4,900 nautical miles (9,070 kilomita) ndi malipiro athunthu a 225,200 mapaundi (102 metric tons).
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- “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.
