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Boeing projects 2,845 new cargo

aircraft will be needed by 2043

oeing forecasts that 2,845 new cargo The freighter fleet will grow at an average freighters and 345 will be medium
Baircraft will be required by 2043, with annual rate of 2.6% through 2043, driven widebody freighters. For conversions,
the global freighter fleet expected to reach by global trade growth and e-commerce 150 will be large widebody, 440 will
3,900 aircraft, up from 2,340. The company expansion. Boeing anticipates 35% of be medium widebody,
predicts airlines will need 43,975 new additional freighters will be new deliveries, and 1,250 will be
airplanes over 20 years, with a 77% increase while 65% will be converted aircraft. Among standard body
in the global large widebody freighter fleet. the new builds, 660 will be large widebody freighters.

DHL Express to invest €40mn for National Airlines

maintenance hangar at Vitoria Airport orders four B777Fs

at Farnborough

Airshow 2024

S-based global cargo airline National
UAirlines has announced an order for four
Boeing 777 freighters with Boeing at the
Farnborough International Airshow 2024. The
aircraft will be delivered in the first half of 2026.
With this latest US$800 million order, National
HL Express Spain announced plans tasks for the DHL B757 fleet or other Airlines will expand its fleet to 17 aircraft,
Dto invest more than €40 million company aircraft. Beyond the hangar, the 777 freighters will join National Airlines's
to develop a new European aircraft the facility will include office spaces and expanding fleet of nine 747-400 freighters
maintenance hangar in Vitoria-Gasteiz. storage areas for tools and major aircraft and four passenger aircraft. Along with these
Expected to be operational by mid-2027, parts. The facility will be covering more aircraft orders, the airline has also signed
the new facility will be DHL Express' than 19,700 sq. m. It will include 6,600 an agreement to purchase eight GE90-110B
second most important maintenance sq.m. of hangar space, 1,605 sq.m. of engines, which will be used to power its four
centre in Europe after Leipzig, Germany. outdoor facilities, and 11,500 sq.m. of Boeing 777F cargo airplanes.
The hangar is set to focus on maintenance apron (runway) space.
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