I-Boeing, i-Cathay Pacific imemezela i-oda le-12 777s

I-HONG KONG - I-Boeing ne-Cathay Pacific Airways namuhla imemezele ukuthi inkampani yezindiza ezinze e-Hong Kong i-ode izindiza eziyisishiyagalombili ze-Boeing 777 Freighters kanye nezindiza ezine ezingama-777-300ER (ububanzi obunwetshiwe). I-oda lilinganiselwa ku-$3.3 billion ngamanani ohlu. Ngalesi simemezelo, i-Cathay Pacific iba yikhasimende le-15 uku-oda i-777 Freighter futhi yenyuse imikhumbi yayo ye-Boeing 777-300ER ibe ngu-50.

"Sijabule kakhulu ukumemezela lo myalelo wakamuva we-Boeing, ogqamisa ukuzibophezela kwethu ekusebenziseni imikhumbi yesimanje nesebenza kahle kanye nokuzibophezela okujulile edolobheni lakithi, i-Hong Kong," kusho uJohn Slosar, oyiChief Executive yaseCathay Pacific. "I-Boeing 777-300ER iyindiza esezingeni eliphezulu esesivele isinikeze umfutho omkhulu ekusebenzeni kwethu kwebanga elide, kanti i-Boeing 777 Freighter izothuthukisa imisebenzi yethu yokuthutha impahla ngokuletha amandla athuthukisiwe ohlu olukhokhelwayo ngezindleko zokusebenza ezincintisanayo."

"I-Boeing 777 Freighter, kanye nezinye izinhlobo zezindiza ezintsha, izosinikeza ibhalansi efanele kuphothifoliyo yethu yemikhumbi kuze kube sekupheleni kweshumi leminyaka kanye nokusebenza okuphumelelayo nokunobungani kwemvelo," kusho uSlosar.

"Sibonga i-Cathay Pacific ngokuqhubeka nokuthembela ku-777-300ER kanye nokukhethwa kwayo kwe-777 Freighter," kusho uMarlin Dailey, iphini likamongameli we-Sales & Marketing, i-Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Sibheke ngabomvu ukusebenzisana ne-Cathay ukwethula i-777 Freighter emisebenzini yayo yokuthutha, futhi sibonga ithuba lokusebenzisana ne-Cathay njengoba iqhubeka nokwakhela phezu kwempumelelo yayo njengenkampani ethwala uhambo olude emhlabeni jikelele."

Kubandakanya le oda, iCathay Pacific inama-36 777s asalele emuva, futhi isivele isebenzisa ama-35 777s isuka kwa-Boeing.

I-777-300ER iyijeli yenjini yebanga elide enenjini enkulu kunazo zonke, ekwazi ukuthwala abagibeli abangu-365 abafika ku-7,930 nautical miles (14,685 km). Kuze kube manje amakhasimende angu-34 emhlabeni jikelele a-ode ngaphezu kuka-500 777-300ERs.

I-777 Freighter izobeka i-Cathay Pacific Airways ukuze isebenzise leli thuba lokukhula kwezimoto ezihamba emoyeni ezihlelelwe i-Hong Kong kanye nesifunda sase-Asia Pacific. Indiza iwumkhumbi ohamba ibanga elide kunawo wonke emhlabeni onezinjini ezimbili. Ukunikeza umthamo wezimpahla ovame ukuhlotshaniswa nezindiza ezinkulu, umkhumbi ongu-777 ungandiza amamayela angu-4,900 nautical (amakhilomitha angu-9,070) ngomthwalo ogcwele okhokhelwayo wamaphawundi angu-225,200 (102 metric tons).