E-SEATTLE, Wash. – I-Boeing 747-8 igunyazelwe ukusebenza ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezingama-200 emhlabeni jikelele - ngaphansi kwezinyanga eziyisithupha iqalile ukusebenza. Kuze kube manje, izikhumulo zezindiza ezingama-63 emhlabeni wonke zisekela izindiza ezingenayo ezivela ku-14 in-service 747-8 Freighters ezisetshenziswa abathwali abahlanu. Ukugunyazwa kukhombisa ukuthi ilungu elisha lomndeni wakwa-747 lingasebenza ngokuphepha endaweni yesikhumulo sezindiza, libala izidingo zomthetho, izimvume, ukulayishwa kwendlela yokuhamba ngezinyawo kanye nezidingo zokupaka.
I-London Heathrow Airport iyisikhumulo sezindiza sama-200 ukuthola imvume yokulawula yemisebenzi engu-747-8. “Akekho owazi kangcono i-747-8 ukwedlula amaqembu ase-Boeing. Sisebenzisa lolo lwazi ngokusebenzisana nezinkampani zezindiza, izikhumulo zezindiza kanye nabalawuli emhlabeni wonke ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi amakhasimende ethu athola inani eliphezulu emalini ayitshalile,” kusho uSherry Carbary, iphini likamongameli weFlight Services, Boeing Commercial Aviation Services.
Umndeni we-747-8 ukuphela kwendiza engaphezu kwezihlalo ezingama-400 egunyazwe ukusebenzela izikhumulo zezindiza ezingaphezu kuka-60 emhlabeni jikelele.
I-747-8's anda amaphiko phezu kuka-747-400 ibeka indiza ekugcineni engezansi yekhodi yesakhiwo sesikhumulo sezindiza ye-International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) F. Amakhodi omklamo wesikhumulo sezindiza ze-ICAO ahlukanisa izindiza ngokwezigaba ngokusekelwe kumaphiko kanye nobude bangaphandle besondo legiya elikhulu. Njengengxenye yokuzibophezela kwayo ekunikezeni amakhasimende ithuba lokuncintisana, i-Boeing isebenzisane nezikhumulo zezindiza kanye neziphathimandla zezindiza zomphakathi emhlabeni wonke ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi izinhlelo ezifanele ziyasebenza ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nokusebenza okuphephile.
"I-Boeing isebenzise indlela yokusebenza ndawonye yeqiniso ukuze kwakhiwe indawo ethelayo futhi eyakhayo ukuze bathole ukugunyazwa kokulawula ukusebenza kwe-747-8," kusho uSten Rossby, umshayeli omkhulu wezobuchwepheshe weCargolux. "Impumelelo yebhizinisi lethu incike ekukhetheni indawo enkulu." Abaqhubi be-Boeing 747-8 bahlonze isamba sezikhumulo zezindiza eziyizindawo ezingama-240, okungaphezulu kakhulu kwalokho okukwazi ukuhlinzekwa yimbangi enkulu yendiza.
I-Boeing inikeza iphothifoliyo ephelele yezinsizakalo zezindiza zezentengiselwano, ezaziwa ngokuhlanganyela ngokuthi i-Boeing Edge, okuletha ukubaluleka kanye nezinzuzo kumakhasimende kanye nembonini. I-Boeing Flight Services inikeza iminikelo ehlanganisiwe yokushayela ukusebenza okuthuthukisiwe, ukusebenza kahle nokuphepha ngokusebenzisa indiza ethuthukisiwe nokuqeqeshwa kokulungisa kanye nokuphathwa kwethrafikhi yendiza okuthuthukisiwe kanye nokwesekwa kokusebenza kwendiza okungu-24/7. Le nkampani inikeza izinhlobonhlobo zezinsizakalo zobuchwepheshe zesikhumulo sezindiza ukusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izikhumulo zezindiza kanye nezindiza ze-Boeing zisebenzisana ngempumelelo ngangokunokwenzeka.
Umndeni we-747-8 uhlinzeka izindiza ngentuthuko enamadijithi amabili ekushisweni kukaphethiloli, izindleko zokusebenza kanye nokukhishwa kwegesi, kuyilapho ithule ngamaphesenti angu-30 futhi yengeza umthamo owengeziwe.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- As part of its commitment to provide customers a competitive edge, Boeing is working with airports and civil aviation authorities worldwide to ensure that the proper plans are in place to accommodate safe operations.
- The 747-8’s increased wingspan over the 747-400 places the airplane in the lower end of International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) airport design code F.
- I-Boeing inikeza iphothifoliyo ephelele yezinsizakalo zezindiza zezentengiselwano, ezaziwa ngokuhlanganyela ngokuthi i-Boeing Edge, okuletha ukubaluleka kanye nezinzuzo kumakhasimende kanye nembonini.
