China Airlines sigqibe isivumelwano sayo no iBoeing uku-odola i-Freighters ezintandathu ezingama-777 ukuze ziphucule iinqwelo zayo zemithwalo. Isiphatho, esisebenza ngoku yenye yezona nqwelo moya zinkulu ezingama-747 ezihamba ngenqwelomoya, siceba ukudlulela kwelona nqanaba likhulu nelona lide elineenqwelo-moya kwishishini njengoko liqala ukusebenza ukusuka eTaipei ukuya eNyakatho Melika, eyona ntengiso iphambili ebonelela ngezivuno eziphezulu ophetheyo.
Ixabise i-2.1 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi ngokwamaxabiso oludwe, i-China Airlines ngaphambili ibhengeze injongo yayo yoku-oda ukuya kuthi ga kwisithandathu i-777 Freighters kwi-Paris Air Show ngoJuni. Ii-odolo ezintathu kwezintandathu ezingama-777 zeFreight zaqinisekiswa ngoJulayi zaza zaposelwa kwiwebhusayithi yeBoing's Orders and Deliveries njengomthengi ongaziwayo. Abathathu abaseleyo baya kuthumela ngexesha lohlaziyo olulandelayo.
I-777 Freight eguquguqukayo inokubhabha umgama omde ohamba ngenqanawa kwi-Pacific ngaphezulu kwama-6,000 eemayile zokuhamba ngenqanawa kunye neepesenti ezingama-20 zokuhlawula ngaphezulu kunabanye oothutho abakhulu abanjengo-747-400F. Inqwelomoya, ekwaziyo ukuthwala owona mthwalo uphezulu weetoni ezili-102, izakuvumela i-China Airlines ukuba imise kancinci kwaye inciphise nemirhumo yokuhamba kwezi ndlela zininzi. Ngenxa yoko, iya kubonelela i-China Airlines kunye nabanye abaqhubi ngeendleko ezisezantsi zohambo lwayo nayiphi na inqanawa enkulu kwaye ihambise uqoqosho oluphezulu ngetoni nganye. Ukongeza, i-777 Freighter ineempawu ezikhokelela kwimarike yenqwelomoya ehamba ngenjini, ihlala iipelethi ezingama-27, ezilinganisa i-intshi ezingama-96 nge-125 intshi (2.5 mx 3 m) kumgangatho ophambili. Oku kuvumela iindleko ezisezantsi zokuphatha imithwalo kunye namaxesha amafutshane okuhambisa imithwalo.
"Impahla yomoya yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yeshishini lethu xa lilonke kwaye ukwaziswa kwale mizila mitsha yama-777 kuza kudlala indima ebalulekileyo kwisicwangciso-qhinga sethu sokukhula kwexesha elide," utshilo uSihlalo we-China Airlines uHsieh Su-Chien. "Njengokuba sitshintshela iinqwelomoya zethu ukuya kwii-777Fs, oku kuyakwenza ukuba sikwazi ukuhambisa iinkonzo ezikumgangatho wehlabathi kubathengi bethu ngokufanelekileyo nangokuthembekileyo."
I-China Airlines, ephawula isikhumbuzo seminyaka engama-60 kulo nyaka, ngoku isebenza ngeenqwelomoya ezingama-51 ze-Boeing, kubandakanya i-10 777-300ERs (uLwandiso oluLwandisiweyo), i-19 Next-Generation 737s, ezine ze-747-400s kunye ne-18 747 Freighters.
“Njengokuba i-China Airlines ibhiyozela ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha senkulungwane sempumelelo, iBoeing iwongekile ngokuqhubeka nokudlala indima ebalulekileyo ekukhuleni nasekunyuseni kwayo. Ngalo myalelo i-China Airlines iza kujoyina iqela labasebenzi abahamba ngemithwalo yomoya kwihlabathi liphela abasebenza ii-777 Freighters ezintsha, utshilo u-Ihssane Mounir, usekela mongameli omkhulu weNtengiso neNtengiso ye-Boeing Company. "Kuqikelelwa ukuba intengiso yezothutho yomoya iya kuphindeka kabini kule minyaka ingama-20 izayo, amandla aphambili e-777 Freight kwezorhwebo kunye noqoqosho kuya kunceda i-China Airlines yandise uthungelwano lwayo kwaye ikhulise ishishini labo lempahla elizayo."
Ukongezwa kwee-Freighters ezingama-777 kuya kwenza ukuba umntu ophetheyo alungelelanise ulondolozo kunye neenxalenye zeenqanawa zakhe ezingama-777. Umntu ophetheyo usebenzisa inani lezisombululo ze-Boeing Global Services zokuxhasa ukusebenza kweenqwelo moya ze-Boeing, kubandakanya nokuLondolozwa kweMpilo yeNdiza kunye neBhokisi yezixhobo zeNtsebenzo. La maqonga aqhutywa yidatha alanda ulwazi lwenqwelomoya okwenyani, ukubonelela ngedatha yolondolozo kunye nezixhobo zenkxaso yezigqibo ezivumela amagcisa ukuba asombulule imicimbi ngokukhawuleza nangokuchanekileyo. Emhlabeni nasemoyeni, i-China Airline yonke isebenzisa iJeppesen FliteDeck Pro kunye nokufikelela kwiitshathi zedijithali yokukhangela ukuphucula ukusebenza kunye nokwenza ulwazi malunga nokuma.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- The carrier, which currently operates one of the world’s largest 747 Freighter fleets, plans to transition to the largest and longest range twin-engine freighters in the industry as it launches operations from Taipei to North America, a key market that provides higher yields for the carrier.
- “With the global air freight market forecasted to double over the next 20 years, the 777 Freighter’s market-leading capabilities and economics will help China Airlines extend their network and grow their future cargo business.
- “Air cargo is an important part of our overall business and the introduction of these new 777 Freighters will play an integral role in our long-term growth strategy,”.
