I-HONG KONG-i-Boeing kunye ne-Cathay Pacific Airways namhlanje ibhengeze ukuba i-carrier yase-Hong Kong iyalele i-Boeing 777 Freighters ezisibhozo kunye neenqwelo ezine ezine-777-300ER (uluhlu olwandisiweyo). Umyalelo uxabiswa kwi-3.3 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kumaxabiso oluhlu. Ngesi saziso, iCathay Pacific iba ngumthengi we-15 uku-odola i-777 Freighter kwaye inyuse inqwelo yayo ye-Boeing 777-300ER ukuya kuma-50.
“Siyavuya kakhulu ukubhengeza lo myalelo weBoeing wamva nje, oqaqambisa ukuzibophelela kwethu ekusebenziseni inqanawa yale mihla nesebenzayo kunye nokuzinikela okunzulu kwisixeko sasekhaya, iHong Kong,” utshilo uJohn Slosar, uMlawuli oyiNtloko weCathay Pacific. "I-Boeing 777-300ER yinqwelomoya egqwesileyo esele inike amandla amakhulu kwimisebenzi yethu yabakhweli abahamba ixesha elide, ngelixa i-Boeing 777 Freighter izakuphucula imisebenzi yethu yokuthutha ngokuhambisa umthamo ophuculweyo woluhlu lweendleko zokusebenza ezikhuphisanayo."
"I-Boeing 777 Freighter, kunye nezinye iintlobo zeenqwelomoya ezintsha, ziya kusinika ulungelelwaniso oluchanekileyo kwipotfoliyo yethu yeenqwelomoya ukuya kuthi ga ekupheleni kweshumi leminyaka kunye nokusebenza ngokufanelekileyo kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kokusingqongileyo," wongeze watsho uSlosar.
"Siyabulela iCathay Pacific ngokuqhubeka nokuzithemba kwi-777-300ER kunye nokukhethwa kwayo kwe-777 Freighter," watsho uMarlin Dailey, umongameli we-Sales & Marketing, i-Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Sijonge phambili ekusebenzisaneni noCathay ukwazisa i-777 Freighter kwimisebenzi yayo yempahla, kwaye siyalibulela ithuba lokusebenzisana neCathay njengoko iqhubeka nokwakha phezu kwempumelelo yayo njengomthwali welizwe elide."
Ukuqukwa nalo myalelo, iCathay Pacific ine-36 777s esemva, kwaye sele isebenza ngqo kwii-35 777s zisuka eBoeing.
I-777-300ER yeyona jetliner yeenjini zomgama omde, ekwaziyo ukuthwala abakhweli abangama-365 ukuya kuma kwi-7,930 nautical miles (14,685 km). Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku abathengi abangama-34 kwihlabathi liphela ba-odole ngaphezulu kwe-500 777-300ERs.
I-777 Freighter iya kubeka i-Cathay Pacific Airways ukuba ithathe ithuba lokukhula kwemithwalo yomoya ephezulu ekulindeleke ukuba i-Hong Kong kunye ne-Asia Pacific. Inqwelomoya lolona luhlu lude kwihlabathi lothutho lweenjini ezimbini. Ukubonelela ngomthamo wempahla odla ngokunxulunyaniswa neenqwelomoya ezinkulu, umthuthi we-777 unokubhabha iimayile ezingama-4,900 ze-nautical (iikhilomitha eziyi-9,070) kunye nomthwalo opheleleyo wama-225,200 eeponti (iitoni ze-metric ezili-102).
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- “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.
