A Qatar Airways B777 freighter (file). The B777 freighter is capable of flying 4,900 nautical miles (9,070km) with a full payload of 102 tonnes.
Qatar Airways Cargo recently took delivery of its sixth Boeing 777 freighter.
The Qatar Airways Cargo B777 freighter has a payload capability of 102 tonnes. The freighter is capable of flying 4,900 nautical miles (9,070km) with a full payload, making it the world’s longest-range twin-engine freighter.
The aircraft accommodates 27 standard pallets (2.5 metre x 3 metre) on the main deck. The industry-standard 3 metre pallets are accommodated by the large main deck cargo door that makes use of the airplane’s volume capability. The lower cargo hold has the capacity for 10 pallets, as well as 17.0 cubic metres of additional bulk cargo.
“The delivery of our sixth Boeing 777 freighter is a proud moment for Qatar Airways Cargo,” said Qatar Airways chief executive officer, Akbar al-Baker.
“It’s the right time to introduce an additional 777 freighter to our fleet. Qatar is growing at a phenomenal pace, as are other parts of the Gulf region, and we are primed to take advantage of this growth,” al-Baker added.
“As a world-class air cargo service provider with international reach, it is important that we continuously expand both our capacity, and the number of our destinations. Our customers can rely on our extensive network of more than 40 exclusive freighter destinations worldwide, in addition to the freight delivered on our 134 passenger aircraft to 142 key business and leisure destinations globally,” said Qatar Airways chief officer (Cargo) Ulrich Ogiermann.
“The 777 Freighter has consistently delivered the highest levels of reliability and efficiency since it entered service in 2009, making it the long-range freighter of choice for a number of airlines and cargo operators around the world,” said Marty Bentrott, Boeing Commercial Airplanes senior vice-president (Sales, Middle East, Russia and Central Asia).
“We are confident that the 777 Freighter’s high capacity and range, combined with the lowest trip cost of any large freighter, will add a tremendous amount of value to Qatar Airways’ expanding air cargo operations.”
Qatar Airways Cargo recently strengthened its product portfolio with the launch in January 2014 of two new premium services ‘QR Pharma’ and ‘QR Fresh’, which optimise the transportation of time and temperature-sensitive goods, including high-value pharmaceutical products and perishables.
Recently, new freighter destinations Zaragoza, Hyderabad, London Stansted and Delhi were added to the network. The new cargo route to Mexico this month marked the start of freighter operations into Latin America.
