Cathay Pacific may double freighter fleet by 2007
Hong-Kong based Cathay Pacific said it has applied for government permission to add freighter services to Beijing (China), Munich (Germany) and points in North America and would expand its fleet to meet growing demand for its international freight services.
Cathay Pacific announced plans Thursday to add up to 13 freighter aircraft, including one new Boeing 747-400F scheduled for delivery in February 2005. The airline also placed orders with Boeing to convert six passenger aircraft to a freighter configuration between 2005 and 2007, with an option for six more.
Cathay Pacific has a fleet of five 747-400F and six 747-200 aircraft in service. It is the sixth-largest air cargo carrier in terms of tonnage carried.