July 23 - Qatar Airways Cargo will introduce the first 747 freighter to its expanding fleet on August 1, 2015 to further enhance its global on-demand charter services and its ability to carry oversize cargoes.
The B747-400BCF will complement the cargo airline's expanding freighter fleet providing 112.5 tonnes of capacity dedicated to worldwide charter services.
The aircraft is well known for its loading flexibility and with a wide side cargo door the B747 freighter can be loaded quickly and easily, irrespective of whether the load is made up of standard containers and pallets, or outsized cargo.
Qatar Airways chief officer cargo Ulrich Ogiermann said: "Qatar Airways Cargo is experiencing increased worldwide demand for charter services as well as growing local demand with significant infrastructure projects under way in Qatar that require outsized cargo capacity."
The airline will welcome a B747-400F with a nose loading door to its fleet in October 2015, replacing the B747BCF to provide even more flexibility to satisfy customers' oversized cargo transportation demands.
One of the largest palletised cargo aircraft available in the market, the 747F will provide belly freight capacity and main cargo deck capacity with 39 ULD positions.
A Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777 freighter.
