Flight International online news 10:30GMT: Luxembourg all-cargo carrier Cargolux is expecting to conclude negotiations towards a ten-strong Boeing 747 Advanced freighter order within the next four months.
Although Boeing has yet to publicly commit to building the 747 Advanced, earlier this year Cargolux’s board gave the go-ahead to begin negotiations towards an order for the proposed type.
Cargolux says it expects these talks to “have a result” within three or four months.
The freight carrier has previously said that it would want deliveries to begin in 2009, coinciding with a possible launch date previously indicated by Boeing.
Cargolux operates 13 Boeing 747-400 freighters. It was due to take delivery of another example of the type next month, but this has been postponed due to strike action at the US manufacturer.
VICTORIA MOORES/LONDON
Source: Flight International
