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Deal, senior vice president,
Commercial Aviation Services,
Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
He added, “While the recovery
of the global cargo market
has been slow, we see demand
for freighters, such as the 737-
800BCF, that will carry express
cargo on domestic routes.”
The 737-800BCF is the
Boeing Launches Next- first Boeing conversion for the 737-800
Generation 737-800 Freighter and will be able to carry up to 52,800
Boeing has announced the launch of pounds (23.9 metric tons) of cargo, across
its Next-Generation 737-800 Boeing 2,000 nautical miles (3,690 kilometers).
Converted Freighter (BCF). The airframer It will be able to carry 11 standard Work on Airbus A330 Completion
has secured 30 firm orders and 25 pallets and one half-pallet on the main and Delivery Centre (C&DC) in
commitments from seven customers deck, supplemented by two lower-lobe Tianjin, China Underway
for the 737-800BCF and delivery of the compartments, providing more than 1,540 Airbus has commenced the start
first freighter is scheduled for the fourth cubic feet (43.7 cubic meters) of space for of construction for its Airbus A330
quarter of 2017. revenue-generating cargo. Modifications Completion and Delivery Centre (C&DC)
“The Next-Generation 737 provides include installing a large main-deck in Tianjin, China, which is co-located
exceptional value to express freight cargo door, a cargo-handling system and at the same site as the Airbus Tianjin
carriers through its superior payload, accommodations for up to four non-flying A320 Family Final Assembly Line and
range, reliability and efficiency,” said Stan crew members or passengers. the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Centre. “This
event is significant because the A330
C&DC in Tianjin is our first completion
and delivery centre for widebody aircraft
outside Europe. Airbus’ long-standing
cooperation with China spans single aisle
and now also widebody aircraft and we will
continue to look for further opportunities
in the future,” said Fabrice Brégier, Airbus
President and CEO.
Airbus will assemble the A330 Family
aircraft to be completed at the A330
C&DC Tianjin at Toulouse following
which all cabin fitting and painting work
will be performed at the Tianjin facility.
Embraer Rolls Out E190-E2 Affonso, Senior Vice President Operations The A330 C&DC Tianjin will cover the
Brazilian airframer Embraer rolled out its & COO, Embraer Commercial Aviation. aircraft completion activities including
first E2 jet, the E190-E2 on February 25th, Embraer has notched up firm orders cabin installation, aircraft painting and
marking the successful roll-out of its second for 267 E2s in addition to 373 options and flight test, as well as aircraft delivery and
generation E-Jets family of commercial purchase rights. A total of nine prototypes customer flight acceptance. Airbus, Tianjin
aircraft. Embraer launched the programme will be built, four as part of the E190-E2 Free Trade Zone (TJFTZ) and Aviation
for the 130 seat jetliner family in June 2013 certification campaign, two additional Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) had
with an investment of US $1.7 billion. The planes will be built for the E195-E2 variant, signed a framework agreement on setting
first flight of the E190-E2 is scheduled for whose entry into service is planned in up an A330 C&DC in Tianjin in 2014. As
the second half of this year and entry into 2019 and three more will be used in the per Airbus’ 2015-2034 Global Market
service is being targeted for 2018. “The E175-E2 campaign, which has an entry into Forecast, the total market value for the
rollout held today marks the completion service date in 2020. The E190-E2 can be to new aircraft forecasted to be delivered to
of the assembly of the first E190-E2 and accommodate 97 seats in dual class service China is over US$840 billion. More than
paves the way for the start of the tests that or 106 seats in single class layout and will be 170 A330 Family wide-body jetliners are
will lead to the first flight,” said Luís Carlos able to distances of 2,800 nautical miles. currently operational in China.

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