HONG KONG - Boeing le Cathay Pacific Airways kajeno ba phatlalalitse hore sefofane sa Hong Kong se laetse lifofane tse robeli tsa Boeing 777 le lifofane tse 'ne tsa 777-300ER (tse atolositsoeng). Taelo e nkoa e le $ 3.3 billion ka litheko tsa lenane. Ka phatlalatso ena, Cathay Pacific e ba moreki oa bo15 oa ho odara 777 Freight le ho eketsa likepe tsa eona tsa Boeing 777-300ER ho 50.

"Re thabile haholo ho phatlalatsa taelo ena ea morao-rao ea Boeing, e bonts'ang boitlamo ba rona ba ho sebetsa ka likepe tsa sejoale-joale le tse sebetsang hantle hammoho le boitlamo bo tebileng ho toropo ea heso, Hong Kong," ho boletse John Slosar, Motsamaisi e Moholo oa Cathay Pacific. "Boeing 777-300ER ke sefofane se setle haholo se seng se matlafalitse ts'ebetso ea rona ea ho tsamaisa baeti nako e telele, ha Boeing 777 Freight e tla ntlafatsa ts'ebetso ea rona ea thepa ka ho fana ka bokhoni bo ntlafalitsoeng ba litefiso tsa tlholisano."

"Boeing 777 Freight, hammoho le mefuta e meng e mecha ea lifofane, e tla re fa tekano e nepahetseng lipotefolio tsa rona tsa likepe ho fihlela qetellong ea lilemo tse leshome hammoho le ts'ebetso e sebetsang hantle le e bolokang tikoloho," Slosar a eketsa.

"Re leboha Cathay Pacific bakeng sa ts'epo e tsoelang pele ho 777-300ER le khetho ea eona ea 777 Freighter," ho boletse Marlin Dailey, motlatsi oa mopresidente oa Sales & Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Re labalabela ho sebetsa le Cathay ho tsebisa 777 Freighter mesebetsing ea eona ea thepa, 'me re leboha monyetla oa ho sebelisana le Cathay ha e ntse e tsoela pele ho haha holim'a katleho ea eona ea ho tsamaisa thepa e telele lefatšeng ka bophara."

Ho kenyelletsa odara ena, Cathay Pacific e na le li-36 777 tse salletseng morao, 'me e se e ntse e sebetsa li-35 777 tse tsoang Boeing.

777-300ER ke jetliner e kholo ka ho fetisisa lefatšeng e nang le mafahla a malelele lefatšeng, e nang le bokhoni ba ho tsamaisa bapalami ba 365 ho fihla 7,930 miles (14,685 kilometres). Ho fihlela hajoale bareki ba 34 ho potoloha le lefats'e ba laetse tse fetang 500 777-300ERs.

777 Freighter e tla beha Cathay Pacific Airways ho nka monyetla oa kholo e phahameng ea sephethephethe sa thepa ea lifofane e reriloeng bakeng sa Hong Kong le sebaka sa Asia Pacific. Sefofane ke sefofane se nkang sebaka se selelele ka ho fetesisa sa lienjene tse peli lefatšeng. Ho fana ka thepa ea thepa eo hangata e amanang le lifofane tse kholoanyane, sekepe sa 777 se ka fofa lik'hilomithara tse 4,900 (lik'hilomithara tse 9,070) ka mojaro o felletseng oa liponto tse 225,200 (lithane tse 102 tsa metric).

SEO U LOKELANG HO SE NKA HO SEHLOOHO ENA:

“We look forward to working with Cathay to introduce the 777 Freighter into its cargo operations, and are grateful for the opportunity to partner with Cathay as it continues to build upon its success as a global long-haul carrier.
“The Boeing 777 Freighter, together with the other new aircraft types, will provide us with exactly the right balance in our fleet portfolio through to the end of the decade along with a more efficient and environmentally friendly operation,”.
“The Boeing 777-300ER is a superb aircraft that has already given a significant boost to our long-haul passenger operations, while the Boeing 777 Freighter will improve our freighter operations by delivering improved payload range capability at competitive operating costs.