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Boeing wins order for five 777 Freighters from Silk Way West Airlines
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Azerbaijani private cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for five 777 Freighters.
This is the first procurement of the long-range, high-capacity twin-engine freighter in the Caspian region and Central Asia. It will increase Silk Way West Airlines’ capacity to meet the global cargo demand.
The carrier currently operates five 747-8 Freighters and seven 747-400 Freighters. The addition of 777 Freighters will increase the private cargo operator’s operational flexibility.
By Graham Dunn2021-04-28T10:19:00+01:00
Silk Way West Airlines has placed an order for five Boeing 777 Freighters, the Azerbaijani carrier’s first commitment for the long-haul twinjet.
The airline already operates a fleet of five Boeing 747-8Fs and seven 747-400Fs.
Source: Boeing
The agreement covering the 777s was signed at a ceremony in Baku today. No delivery dates have been disclosed.
Silk Way Group president Zaur Akhundov says: “This deal is an incremental part of our fleet renewal and our commitment to meet our customers’ expectations. I am confident that the acquisition of new freighters will further strengthen our leading position on the global air freight market for the next 15 to 20 years.”
Silk Way West Airlines Orders Five Boeing 777 Freighters
- New deal to increase carrier s capacity to meet growing cargo and e-commerce demand
- 777 Freighters provide operational flexibility with airline s existing 747 Freighter fleet
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Silk Way West Airlines today announced the private cargo operator will expand its international network with an order for five 777 Freighters. The deal marks the first purchase of the long-range, high capacity twin-engine freighter in the Caspian region and Central Asia. The airplanes will enable the airline to increase its capacity to meet growing cargo demand around the globe.
MIAMI – Baku-based Silk Way West Airlines (7L) is set to become a Boeing 777(F) operator, after placing an order for five of the type.
The deal was announced with Silk Way West Airlines and Boeing leaders at a signing ceremony in Baku, Azerbaijan. Zaur Akhundov, Silk Way Group president, and Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, were also joined by Rashad Nabiyev, Minister of Transport, Communications, and High Technologies of Azerbaijan, and Earle D. Litzenberger, US ambassador to Azerbaijan.
According to Akhundov, the acquisition will further strengthen the leading position of the carrier in the global air freight market for the next decades. “This deal is an incremental part of our fleet renewal and our commitment to meet our customers’ expectations.”