Boeing Delivers First 747-400ER Freighter to TNT, Guggenheim Aviation Partners
20 Décembre 2006 - 9:04AM
PR Newswire (US)
SEATTLE, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE:BA), TNT
and Guggenheim Aviation Partners celebrated the delivery of both
customers' first 747-400ER Freighter. The milestone airplane was
delivered to Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP) and will be put
into service by TNT, the Netherlands-based global express and mail
delivery services company. "The arrival of the first TNT-owned
Boeing 747 is a major step towards achieving our strategic
objective of being the number one carrier between Asia and Europe,"
said Peter Bakker, TNT Chief Executive Officer. "The aircraft will
seamlessly link into TNT's air and road networks in Europe. This
will provide TNT's customers with the fastest guaranteed transit
times to Europe, while having full visibility and control through
TNT's integrated IT-services, resulting in lower inventory costs,
overall supply chain costs and increase of customer satisfaction."
TNT currently operates a fleet of 46 aircraft that includes six
Boeing 737 Freighters and one Boeing 757 Freighter. The company
will add a second 747-400ER Freighter to its fleet in spring 2007,
in cooperation with GAP. "We congratulate TNT as it adds the Boeing
747 Freighter -- the standard of the air cargo industry -- to its
global fleet," said Marlin Dailey, vice president of Europe, Russia
and Central Asia Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The excellent
economics and environmental performance of the Boeing 747-400ER
Freighter have contributed to the continued success and market
leadership of the 747 Freighter family." Investment funds managed
by GAP currently own a fleet of 31 Boeing aircraft. Today's
delivery is the first from an order for six 747-400ER Freighters
placed in June 2005. The U.S.-based aviation investment firm placed
additional orders earlier this year for four 747-8 Freighters and
three 777 Freighters. Boeing is the undisputed air cargo market
leader, providing over 90 percent of the total worldwide dedicated
freighter capacity. The Boeing 747 Freighter family alone carries
half of the world's freighter cargo. The 747 Freighter features a
distinctive nose door, which allows increased revenue by
accommodating high-value outsize shipments, and a side door, which
provides superior efficiency and flexibility in ground operations.
In Boeing's World Air Cargo Forecast 2006/2007, Boeing forecasts
that world air cargo growth is expected to expand at an average
annual rate of 6.1 percent over the next 20 years. European air
cargo markets comprise approximately one-third of the world's air
cargo traffic. TNT (NYSE:TNT) provides businesses and consumers
worldwide with an extensive range of services for their mail and
express delivery needs. TNT offers efficient network
infrastructures in Europe and Asia and is expanding operations
worldwide to maximize its network performance. TNT serves more than
200 countries and employs around 127,000 people. In the first nine
months of 2006, TNT reported euro 7.3 billion in revenues and an
operating income of euro 921 million. TNT N.V. is publicly listed
on the stock exchanges of Amsterdam and New York. TNT recognizes
its social responsibility, and has formed partnerships with the
United Nations World Food Programme and the United Nations
Environmental Programme to fight hunger and pollution in the world.
More information about TNT can be found on its Web site
http://group.tnt.com/ . DATASOURCE: Boeing Co. CONTACT: Marc
Birtel, International & Sales Communications, +1-206-766- 2917,
or , or Bob Saling, Cargo Communications, +1- 206-766-2914, or , or
Tim Bader, 747 Communications, +1- 425-342-4771, or , or Marc
Potma, TNT Senior Press Officer, +31 20 500 6138, Web site:
http://www.boeing.com/ http://group.tnt.com/
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