Emery Worldwide is a large fleet operator of the DC-8 freighter, operating 32 of the type. The DC-8-73 with CFM56 engines has many benefits for freight operators including relatively fuel efficient operations, a cavernous fuselage and low operating and acquisition costs.
Boeing Future Airfreight Forecasts
Boeing Bullish on Future Air Cargo Requirements
Boeing has released its latest “World Air Cargo Forecast”. The document is the culmination of exhaustive research and looks ahead as far as 2005.
It makes predictions as to the types of freighter aircraft that will be required in the future compared with those flying the world now; it also predicts where air cargo will show strong growth, and the sort of revenues that are likely to be generated. As a Pacific Rim nation, Australia has the potential to share in some of these confident predictions.
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