Qatar Airways has placed a firm order for five new Airbus A330-200 Freighter aircraft in an agreement signed at the Dubai Airshow 2013. These new aircraft will complement the airline's rapidly growing network, which includes more than 40 routes that have dedicated freighter services. Included in the order are eight additional A330-200F options – which would make today’s deal potentially worth over USD 2.8 billion at list prices for a total of 13 aircraft.
These aircraft on order will complement three A330-200Fs Qatar Airways already operates since earlier 2013.
Aimed at replacing ageing mid-sized freighters, the A330-200F offers an alternative to larger freighters within fleets. Benefiting from the technical superiority and market success of the A330 passenger version, it will offer opportunities to grow frequencies in under-served markets at no additional cost-per-tonne.
Over the next few weeks and months, the network will grow further with Hangzhou, China (December 20, 2013), Sharjah and Dubai World Central, both in the UAE (March 1, 2014), Philadelphia, USA (April 2, 2014) and Miami, USA (June 10, 2014).
Source: Qatar Airways
*Photo Above: Airbus Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Fabrice Bregier (left) and Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Mr. Akbar Al Baker sign an agreement for the order of five new Airbus A330-200 Freighter aircraft.