Category: Cargolux News
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Cargolux Boeing 747 Suffers Loss of Landing Gear Components During Emergency Landing
On Sunday, May 14, a Cargolux Boeing 747-4R7F registered as LX-OCV was performing a cargo flight from Luxembourg, Luxembourg to Chicago, Illinois when the crew reported a malfunction with the landing gear to air traffic controllers and requested an emergency return to Luxembourg’s airport and an opportunity to dump fuel in order to reduce the…
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Cargolux Boeing 747 Suffers Engine Strike While Landing
On Saturday, April 15, a Cargolux Boeing 747-4HQF(ER) registered as LX-ECV was operating Cargolux flight 58P from Dubai to Luxembourg when one of its engines on the left wing struck runway 06 upon the aircraft’s initial landing attempt. The aircraft then aborted the landing and performed a touch-and-go, lifting back up in the air and…
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Cargolux Orders 777-8s to Replace 747-400s
Luxembourg-based cargo giant Cargolux announced at the Farnborough Air Show earlier this year that they would be placing an order for Boeing 777-8 Freighters to replace their older Boeing 747-400 Freighters. On Wednesday, October 12, Boeing announced that they had finalized the deal. Cargolux ordered ten 777-8Fs, with the option for six more, a deal…