Cargolux is proud to operate one of the most fuel-efficient and quietest long-range wide-body aircraft currently available, the Boeing 747-400F.

All our aircraft were bought new from Boeing, in order to guarantee optimal reliability and state-of-the-art technology to our customers. Cargolux does not own second-hand, converted aircraft that may have already spent a lifetime as passenger aircraft.

The excellent characteristics of our fleet also benefit the environment and the communities living around the airports where we operate: we produce less noise and emit less CO2 than many other cargo airlines operating older aircraft types.

From autumn 2010 onwards, Cargolux will be the first airline worldwide to operate the Boeing 747-8F, the next generation of this successful aircraft. This will mark a further step-change towards environment-friendly air cargo transport, with a further 17% reduction in fuel consumption and 30% reduction of the aircraft’s noise footprint at take-off.

A rapid fleet changeover program has been planned, allowing a complete switch to the 747-8F within six to seven years.

The following animation details the technological advances that make the Boeing 747-8F a benchmark 4-engined aircraft in terms of fuel efficiency and quietness for coming decades.