B747-400s Planes for Sino-American Cargo ServiceChina Southern Airlines will introduce two B747-400 cargo planes on its Sino-American air route, according to the "China Air Transport Weekly".The airlines opened the cargo service between Shenzhen and Chicago in April, using B747-200 planes, which are able to fully load 90-ton cargo each. The service will run three times a week. B747-400 cargo planes, can load 30 more tons of cargo and consume less oil, compared to B747-200 planes,said president Yan Zhiqing. Air China also intends to open Sino-American cargo service. |
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