Express provider TNT has announced the launch of a new direct
flight service between China and Europe, with their first Boeing
747-400 Extended Range Freighter (ERF) heading for the Shanghai
Pudong International Airport.
The new TNT Boeing 747-400 ERF will connect Shanghai and TNT's
European Air Hub three times a week. The new flight will link TNT's
extensive network in China to its European network, connecting over
500 cities in China to over 400 cities in Europe, firmly
consolidating TNT's market leadership across Chinese and European
markets, said Michael Drake, managing director of TNT Greater
China.
According to statistics from China Customs in 2006, the European
Union continues to be China's biggest trading partner. Bilateral
trade grew at a rate of 25.3 percent in 2006.
The Boeing 747-400 ERF is the most advanced and longest-range
model of the 747 family. It is the fastest commercial aircraft of
its kind in operation today and offers a 105-ton payload
capacity.
TNT expects to put its second Boeing 747-400 ERF freighter into
operation in May 2007.
(Xinhua News Agency January 18, 2007)
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