Category Archives: Cargolux (Luxembourg)

Cargolux’s Boeing 747-400F LX-OCV is damaged at Luxembourg

Cargolux issued this statement:

Cargolux would like to confirm that one of its aircraft, Boeing 747-400F bearing registration mark LX-OCV, suffered a significant landing incident at Luxembourg airport on Sunday evening at 18:52.

The aircraft was unable to retract its landing gear on take-off from Luxembourg. As a result, it was forced to safely dump fuel in order to return to land at the airport. On its landing roll its right body landing gear detached from the aircraft. The aircraft however came to a controlled stop and was attended to by the emergency services.

No persons on board nor on the ground suffered any injuries. The relevant authorities have been informed of the incident. The aircraft remains on the runway and recovery efforts are underway. 

Cargolux and GE Aerospace enter long term GE9X, GEnx agreements

GE Aerospace & Cargolux have announced that they have entered into a long-term support agreement for the GE9X powering Cargolux’s new fleet of Boeing 777-8F freighters. The agreement includes a multi-year GE TrueChoice service agreement as well as the order of two spare engines. 

A TrueChoice services extension has also been agreed for Cargolux’s fleet of Boeing 747-8F fleet powered by GEnx-2B engines.

Boeing 777-8F Freighter

In October, Cargolux revealed plans to replace its ageing 747-400F freighter fleet with an order for 10 Boeing 777-8F aircraft.

Boeing and Cargolux previously finalized an order of 10 777-8 Freighters with options for six additional airplanes, with a signing ceremony at Cargolux’s headquarters in Luxembourg.