Boeing Delivers 20th 747-400 Freighter To China Airlines

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- The Boeing Company has delivered its 20th Boeing 747-400 Freighter to China Airlines.

The delivery of the new airplane continues China Airlines' leadership in the market with the world's largest 747-400 Freighter fleet, Boeing said.

The Taiwan-based carrier operates 15 Boeing 747-400 passenger airplanes as well as 12 Boeing Next-Generation 737s.

Boeing projects growth of Asian air cargo markets will continue to lead the world with the domestic Chinese and intra-Asian markets expanding 10.8 percent and 8.6 percent per year, respectively.

In Boeing's World Air Cargo Forecast 2006/2007, Boeing forecasts that world air cargo growth is expected to expand at an average annual rate of 6.1 percent during the next 20 years.