Boeing Delivers AeroLogic's First 777 Freighter

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Tue May 19, 2009 4:13am EDT

AeroLogic 777 Freighter includes key Boeing Lifecycle Solutions maintenance
products

EVERETT, Wash., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) celebrated
the delivery of the first 777 Freighter to Deucalion Capital and its customer
AeroLogic GmbH on May 12. AeroLogic, formed in 2007 and based in Leipzig,
Germany, is a new cargo company joint venture between Lufthansa Cargo and DHL
Express and will operate a fleet exclusively comprising the new 777 Freighter.
Deucalion Capital and its customer AeroLogic currently have eight 777
Freighters on order.

The new freighter incorporated two key elements of Boeing Commercial Aviation
Services suite of E-enabled tools, Maintenance Performance Toolbox and
Airplane Health Management.

"It is a truly historic day for everyone at AeroLogic and it is a great
feeling to take delivery of our first Boeing 777 Freighter," said Thomas
Pusch, managing director of AeroLogic GmbH. "The 777 Freighter is the perfect
airplane for a start-up cargo operation such as ourselves; its combination of
reliability and efficiency will allow us to quickly establish the company as a
leading force in the industry."

The 777 Freighter is the world's longest-range twin-engine freighter and
features the lowest trip cost of any large freighter, with high cargo density
and 10-foot (3.1 meter) interior height capability that complements the
ubiquitous 747 Freighter family. Providing cargo capacity normally associated
with larger airplanes, the 777 Freighter can fly up to 4,885 nautical miles
(9,045 kilometers) with a full payload of 226,800 pounds (103 metric tons).

"As one of the first customers for the 777 Freighter, AeroLogic has had a hand
in creating a cutting-edge airplane designed specifically with the modern
cargo business in mind," said Aldo Basile, vice president, Sales, Europe,
Russia and Central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The 777 Freighter will
provide AeroLogic with the most economic solution to grow their business and
offer a level of reliable service that provides a genuine real world advantage
over the competition."  

Aerologic will use Boeing's Airplane Health Management Fault Monitoring and
Maintenance Performance Toolbox to manage its 777 Freighters. These systems
will give the operator a real-time fault-management tool to identify
maintenance needs and communicate with ground teams to enable proactive,
planned and timely maintenance operations and address potential issues, while
managing technical publications and training, and customizing online
maintenance manuals.

The 777 Freighter is powered by General Electric's GE90-110B1 and meets QC2
noise standards. Eleven customers have ordered a total of 72 777 Freighters.

Contact: 

Andrew Davis
Boeing Communications Europe
+44 (0) 20 8235 664
andrew.davis2@boeing.com

Carrie Thearle
777 Communications
+1 425-418-8592
carrrie.a.thearle@boeing.com

Bob Saling
Cargo Communications
+1 206-852-3327
bob.saling@boeing.com




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Andrew Davis, Boeing Communications Europe, +44 (0) 20 8235 664,
andrew.davis2@boeing.com, or Carrie Thearle, 777 Communications,
+1-425-418-8592, carrrie.a.thearle@boeing.com, or Bob Saling, Cargo
Communications, +1-206-852-3327, bob.saling@boeing.com, all of Boeing
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