Cargolux
Sign in to saveCargolux, officially known as Cargolux Airlines International S.A., is the flag carrier cargo airline of Luxembourg, with its headquarters and hub at Luxembourg Airport. With a global network, it is among the largest scheduled all-cargo airlines in the world. The airline also offers charter flights and third-party maintenance. It has 85 offices in over 50 countries as of 2018, and operates a global trucking network to more than 250 destinations.
Key facts
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- Cargolux
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- Cargolux Logo.svg
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- 150
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- Cargolux 747-8R7F in standard livery
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- CV
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- CLX
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- CARGOLUX
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- Richard Forson (President & CEO)
- Airline.num_employees
- 2,000 (2018)
- Airline.headquarters
- Sandweiler, Luxembourg
- Airline.hubs
- Luxembourg Airport
- Airline.subsidiaries
- Cargolux Italia
- Airline.fleet_size
- 26
- Airline.destinations
- 90
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- History
- Destinations
- Interline agreements
- Fleet
- Current fleet
- Former fleet
- Accidents and incidents
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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Cargolux, officially known as Cargolux Airlines International S.A., is the flag carrier cargo airline of Luxembourg, with its headquarters and hub at Luxembourg Airport. With a global network, it is among the largest scheduled all-cargo airlines in the world. The airline also offers charter flights and third-party maintenance. It has 85 offices in over 50 countries as of 2018, and operates a global trucking network to more than 250 destinations.
==History== thumb|A Cargolux Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-400F during loading thumb|A Cargolux Boeing 747-8|Boeing 747-8F in a special "cutaway" livery celebrating the airline's 45th anniversary. The airline was established in March 1970 by Luxair, the Salen Shipping Group, Loftleiðir, and various private interests in Luxembourg. Einar Ólafsson was the airline's first employee and CEO. It started operations in May 1970 with one Canadair CL-44 freighter with services from Luxembourg to Hong Kong. Over the next two years, the airline grew, as did its public visibility.