China Cargo Airlines has secured a deal with GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) covering the lease of six Boeing 777-200LR freighters and it plans to get an additional four freighters of the same type from the manufacturer.

The Shanghai-based cargo airline has done a deal with GECAS for the lease of six 777-200LR freighters and the first will be delivered in December next year, says a China Cargo official in Shanghai who was on the airline’s aircraft selection committee.

By the end of 2013 the airline will have a total of 10 777-200LR freighters because “we also plan to get from Boeing four 777-200LR freighters”, says the official.

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