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DHL Express has placed an order for an additional eight new Boeing 777 freighters to meet growing international cargo demand.

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First deliveries of the twin-engine freighters are scheduled for 2022. The aircraft also has fuel efficient technology reducing CO2 emissions by 18% compared to the legacy B747-400s.

The 777 Freighter is the world’s largest, longest range and most capable twin-engine freighter with a range of 9200km (4970 nautical miles) and can carry a maximum payload of 102,010 kg (224,900 lbs). It allows DHL Express to make fewer stops and reduce associated landing fees on long-haul routes, resulting in the lowest trip cost of any large freighter.

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“Although the current health crisis has pushed pause on several areas of life, global trade did not stand still,” DHL Express chief executive John Pearson says.

Fueled by globalisation, digitalisation and the unprecedented demand of our customers during the recent peak season, our global e-commerce volume grew by more than 40% in Q4.

“With the order of eight new wide body freighter aircraft, we underline our conviction that e-commerce is an enduring megatrend. This is why we decided to act early and kick-off 2021 with this investment in our future,” he says.

DHL global network operations EVP Travis Cobb says a “highly efficient and reliable aviation network is key to our service capabilities enabling future growth”.

“We are committed to providing the highest quality and efficient services to our customers at the fastest possible transit times. At the same time, we are also committed to reduce our carbon emissions by modernizing our fleet with the most efficient aircraft type that is available in the industry.

“The Boeing 777 fits well into our intercontinental network and perfectly complements our sustainability goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,” Cobb says.

Boeing commercial sales and marketing senior vice president Ihssane Mounir says the company is honoured that DHL is placing another major order for the 777 Freighter.

He says the new aircraft will help DHL improve sustainable operations and also come at a critical time with the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines and increased demand for express cargo.

In addition to the order, DHL Express had already taken delivery of the first ten new B777F aircraft as part of an original order of 14 aircraft made in 2018.

Eastern Express 777

Boeing’s 2020 World Air Cargo Forecast anticipates significant increase in demand for new and converted freighters with a fleet growth of more than 60% over the next 20 years.

This reflects in the growing demand for cross border time definite shipments DHL Express is experiencing. For this reasons both companies also agreed options and purchase rights for four additional planes.

DHL Express operates over 260 dedicated aircraft with 17 partner airlines with over 600 daily flights across 220 countries.

777 Express

I’ve been able to get some 1:144 scale Boeing 777-200s (United Nations-International Civil Aviation Organization B772) for cheap; some Minicraft kits (made in China) being offered in an ‘as is’ grab bag sale (turned out they were complete, but one had a broken fuselage), and a two-for-one sale that got me Eastern Express issues (made in Russia) in both the -200 and -300 versions.

My biggest complaint about airliner kits is how much they cost versus what you get, that’s why I buy them only when I see them offered at great discount (and It’s really amazing that aftermarket decals can cost more than the kit, depending on the manufacturer). Airliner kits are basic, and even the nicer Revell Germany kits have fit problems. While the Minicraft airliners have fit problems the Eastern Express kits take the cake.

The Eastern ExpressGroup kit requires a lot of pre-assembly sanding down of parts due to the amount of flash and other problems. You must dry fit the parts in order to avoid nasty surprises, such as the lower wing trailing edge needs to be thinned down to size in order to fit, however, the trailing edge of the flaps/ailerons are molded as part of the upper wing, giving a nice sharp trailing edge. The MinicraftModel Kits’ wings have blunt trailing edges, you’d have to spend time thinning down both wing halves to get a sharp trailing edge. The wings of the Eastern Express and Minicraft kits are very close in shape, size and detailing. Eastern Express has no mounting points to attach the wing to the fuselage, you’ll have to make your own spar. Minicraft uses interlocking fingers, apparently their engineers thought it was a good idea but the fingers actually interfere with getting a tight fit against the fuselage, they have to be thinned down or removed.

The Eastern Express fuselage is in three sections, allowing for different length mid-sections to model the -200 or -300 (you only get the sections described on the box). I lined up the competing kits’ fuselages starting at the tail end, the vertical tail tip on the Eastern Express is more angled, the overall diameter and length of the Minicraft kit’s fuselage is larger. The Eastern Express nose section is smaller than the Minicraft kit, but it looks more Boeing-like to me.

The horizontal tails/elevators look similar in shape and detail, but Minicraft’s are noticeably larger.

While the Eastern Express fuselage is smaller than Minicraft’s the opposite is true for the turbine nacelles. I’m considering swapping the very large Eastern Express nacelles with the Minicraft nacelles, the size difference is painfully noticeable when you compare the diameter of the intake lips. Minicraft’s nacelles will need just a little work to fit them onto the Eastern Express wings, but the Eastern Express nacelle pylons will need to be thinned down to fit into the Minicraft slots.

Here’s some pictorial evidence, which you can see better by clicking on:

777 Express Gold Coast

I didn’t mention landing gear, most airliner kits do a bad job of representing them anyway (example; the Minicraft’s doors don’t come close to matching the wheel well openings, as if they were meant for a different aircraft), plus I normally build airliners wheels up and condemn them to eternal flight by hanging from the ceiling.

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