Qatar Airways Cargo to add maiden B747 freighter

Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int'l) says it will induct a maiden B747-400(F) into revenue service on August 1 to cater to growing demand in the charter market. Qatar Airways Chief Officer Cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann said in a statement that the aircraft, which features a wide side cargo door, would be replaced by a front-loading B747-400(F) in October 2015.