Boeing 747-8 Aircraft newest addition to fleet at IAH
The aircraft is part of the Cathay Pacific Airways fleet and the first Boeing 747-8 to land at the airport.
A Boeing 747-8 freighter is the most recent addition to the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
The aircraft is part of the Cathay Pacific Airways fleet and the first Boeing 747-8 to land at the airport.
"I am thrilled to welcome Cathay Pacific's 747-8F to Houston and the timely addition in the airlines fleet signifies the importance and increasing volume of trade between Houston and Hong Kong," Mario C. Diaz, director of the Houston Airport System, said in a press release.
The plane carried oil and gas machinery on its first flight, as well as cherries and flowers from South America, which will be brought to Asia.
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