The airports freight has reached 518,750 tons in 2008. This is a 5.89 per cent increase from 2007 mainly due to the arrival of another two new airlines which have chosen Liege as their European hub, the Israeli El Al and the Ukraine International airlines.El Al has been using Liege since October 6, 2008 after it transferred its European hub from Amsterdam and Luxembourg, while Ukraine International started its full cargo operations just a day after El Al. El Al travels to the airport twice a week and transports about 60,000 tons of cargo per year. Ukraine International makes five trips per week. Ethiopian carried 27,000tons of goods between June 2008 and December 2008 and its basic operations account for about 50,000 tons per year.Dreamliners it has ordered, its CEO said on Tuesday, and may buy more planes as it sees medium-term growth of 20 percent in revenues and passengers.The airline ordered 10 Dreamliners which are due for delivery between July 2010 and 2013, and it is considering buying more from 2014 onwards.
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