2024-02-21T11:22:39.949839-08:00

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The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

Shifting electronics supply chain helps propel Starlux A350 freighter buy

The Air Current reports: In announcing the purchase of five Airbus A350 freighters, Starlux Airlines chairman K.W Chang said that the barely four-year-old Taiwanese airline is adding dedicated cargo operations on the back of an expected boom in demand for IT components and electronics like those made by Apple, AMD and Nvidia.

2024-02-21T20:32:49.279086-08:00

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The Air Current

2024-02-21T20:32:49.279086-08:00

Shifting electronics supply chain helps propel Starlux A350 freighter buy
FreightWaves

2024-02-21T11:22:39.949839-08:00

Taiwanese startup Starlux Airlines orders 5 A350 freighters from Airbus

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