From our #eyecatcher archive: #Boeing #747-8F, #Cargolux (LX-VCD) photographed by Matthias Geiger (#Los Angeles Intl) #Cargo #aviation #photography #avgeeks #planespotting

🇱🇺 LX-VCD - Boeing 747 8R7F - Cargolux Airlines International CLX251/CV251, Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) - 3.9 mi away @ 31675 ft, heading SW at 586 mph. Spotted 2x before. [09:24:19 PM CDT] #4D0104 #LX_VCD #B748 #CARGOLUX #CLX251 #CV251 #ADSB #ADSBbot

Aircraft detected to the WNW!
Cargolux Airlines International flight #CLX12V from Anchorage Intl to Chicago O'Hare Intl
Aircraft: Boeing 747 8R7F
Tail # LX-VCD
Speed: 1039.0 km/h tracking ESE
Alt: 33000 ft

🛫 Cargolux (CV5799) with Boeing 747-8 Freighter (LX-VCD) to Luxembourg at 09:00
🛫 ALS (K4584) with Boeing 747-400F Freighter (N782CK) to Chicago at 09:50
🛫 Atlas Air (5Y9612) with Boeing 747-400F Freighter (N450PA) to Seoul at 10:50

Today (2026-02-03) the following QuadSquad-members are expected at Schiphol:
🛬 Martinair (MP9472) with Boeing 747-400F Freighter (PH-CKB) from Hong Kong at 01:15
🛬 Cargolux (CV5799) with Boeing 747-8 Freighter (LX-VCD) from Quito at 07:30

Jumbo Freighter of Cargolux Boeing 747-8F LX-VCD Landing&Take off at Komatsu Airport in Japan. Boeing 747-8, Cargolux Airlines became a launch customer, extended the body by 5.7 m based on Boeing 747 - 400, and improved the wing tip of the main wing into a Raked wingtip.
https://youtu.be/PwUfScL2-Mg

Jumbo Freighter of Cargolux Boeing 747-8F LX-VCD Landing&Take off at Komatsu Airport in Japan.
Boeing 747-8, Cargolux Airlines became a launch customer, extended the body by 5.7 m based on Boeing 747 - 400, and improved the wing tip of the main wing into a Raked wingtip.

#ICAO: #4D0104
Owner: #CARGOLUX
Flt: #CLX6697 #LX-VCD #B748 #GDL-LUX
Time: 2025-12-01 05:40:29 EST
Min Alt: 37000 ft
Min Dist: 2.98 nm (-43° NW)
Loudness: 1 dB
#dev #adsb #planefence by kx1t -•sdr-e•airplanes•flightaware

🇱🇺 LX-VCD - Boeing 747 8R7F - Cargolux Airlines International CLX251/CV251, Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) - 4.3 mi away @ 32575 ft, heading SW at 452 mph. Spotted once before. [07:51:48 PM CDT] #4D0104 #LX_VCD #B748 #CARGOLUX #CLX251 #CV251 #ADSB #ADSBbot

🇱🇺 LX-VCD - Boeing 747 8R7F - Cargolux Airlines International CLX73J/CV73J (LUX-DFW-IAH) - 16.2 mi away @ 37725 ft, heading SW at 496 mph. Spotted for first time! [05:40:18 PM CDT] #4D0104 #LX_VCD #B748 #CARGOLUX #CLX73J #CV73J #ADSB #ADSBbot

Flight: #clx6684
Registration: LX-VCD
ICAO code: #4d0104
Callsign: #Cargolux
Operator: Cargolux Airlines International
Type: BOEING 747-8R7F
Country: 🇱🇺
Speed: 828 kmh
Altitude: 9754 m
Distance: 5.3 km
Angle ∆: 61.4°
Direction ->: W
Track:
https://tinyurl.com/22qrmu7d
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Flight: #clx13k
Registration: LX-VCD
ICAO code: #4d0104
Callsign: #Cargolux
Operator: Cargolux Airlines International
Type: BOEING 747-8R7F
Country: 🇱🇺
From: #lux to #sea
Speed: 996 kmh
Altitude: 8435 m
Distance: 1.8 km
Angle ∆: 78.1°
Direction ->: NNW
Track:
https://tinyurl.com/25rmes9j […]

Flight: #clx6575
Registration: LX-VCD
ICAO code: #4d0104
Callsign: #Cargolux
Operator: Cargolux Airlines International
Type: BOEING 747-8R7F
Country: 🇱🇺
From: #mex to #lux
Speed: 899 kmh
Altitude: 8329 m
Distance: 6.4 km
Angle ∆: 52.3°
Direction ->: NW
Track:
https://tinyurl.com/2yr4lek5 […]