On April 5, 2006 The Boeing Company released the engineering drawing for the outer cylinder of the body landing gear for the new 747-8 family. The 747-8 family, including the Intercontinental passenger airplane and the Freighter, was launched in November 2005 by Cargolux Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines. The first 747-8, a freighter, is scheduled to be delivered to Cargolux in September 2009.