Delivery delayed first  Cargolux 747-8 freighter.

Cargolux has informed Boeing it will not take delivery of its first 747-8 freighter on Monday as planned, due to a contractual tussle, the airframer confirms.

The official statement from Boeing:

Due to unresolved issues with Cargolux, delivery of the first Boeing 747-8 Freighter will not take place on Monday, Sept. 19. We continue to work with Cargolux and look forward to delivering its airplanes.

Vice president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Marketing, Randy Tinseth, posted on his company blog about the delay:

We still need to work through some contractual issues with our customer Cargolux, so first delivery won't take place as scheduled on Monday. Employee and media events for next week have also been postponed.