Wow! I realize I haven't seen a FedEx 747 in a while, but I didn't realize they'd gotten rid of all of them. There were at least 20 they inherited from Flying Tigers, and a half-dozen or so acquired from other sources. All gone now. Well, in that case the A380 makes a lot of sense! :-) -- Michael On Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at 10:02 AM, Keith Harris wrote: > FedEx only had 5 747s as far back as 1996, and all were leased to Atlas > before they were all WFU and stored at Marana during 1998, and I believe > that is when they were sold off too. They certainly haven't got any now, > therefore no crews and no maintenance. > > Regards > Keith Harris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael C. Berch" <mcb@postmodern.com> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 7:46 AM > Subject: Re: FedEx agrees to buy 10 Airbus A380 superjumbos > > >> FedEx has made a practice of buying up all sorts of older used >> airplanes >> that other airlines have phased out, and have modernized them, in some >> cases converted from passenger to cargo (with their special interiors >> that use the automated-switching stuff at their hubs), etc. Examples >> include the 727, DC-10, A300, and A310, as well as 747-100s and >> 747-200s. So adding more 747s, which they already have to crew and >> maintain, seems more logical than ordering the A380. Obviously the >> A380 will have greater overall capacity and lower hourly costs, which >> apparently outweigh the initial purchase price plus fleet commonality >> issues for FedEx. >> >> -- >> Michael C. Berch >> mcb@postmodern.com >> >> >> On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 05:20 PM, Addison Schonland wrote: >>> if nobody wants 747s, why would/should FedEx buy them? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Michael C. Berch >>> >>> This seems sort of odd, although FedEx could certainly use some big >>> planes. But is the operating economy that much better than a 747? >>> FedEx could buy 747s for a song - everybody seems to be unloading >>> them. >>> >>> -- >>> Michael C. Berch >>> mcb@postmodern.com >> >