Liam Tully <lrtully@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Something about FedEx buying 50 737's
> from US Air. What the heck would they
> do with them? AFAIK, FE does not op.
> any 37's at the moment.
The British magazine Flight International has been spreading the word
for a while that FedEx was about to decide on acquiring freighter conversions
of Boeing 737-300/400s. US would be as good a source as any. The aircraft
are intended to replace 727s from the bottom end, with the Airbus fleet taking
over from the top end.
Interestingly, FedEx has owned a handful of 737s in the past, intended for
carrying passengers by day and cargo by night. Wisely, FedEx retraced their
steps before the aircraft were even delivered, and quickly sold them.
Kees de Lezenne Coulander
C.M. de Lezenne Coulander
Aircraft Development and Systems Engineering B.V.
Hoofddorp, the Netherlands