Originally Posted by
Probe
Guam used to fly dedicated cargo aircraft. Now, because the 737 can't carry enough, Asia Pacific is subcontracted to fly 727 cargo birds for the cargo we can't carry. They are expanding now, including buying 757's, which they already have 2 I think. The 757's are combi's. A 757 combi is the perfect jet for the island flights, including the Hopper.
That is where the island flights will end up. Subbed out to Asia Pacific. Everything else can, and will be done by low cost carriers.
I hope it doesn't happen, but I wouldn't bet on it.
I don't recall any dedicated cargo only flights, except perhaps out of Manilla for DHL.
There have been combis, going back as far as DC-6 days.
We did have a 757 base there for a short time, and if we had more of them, it seems like a good place for them now.
The 757 is the only airplane that will do all the missions they have out of GUM without restrictions.
We opened and closed Seoul a couple times because it was too far for a 727 to carry the load it needed., even with the big engines