Originally Posted by
captnmo
What's the fleet growth look like in the future? It sounds like Boeing is going to replace all the Airbus' but is there a net growth in there or is it more replacement?
That's a very good question that's difficult for us to answer. When they announced the 767's several years ago it sounded like the Airbi and MD-10s would all be gone by now.
Previously, while Management actively negotiated that the 757 should be paid at narrow body rates (like the previous 727) none of us knew that we already had plans to buy 87 757's (even my friends at the Boeing mod team didn't know!*?).
I know that doesn't answer your question very well and I'm not sure if Management doesn't know or fleet needs keep changing with a rapidly changing economy? I'm not sure anyone at FedEx can answer your question. The projections they give us are almost never realistic.
It's disappointing for us too ...
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