Latest rumor from a pretty good source ... is that there will be NO MORE DC-10 to MD-10 conversions! It seems the company that has been doing them has completed their contractual obligation for conversions (68 of them I think?), it seems they lost money on the last several. So ... they told FedEx that if they wanted more MD-10's that they wanted a bunch more money. Apparently so much more money that FedEx decided they could get used MD-11's for the same price and said "No Thanks."

So ... what will happen to the DC-10's now? Personally, I don't know. Maybe some returned to the lease holder? Fly them through peak, then park them? Do we own any of them? Can we sell them? Keep flying them because we need the lift? Inquiring minds want to know ...

Maybe Capt. Mark's sources have their ear to the rail?


Regards,


Mark