Originally Posted by
L'il J.Seinfeld
I assume the 747-400 and the 747-8 can and will carry more than a 777. But with oil as high as it is, I wonder if UPS won't shy away from the potential A380 freighter and more 747s in favor of 777s. It would be more fuel efficient obviously and since Fred is getting them we could too.
I don't think that is a good assumption. I have seen data that shows the 777 can go from mainland China to MEM / SDF with a usable load while the 747 variants can not. However, I'm unable to produce that data.
Anyone have the UPS handout that was passed around during Capt's training?