Originally Posted by
Freighthumper
I agree, they need to be replaced. But with what? There is nothing in production, or available for conversion, that will do what the 11 will do. Not to mention, as Max pointed out, they’re probably mostly paid for as well. I bet management would love to have a replacement that would fill the gap.
Not sure if FedEx is interested, but 777-200 converted freighters are coming. They will easily fill the same niche as the MD-11 with a bit more payload and a lot more range. Not paid for and on the property, but easily able to recoup acquisition cost via additional revenue and efficiency in a relatively short period of time. We'll see if FedEx takes a bite of that apple.