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forgot to bid
Kalitta - worst paint ever.
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As to the combi 744s, KLM flew them to IAH and I believe still do.
True dat....
Lufthansa also has some 744 Combis, saw one last week in Frankfurt.
Generally speaking, combis are a neat idea for niche markets, but they are typically ineffeceint, they are neither a good pax platform (noisy) and have cabin differences, and they are not typically good freighters, as they (usually) have awkward cube/pallet contour restrictions because of pax support units and interior equipment that remains installed in the freighter configuration. They also usually have a significantly higher ZFW than a straight freighter, yielding less payload for the customer.