That one Airbus at the Paris air show a couple years ago could probably give the chain saw a run for its money.

 

dojetdriver, you mean this tree-chopping demo? > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxP8LwSArYA

 

Yeah, that too.

 

I certainly do not claim to have any inside information.

Clearly rumors are running rampant about the pssoible down fall of the 380 should Emirates cancel their order/options...............

But what does the 777 offer FedEx that the MD-11 doesn't?

It doesn't carry anymore weight than the MD-11, yes it has 1 less engine but again what advantage does this give us? must fly ETOPS routings..

Fedex has already announced the 757...........seems to me the logical airplane is the 767. UPS seems to like it and it has the same type rating, uses the same engines/parts as the 757. Can be a verstile aircraft in the domestic system as well as overflow to INTL routes. Payload is smaller. about the same as A-300-600. Range is better.

The biggest thing is there are many "used" ones on the market. Fred is a pretty shrewd businessman and has been sucessful buying used aircraft at bargain prices. The 777 is a very popular and sought after PAX airplane, thus I doubt we would get them for firesale prices.

As for 747's.........(new or used) This gives us something we don't currently have......increased lift and Range. There are plently used 747's available and Boeing is trying to market their new 747-XF. That wouldn't surpise me. It has increased payload/range. It can fly to any Airport we currently operate out of......SFS included.

I guess will just have to wait and see what the next bid holds.
Nothings a done deal til its painted purlple and published as a Bid!

 

That won't be the most productive training, as the UAL guys will be bugging you for recommendations the whole time.

 

Actually, Boeing puts out that the 777F carries 229,000# over 4,885NM, whereas the MD-11F carries 202,000# and has a range of 3,760 NM. Not a huge payload increase, but combined with the range advantage it seems to be a player (would have to see the cargo deck layout for space utilization which may have the same problems the 74 has with cans not maximizing volume).

 

How do you know when someone is a bus driver? Cant fly for $hit but they can type 600 words a minute..

 

I don't think it's gonna happen. I was told, a long time ago, that the reason we never got 747s was that if a service failure occurred we wouldn't be able to recover the freight. Besides that , Emperor Smith has had a h*rd on for Boeing for quite a few years now. I think we're gonna get a butt load of C-208s instead!
fbh

 

Again any range increase of the 777 is often offset by ETOPS routings.

I don't have any inside info.........just making an educated guess that we won't see 777's..........unless there are some used ones at fire sale prices.

 

A highly respected MD-11 ACP claims we've signed a letter of intent with Boeing for 777Fs. Take it for what it's worth. As for what it gives us--more airplanes. There are very few MD-11s left out there and virtually none are for sale. We need the lift yesterday so let's get on with it! Speaking of lift, I talked to the head of -11 standards a couple of weeks ago and he said 7 more -11s and 2 MD-10s will be online by Christmas. That's a lot of extra lift for peak.

If it's not on the ramp and painted purple (or in this case, old Delta markings), it's just a rumor.