UPS Purchasing Air Canada B767-300's?
11-12-2006 | 10:01 AM
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UPS Purchasing Air Canada B767-300's?
Hot off the rumour mill here at UPS, the fleet acquisition manager has said that we are buying all of Air Canada's -300's. Supposedly the entire fleet of 30+. Take this one and run with it 
11-12-2006 | 10:49 AM
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I read in a forum on airliners.net that they're also taking the -200s and that Air Canada has a number -300s on lease from other airlines. Is this true they're taking the -200s too and does the lease make a difference?
11-12-2006 | 12:55 PM
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Rumors are what keep us from getting too bored on the job.
11-12-2006 | 03:18 PM
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Hopefully UPS will keep their DC-8's. Next to the B-757, the DC-8, especially the -73's are about the coolest looking jets around. I especially like UPS's 8's livery, with the long brown stripe. That's what a commercial jet should look like. And it's a great cargo jet. I enjoyed all my time on that aircraft when I flew for UPS, with the exception of during wintertime, what with no APU, it got cold in that cockpit. I still enjoy seeing UPS's DC-8's, especially watching them takeoff. They are a beautiful jet. That was the plane that took me over to South Vietnam in 1967, and the one that brought me home in 1969. I just loved that plane.
Not to hijack this thread, but what aircraft do you guys think is the nicest/prettiest/coolest/best jets around?
Not to hijack this thread, but what aircraft do you guys think is the nicest/prettiest/coolest/best jets around?
11-12-2006 | 03:54 PM
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This isn't as strange as some may think, the 767-200's will be replacements for the DC-8 over the next few years. The 8 will be around for at least 6 more years, but with the 787 coming on line in the future, there will be a glut of used 767's out there. If UPS utilizes the used 767's on domestic routes only (what the 8 is flying now) they will put only a few hours on them a year coupled with greater reliability, commonality with the rest of the 75/76 fleet, and greater payload than the 8, all for a cut rate price!! sounds like a good move!
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11-12-2006 | 05:28 PM
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Does the -8 not have an APU?
They are beautiful airplanes, with a great design. Great wing, and quite efficient with the new engines hung on them.
What does UPS use them for? Someone mentioned domestic, but I wasn't sure if that was correct.
They are beautiful airplanes, with a great design. Great wing, and quite efficient with the new engines hung on them.
What does UPS use them for? Someone mentioned domestic, but I wasn't sure if that was correct.
11-12-2006 | 05:51 PM
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Well UPS was nice enough to install a supplemental heating/cooling system in the cockpit, and it works pretty well most of the time. Sometimes it does rain on the FE during the landing with the build-up of moisture in the duct but overall an effective system.
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