Is on demand freight making a slow come back?

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05-20-2009, 05:05 PM

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TwinTurboPilot

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2 are so far. not the total treatment yet, but white with new tail numbers and some stripes on the tail. and the logo on the side.

Yup with brand new engines as well, trimble GPSs, and even working on getting autopilots on them. The other one they got I dont think they even plan on trying to make it fly just a parts plane. The MFE Falcon got another good trip last night, thats 3 trips in 7 days. Whoo hoo

05-21-2009, 04:34 AM

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i121ADX

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I effin need Flightview.

05-21-2009, 07:51 AM

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Been seeing a lot of Kalitta Charters II 727's out here on the West Coast. Saw one in LGB on Tuesday and a 727/DC9 in ONT right now. Unfortunately it seems that the 727 in ONT is getting an engine swap. But the KC II 727 has been leaving ONT every morning for the last few weeks in the way early AM.

05-21-2009, 08:06 AM

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KC II is flying Sutton's horses now, they'll be leaving at 5am out of ONT if it's them. Plus they're parked at that little ramp WAY over at the SW corner of the field.

05-21-2009, 10:17 AM

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I saw a Kalitta falcon in ABQ the other day, first time I've seen one of those there.

05-21-2009, 11:45 AM

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Availability...

MKE...
Air Cargo Carriers (Best Shorts Operator FYI): SH3-30, SD3-60

I think I am having a heart attack. We have been flying circles around them since we left in 2006. Their charter department is the biggest joke ever.

They have some other decent stuff going, but absolutely not their charter department. I don't even know the last time they flew an on demand charter.

It had the best SD3 charter department during 2003 and 2006, but greed got the better of SA. He decided he knew it all and effectively shut the whole charter department down after trying to prove for a year how smart he was

Thanks to the military they are still in business (scheduled that is).

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05-21-2009, 11:47 AM

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MKE...
Air Cargo Carriers (Best Shorts Operator FYI): SH3-30, SD3-60

They may be the "best" in scheduled shorts operation, but I know many former on-demand pilots from there that will agree ACC is border line retarded when it comes to charter. The best on-demand shorts operator was by far Alliance. Too bad they are in hibernation for now and not available. Update your availability list.

Alliance Air Charter has come out of hibernation as off 05-20-2009.