Goldentail From United States, joined Mar 2004, 75 posts, RR: 5 Posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 743 times:
I know that CO has had flights into DXB & KWI in support of troop movements for "Operation Iraqi Freedom". What other carriers have been involved that you know of?
Wing From Turkey, joined Oct 2000, 1439 posts, RR: 33 Reply 7, posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 618 times:
I personally flew UN troop transports from Afganistan during the time when I fly for Pegasus Airlines.And after DHL cargo aircraft was hit by a missile MNG Cargo Airlines flies to Iraq in name of DHL on regular basis.
PanAmerican From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 383 posts, RR: 8 Reply 8, posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 607 times:
I believe lots of airlines are involved. Mainly troop movements are arranged with chartered planes of
World Airways,
Omni Air,
ATA,
North American
as well as most carriers that have widebodies, i.e. AA, CO, NW, UA etc.
Cargo is flown with
Atlas Air,
Evergreen,
DHL,
Global Supply Systems,
Kalitta
and a few other small operators.
Bobnwa From United States, joined Dec 2000, 4713 posts, RR: 12 Reply 9, posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 496 times:
All US carriers with wide bodies have been used. US carriers without wide bodies have been used to trans-port troops within US to the gateways. Virually every US carrier has been used.
OttoPylit From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 420 times:
As far as transporting troops, every airline who had a CRAF(Civil Reserve Air Fleet) contract participated. Of course, having the airplanes with the range was required as well. All of the majors contributed a number of airplanes. I know Delta dedicated a couple MD-11's, a 777, and a 763, if I am not mistaken. I know UA offered up 747's and 777's. AA gave 777's and 763's. Continental, Northwest, ATA, and World offered aircraft as well.
Cambrian From United Kingdom (Wales), joined Sep 2003, 606 posts, RR: 4 Reply 11, posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 353 times:
If the so called coalition is spreading freedom and love throughout Iraq, how come it is still too dangerous to launch the scheduled services that have been talked about on these boards for the last year? I think that "freedom" is something of a misnomer here. I heard a US representative on TV the other day saying that a democratically elected Islamicist government in Iraq would be totally unacceptable. Hmm. That means Iraqis can be "free" as long as they do so in the way that the US wants.
I hardly think that these airlines are performing these flights for benevolent reasons. They are making money out of it, otherwise they wouldn't do it.
I am now going to hum a rendition of "I'd like to buy the world a Coke..."
Coa764 From United States, joined Feb 2004, 328 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 265 times:
If the so called coalition is spreading freedom and love throughout Iraq, how come it is still too dangerous to launch the scheduled services that have been talked about on these boards for the last year? I think that "freedom" is something of a misnomer here. I heard a US representative on TV the other day saying that a democratically elected Islamicist government in Iraq would be totally unacceptable. Hmm. That means Iraqis can be "free" as long as they do so in the way that the US wants.
One of the most entertaining things today is reading the ramblings of the armchair quarterbacks that think that their way would suddenly fix all that is wrong in the world. The ironic thing is that it always comes from someone in a country that has all their personal freedoms intact and that doesn't have to worry about little things like whether or not they will be alive tomorrow.
Now off that soap box.
Of course the airlines are making money, what business doesn't preform a service to make money? Here is the trick, if enough US airlines do not enter into a nice profitable contract to move the troops then Uncle Sam activates CRAF. Once that is activated the airlines have to give up their equipment and are paid just enought to break even on the flight.
Please oh please Mr Moderator Nazi, dont delete my thread.
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