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US Marshall's (JPATS) Changing To Different A/C?

Refueler1974 From United States, joined Mar 2004, 235 posts, RR: 1
Posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 19 hours ago) and read 406 times:

I just came back from the US Marshall's hangar (JPATS) where I was told that within the next year (possibly within the next few months) they will be retiring their MD-82s - N806US and N822US - and replacing them with B737-300s. Does anybody know anythng about this? Also, is this a good decision? I always thought the -82s were ideal for the INS charters...good range, great pax capacity, plus having their own forward AND aft stairs.

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Call me crazy, but I have always been a MD fan....to me the -9s and -80s seem to have a "graceful" look to them...lol. I will miss them when they are all finally gone. Sad

Opinions anyone?

[Edited 2004-09-10 00:45:10]

The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

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BENNETT123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 4582 posts, RR: 2
Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 16 hours ago) and read 312 times:

It is a pity that they won't fly again.

I suspect that the interiors have been heavily modified.

Jfkaua From United States, joined Aug 2004, 1000 posts, RR: 5
Reply 2, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 16 hours ago) and read 296 times:

call me stupid.. but what exactly are these crafts for?

BENNETT123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 4582 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 16 hours ago) and read 283 times:

Did you ever watch "Conair".

They are for transporting undesirables between Federal Pens.

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 16 hours ago) and read 283 times:

>>>call me stupid.. but what exactly are these crafts for?

Prisoner transport,,, ala' "Con-Air"

717fan From Switzerland, joined Nov 2001, 2016 posts, RR: 14
Reply 5, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 270 times:

JPATS = Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System....

Jfkaua From United States, joined Aug 2004, 1000 posts, RR: 5
Reply 6, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 261 times:

ahh i saw US AIR MARSHALL'S and I always figured it was for the air marshalls lol

Refueler1974 From United States, joined Mar 2004, 235 posts, RR: 1
Reply 7, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 227 times:

They transport prisoners around the country to help take some pressure off of the overcrowded Federal prisons. These particular aircraft also fly INS (Immigration and Naturalization Services) charters to Central and South America to bring deportees back to their home countries. There have been many times we have fully fueled these planes up (38,000 lbs) for direct flights to Bogota.

The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

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