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EX United DC-10 Operating As FedEx

Flyer737sw From United States, joined Oct 2004, 117 posts, RR: 2
Posted (4 years 12 months 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 1354 times:

The other night while I was at KSJC I noticed a Ex-United Airlines DC-10(reg N326FE)operating under FedEx...The paint has pretty much been untoched, except the United logos are gone...Does anyone know how many of these Ex-Unted planes are still floating around for FedEx...It was a pretty cool site none the less...

Kevin

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N685FE From United States, joined Dec 2003, 314 posts, RR: 17
Reply 1, posted (4 years 12 months 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1315 times:

I believe it is only two 326 and 324.

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Flyer737sw From United States, joined Oct 2004, 117 posts, RR: 2
Reply 2, posted (4 years 12 months 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1181 times:

Cool...Thanks

Do you work for FedEx?..

Kevin

Jetjack74 From United States, joined Jul 2003, 6586 posts, RR: 55
Reply 3, posted (4 years 12 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1099 times:

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767-332ER From United States, joined Mar 2001, 2028 posts, RR: 17
Reply 4, posted (4 years 12 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1094 times:

Didn't FEDEX also convert some of the UA DC-10's to MD-10's? I saw in our database that picture for the Netherlands AF their 'new' former UA-DC-10.
Regards

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MD11LuxuryLinr From United States, joined Jul 2003, 1385 posts, RR: 26
Reply 5, posted (4 years 12 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1003 times:

Yes, 763..

The first DC10s that FedEx acquired from United in the ,say, mid and late 90s were converted to freighters and put into service (before the MD10 program kicked off). These birds (as well as a few ex AA -10s) are slowly but surely being updated with the MD10 equipment. The jets that are stored usually get their freighter and MD10 conversions before they are put into service, atleast from what I've been seeing. All of the DC10s are (or were) supposed to be converted to MD10s..

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Jetjeanes From United States, joined Oct 2004, 1285 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (4 years 12 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 995 times:

Yes fedex has some Ua dc-10,s still in Ual livery here in Memphis.They were former pax ac... They will convert them to md-10,s.... There was one that caught fire here last year, i was told was an old Ual plane as well

i can see for 80 miles

Flyer737sw From United States, joined Oct 2004, 117 posts, RR: 2
Reply 7, posted (4 years 12 months 4 days ago) and read 945 times:

Interesting stuff...Thanks guys...

Kevin

Pilotpip From United States, joined Sep 2003, 2620 posts, RR: 13
Reply 8, posted (4 years 12 months 4 days ago) and read 929 times:

I cringe every time I see those two aircraft. They always seem to break down in STL. That means they send another aircraft through and I get to stay late at work. Sad

DMI

SupraZachAir From Norway, joined Feb 2004, 588 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (4 years 12 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 920 times:

I actually just saw one in SEA Tuesday night. Kind of an odd sight.

Thrust From United States, joined Sep 2003, 2428 posts, RR: 25
Reply 10, posted (4 years 12 months 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 883 times:

There were several of these DC-10s parked at STL for a long time, being converted to freighters for Fed Ex. United colors, no logos. Does anybody know if STL is where these things are converted into MD-10s?

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AlitaliaMD11 From Spain, joined Dec 2003, 4068 posts, RR: 20
Reply 11, posted (4 years 12 months 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 832 times:

Hey

Wasnt the Fed Ex DC-10 that burned earlier this year in Mempish, an ex UA?

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N867BX From United States, joined Nov 2004, 339 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (4 years 12 months 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 759 times:

See the "united" fedex dc10's in msp all the time. I wonder if they will ever get around to painting them.

Foxecho From United States, joined Dec 2000, 666 posts, RR: 26
Reply 13, posted (4 years 12 months 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 757 times:

I belive the Fedex DC-10 that burned in Memphis was the first UA Pax DC-10 airframe

Andrew
JFK/MEM/MCI

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Jetjeanes From United States, joined Oct 2004, 1285 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (4 years 12 months 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 735 times:

The one thay burned in Mem was an old Ual,,, I can remeber them takeing a/c so fast in years past they didnt have time to paint them... I recall some old golden tail continentals...so that had to be some of the first ones they got..

i can see for 80 miles

Pilotpip From United States, joined Sep 2003, 2620 posts, RR: 13
Reply 15, posted (4 years 12 months 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 695 times:

Thrust, from what I understand UA still owns 323FE and 326FE and that is why they have never repainted. The reason they were in STL all the time was because they were getting close to an inspection and they were trying to prolong the use of the aircraft, or avoid doing it before returning them to UA. We went months without seeing those pigs and then 326 showed up this week.

STL gets a lot of the garbage airplanes here. It's only a 50 minute flight to MEM and IND so they aren't too worried if an aircraft breaks. IF they do, they just divert one to pick up or send a reserve aircraft over. We'll go for a week or two at a time seeing the same aircraft from FX, ABX and others that are close to inspections. By doing this, they extend the amount of time the aircraft is used before going down for a lengthy time.

DMI

ILSApproach From United States, joined Aug 2004, 410 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (4 years 12 months 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 669 times:

Yes there are two of them inUAL paint still see both 323 and 326 here at MSP alot...................as BX pointed out also.

Mike @ MSP

ShovelAirlines From United States, joined Jul 2003, 58 posts, RR: 0
Reply 17, posted (4 years 12 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 543 times:

holy crap... really?!

wow... that is very interesting.

thanks a bunch guys... see you "in the terminals" Big grin

[Edited 2004-11-27 17:45:19]

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Spacepope From Vatican City State (Holy See), joined Dec 1999, 1936 posts, RR: 1
Reply 18, posted (4 years 12 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 522 times:

Fedex isn't converting every DC-10 that they acquire. Many are being scrapped for parts at GYR (where they do many of the conversions). Last I heard about 25 were slated for or had already been B/U.

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Geg2rap From United States, joined Sep 2003, 779 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (4 years 12 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 510 times:

ILSApproach,
We do get them alot at MSP if there really are only two at Fedex, they must be on the MSP-MEM and MSP IND routes, see at least one at work everyday
Have you seen the Saudi L1011 @ HUmphrey? , pretty sweet
Jeremy

BENNETT123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 4561 posts, RR: 2
Reply 20, posted (4 years 11 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 384 times:

Some of these aircraft must be close to being time expired, is there any information available on this.

Spacepope From Vatican City State (Holy See), joined Dec 1999, 1936 posts, RR: 1
Reply 21, posted (4 years 11 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 341 times:

Bennett123: Please clarify what you mean by "time expired".

One of the United cargo DC-10s that was NOT taken by FedEx had only 800 hours left until D-check. Nobody right after 9/11 wanted to sink that kind of money into the airframe, however with the cargo market as it is now, it may be more attractive.

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NightFlyer From United States, joined Sep 2001, 83 posts, RR: 4
Reply 22, posted (4 years 11 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 292 times:

Those particular two DC10-30's are not slated to be converted to MD10's. I don't think they'll ever get around to painting them in FedEx colors. They are leased from United and I heard that we extended the leases since we need the capacity right now. I hated to work on those airplanes, when I was a second officer on the DC10, because there always seemed to be something wrong with them.

As for time on the airframes, I think most of the DC10's/MD10's are just a little over halfway through their 120,000 hour airframe times. I don't think FedEx would sink the amount of money that they do into these aircraft unless they planned on keeping them around for awhile.

NightFlyer

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