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AirbusA346 From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2004, 7434 posts, RR: 2
Posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1844 times:

I just found this picture taken @ Xiamen.

It has Korean Air Cargo titles painted on it, it looks like a 744BCF.

But it doesn't say that it is a BCF in the DB, and the windows are still windows, not metal plugs.

Also I can't see a side cargo door.

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New registration of the database!I'm feel strange that this B744F cargo has so many windows unpainted which can't be seen at other Korea Air's B744 freighters!It's my first time to see the KE send its plane to make maintenance at Taeco

It is ex. Air India VT-EVJ.

What's going on?

Tom.

Tom Walker '086' First Officer of a A318/A319 for Air Lambert - Hours Flown: 17 hour 05 minutes (last updated 24/12/05).

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CX flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6341 posts, RR: 56
Reply 1, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1821 times:

The aircraft has not yet been converted. It merely carries the new titles. it is rather strange that they painted ut before its conversion, but there you go!

AirbusA346 From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2004, 7434 posts, RR: 2
Reply 2, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1790 times:

Thanks CX flyboy.

It seems a strange way of doing it.

Tom.

Tom Walker '086' First Officer of a A318/A319 for Air Lambert - Hours Flown: 17 hour 05 minutes (last updated 24/12/05).

Carpethead From Japan, joined Aug 2004, 2772 posts, RR: 4
Reply 3, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1662 times:

Indeed strange, perhaps some bookkeeping thing that it must be back on KE reg before the conversion.

ZK-NBT From New Zealand, joined Oct 2000, 5020 posts, RR: 12
Reply 4, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1623 times:

Quoting Carpethead (Reply 3):
Indeed strange, perhaps some bookkeeping thing that it must be back on KE reg before the conversion.

That wouldn't make a differene anyway, they could have changed the rego to KE and had it still in AI colours until after painting.

But yes this is a strage way of doing it.

Andrewtang From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 457 posts, RR: 9
Reply 5, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1609 times:

It all depends on the leasing guidelines. If the guideline states that the plane must be painted back in KE colors when lease to AI ends, then AI will have to paint it back to KE colors.

Since KE has selected this plane to be converted to Cargo, maybe they just inform AI to paint Korean Air Cargo titles instead.

FrancoBlanco From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (6 years 12 months 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1511 times:

Still I´d say the "747-4B5F/SCD" part is incorrect. Obviously this particular A/C came out of the factory as a pax version so it cannot be a -400F. A cargo conversion would make it either a -400(SF) or a -400BCF (add "SCD" after the door has been installed).

Sebastian

N754PR From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (6 years 12 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1440 times:

There is another topic about this, try the search function.

Plane has finished the lease with AI and now being converted to a BCF. Why they painted the plane before the conversion.... I'm not sure.

American777 From United States of America, joined Nov 2009, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (6 years 12 months 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1408 times:

Here is a preview of how it will look like when the first KE Special Freighter is completed.

Big version: Width: 1024 Height: 683 File size: 67kb

Will KE ever do this to their passanger 747-400's once they take delivery of their A380's?

Joe.

[Edited 2006-05-29 04:31:02]

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