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B744 N73714 - Operator After F-conversion?

NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9711 posts, RR: 10
Posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 1519 times:

I would like to know who will operate former Malaysia 744 Combi 9M-MHM, now registered N73714, stored for 4 years and currently undergoing freighter conversion at Xiamen.
Any info?

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DxBrian From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 131 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1469 times:

It's now up in the air. That airplane and another Malaysian air combi were supposed to go to Cargo 360 as part of their fleet expansion for 2008. Subsequent to the merger between Southern Air and Cargo 360, Southern Air has decided to not take delivery of either aircraft.

QF744ER From Australia, joined Jun 2004, 276 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1386 times:

Hi NA,

I was under the impression that they were destined for the Air Atlanta group and they were then to be leased out.

If it's any help I have these regos as assigned to these a/c: N73714 future TF-AML and N73713 as future TF-AMM. I still can't believe these aircraft have been left sitting idle for some many years!

Does anyone have a list of future BCF conversions and aircraft involved?

The only ones I have a list of are:
JA8915 for JAL Cargo
9V-SMY for KA as B-KAI
F-GISF for AF Cargo ex TF-AMP/JA8904
B-HKW-???? for CX unknown SQ frame
PH-MPS-for Martinair ex AI VT-AIF/9V-SMF.

I sure there must be others.....

Also the 2 SQ B744's that are leased to FJ as DQ-FJK and -FJL ex 9V-SMB and SMD the last time I heard were due to be returned to SQ for BCF conversion and onward delivery.

rgds

Tom/PER

CX flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6364 posts, RR: 56
Reply 3, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1377 times:

Hi Tom,

F-GISF is already flying as a BCF. I have seen it in HKG and there is a photo on JP of it. There are still rumours that B-HOY will be leaving the CX passenger fleet soon to join the cargo fleet. Last word was that it was due to leave last month but as B-HKV was delayed they kept it longer. B-HKV has now been delivered, but B-HOY is still flying. I have also heard that HOY will be repainted and reconfigured into the new cabin soon. The list I have shows B-HOZ as leaving the fleet, so who knows!!

QF744ER From Australia, joined Jun 2004, 276 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1308 times:

Hi CX flyboy,

Anymore future additional conversions that your aware of? I was under the impression the waiting list for BCF conversions was a mile long!

Cheers for that info..

NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9711 posts, RR: 10
Reply 5, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 22 hours ago) and read 1212 times:

Thanks for all your info. I am happy these two former MAS aircraft have found a new home with Air Atlanta. No 744 ever was stored so long as these two aircraft. Very unusual.

Babaero From Philippines, joined Jan 2002, 450 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 21 hours ago) and read 1178 times:

A minor correction.. B-HOY will not be converted to a BCF.

Next CX passenger to BCF will be B-HOZ

Airbuseric From Netherlands, joined Jan 2005, 4068 posts, RR: 51
Reply 7, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 1114 times:

Quoting QF744ER (Reply 2):
Does anyone have a list of future BCF conversions and aircraft involved?

The only ones I have a list of are:
JA8915 for JAL Cargo
9V-SMY for KA as B-KAI
F-GISF for AF Cargo ex TF-AMP/JA8904
B-HKW-???? for CX unknown SQ frame
PH-MPS-for Martinair ex AI VT-AIF/9V-SMF.

I sure there must be others.....

JA8911 for JAL Cargo too, currently under conversion at XMN, also for JA8915.

"The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going"

QF744ER From Australia, joined Jun 2004, 276 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 10 hours ago) and read 1012 times:

Cheers Airbuseric didn't know about that one.

Any more you know of of find out about can you pls post for the benefit of others and myself.

Thanks again.

rgds

Tom

Candid76 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 715 posts, RR: 5
Reply 9, posted (5 years 6 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 888 times:

N73713 is sitting at Roswell without engines. Saw it there last Tuesday.

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