AirTran737 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3639 posts, RR: 12 Posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 8508 times:
Got these pics in my email today. She arrives in ATL on the 28th at 1710 local and will be parking over at South Cargo at the old NW hangar. She's a bit too white for me, but I will still love her anyways. Can't wait for her to come home.
Nice Trip Report!!! Great Pics, thanks for posting!!!! B747Forever
AirTran737 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3639 posts, RR: 12 Reply 5, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 8393 times:
Quoting Charlipr (Reply 1): Were is this aircraft coming from? Directly from Boeing, or is it a -BCF?
It's not a BCF. It was converted by Israeli Aerospace in TLV and it is a former Malaysia Airlines plane.
Nice Trip Report!!! Great Pics, thanks for posting!!!! B747Forever
NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9598 posts, RR: 10 Reply 6, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 8315 times:
Thanks for posting. The aircraft is most likely former 9M-MPC, line no. 974 from 1993, and carries the registration N740WA for World Airways. It is scheduled to be delivered later this month.
Btw, you can tell a 744 BCF from a BDSF (Israeli converted) by looking at the numbers of windows on the upper deck on the left side. On a "BDSF" all windows behind the upper deck door are plugged, a "BCF" still sports a single window behind the door. Also "BDSF"s have a single window between doors 1L and 2L (directly below the upperdeck door), while on a "BCF" all lower deck windows are plugged (except in some of the doors). There could be a odd example out of the rule that escaped me, but so far all I´ve seen are that way.
AirTran737 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3639 posts, RR: 12 Reply 10, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 8264 times:
Quoting ER757 (Reply 7): It doesn't look like the World logo is on the winglets, but I can't be sure. It looks good on their MD-11's, wonder why they left it off the 747
Word is that the logo will be applied to the winglets.
Quoting RobK (Reply 8): Agreed, although UPS' scheme came to my mind when I saw it. Everyone seems to be adopting this "style" these days.
I wasn't a fan of the new livery when it came out because it is almost identical to UPS (we added the white between the blue and red so it would be "different") but it has grown on me. I can't wait for her to come home.
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FalconBird From United States of America, joined May 2007, 1262 posts, RR: 1 Reply 13, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 8018 times:
Isn't this World's first cargo version, or do they have other cargo ships?
AirTran737 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3639 posts, RR: 12 Reply 14, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 7996 times:
Quoting FalconBird (Reply 13): Isn't this World's first cargo version, or do they have other cargo ships?
FalconBird From United States of America, joined May 2007, 1262 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 7954 times:
AirTran737 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3639 posts, RR: 12 Reply 16, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 7923 times:
303 is doing military cargo right now. I am not going to disclose where it is going.
304 is in C Check in HEL and is due out within a few days
274 is currently flying Air Canada YYZ-FRA and YYZ-YHZ-VIT-FRA-YYZ
275 is currently flying DHL JFK-BRU-JFK
276 is currently flying Lufthansa ORD-FRA-ORD-LAX-ORD-FRA
279 is currently flying DHL JFK-LEJ-EMA-JFK
380 is currently in C Check in TPE
381 is currently flying Etihad HHN-AUH-HHN or AUH-PVG-BOM-AUH
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N27UADIESEL8 From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 59 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 7795 times:
I agree with Airtran737, Robk and RB211, It kind of looks like the UPS livery and LAN, but it seems that a lot of airlines are getting the same kind of paint job. Aeromexico´s and Arrow Cargo´s are almost identical too.
Love that World will be flying the B744F pretty soon. The livery looks pretty awesome.
TZTriStar500 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1419 posts, RR: 9 Reply 18, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 7772 times:
Quoting AirTran737 (Thread starter): Got these pics in my email today. She arrives in ATL on the 28th at 1710 local and will be parking over at South Cargo at the old NW hangar. She's a bit too white for me, but I will still love her anyways. Can't wait for her to come home.
Great looking aircraft. I'm jealous At least there is still some good news for one of the GAL (Global Aero Logistics) carriers.
35 years of American Trans Air/ATA Airlines, 1973-2008. A great little airline that will not be soon forgotten.
NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9598 posts, RR: 10 Reply 21, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 7400 times:
Quoting QF744ER (Reply 19): Have a look at some pics of KA's B-KAE and -KAF, they are both different, although these were both done by SIAEC in SIN.
I just checked the pictures. To me they look the same. A 5-1-1 window pattern on the upper deck.
Quoting QF744ER (Reply 19): I also believe 9M-MPE which is currently flying with SQ as 9V-SPR will be World's other BDSF.
Is it still with SQ? This aircraft will indeed be N741WA. Btw the ship this thread is about was also planned to be leased to SQ, but somehow SQ ended up with just one leased 744.
Columba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6798 posts, RR: 5 Reply 22, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day ago) and read 7346 times:
Quoting NA (Reply 6): Btw, you can tell a 744 BCF from a BDSF (Israeli converted) by looking at the numbers of windows on the upper deck on the left side. On a "BDSF" all windows behind the upper deck door are plugged, a "BCF" still sports a single window behind the door. Also "BDSF"s have a single window between doors 1L and 2L (directly below the upperdeck door), while on a "BCF" all lower deck windows are plugged (except in some of the doors). There could be a odd example out of the rule that escaped me, but so far all I´ve seen are that way.
Thanks !!
Nice livery I hope they add some passenger 747s to their fleet, too. There are too little four holers in service with American airlines
It will forever be a McDonnell Douglas MD 80 , Boeing MD 80 sounds so wrong
AirTran737 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3639 posts, RR: 12 Reply 23, posted (5 years 2 months 17 hours ago) and read 7047 times:
Quoting Columba (Reply 22): Nice livery I hope they add some passenger 747s to their fleet, too. There are too little four holers in service with American airlines
Not happening. The military doesn't want the 747 and there isn't a steady charter market for it.
Nice Trip Report!!! Great Pics, thanks for posting!!!! B747Forever
Beeweel15 From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1693 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (5 years 2 months 6 hours ago) and read 6370 times:
Quoting AirTran737 (Reply 23): Quoting Columba (Reply 22):
Nice livery I hope they add some passenger 747s to their fleet, too. There are too little four holers in service with American airlines
Not happening. The military doesn't want the 747 and there isn't a steady charter market for it.
Is World going all cargo and getting out of the passenger charter business.
25 Antonovman: It should have been painted like this one AAh those were the golden days of World Airways Click Here to view the photo
26 Andrewtang: That's not true. B-KAE was converted in Xiamen by TAECO while B-KAF was converted by SIAEC.
27 AirTran737: Nope. Our "newest" airplane N138WA is due for delivery pretty soon. The pax birds will be around for quite a while.
28 Lowrider: Don't tell that to Evergreen, Southern, Polar/Atlas, Northwest Cargo, or Kalitta.
29 AirTran737: The original post was in reference to passenger 747's so once again I reiterate that the military doesn't want a bird that big. Freighther yes, pax b
30 Flynavy: Nice looking bird! We're flooded with new beauties lately here in ATL! Can't wait to get some shots!
31 Gecmd11: Looks nice, I'll be seeing it tonight on the south cargo pad, as i work on the south cargo ramp. What routes are they deploying the 744F on?
32 Flynavy: It isn't here yet. It arrives on the 28th.
34 AirTran737: Hasn't been decided who she's going to fly for. We have been told a few names, but I am not going to divulge that info.
35 GECMD11: oops my bad.....well I'll be there tonight, and on the 28th also.......
36 QF744ER: NA, B-KAE has 3 unplugged windows on the upper-deck right hand side, whilst -KAF, KAG and KAI all only have the 1 plugged window. Sorry Andrewtang, my
37 AirTran737: Perhaps all of us w/ATL badges could meet up when she finally arrives. I could keep tabs on her progress coming out of maintenance and ferrying home.
38 Andrewtang: No worries mate. What is interesting to note is that all BCF converted by TAECO or Korean Air have 3 unplugged windows on the right aft upperdeck. On
40 UK_Dispatcher: Nice to see a World B747 again. I hope we don't have to witness you loving her . It's too white for me too. I'd much rather see her is the classic red
41 OURBOEING: The livery almost looks like that of the new AmericaWest/US Airways. In my opinion it looks GREAT!! Cheers OURBOEING
42 AirTran737: DC-10. I am hoping that the VarigLog MD-11F's will make there way to us, but I doubt it. I agree, and can't wait for her to get here. It would be a b
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