ChrisNH From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 3807 posts, RR: 2 Posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 4619 times:
Today UPS Flight 9131 flew Luxembourg to Bangor, Maine, and then on to Roswell, NM.
If this is a flight to a desert storage place, isn't that odd for such a new plane? UPS hasn't had 747-400s for that long. Is business so bad that this has to occur, or is it something else (actual cargo going from Luxembourg to New Mexico)?
Geg2rap From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 838 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 4585 times:
I believe this is a ferry flight for a plane they bought from Cargoloux? Anyone got details for sure?
BlueFlyer From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 3129 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 4578 times:
Neither, it's an ex-CV bird sold to UPS on its delivery flight straight to the paint shop.
ChrisNH From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 3807 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 4504 times:
So it most probably came through BGR sporting Cargolux livery.
413X3 From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 1983 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 4232 times:
It could have been stripped of its titles by CV employees for all we know. I believe this is the 2nd of 4 total going to UPS?
Ronaldo747 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 309 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 4199 times:
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21498 posts, RR: 24 Reply 6, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 4199 times:
Quoting 413X3 (Reply 4): I believe this is the 2nd of 4 total going to UPS?
Following excerpt from UPS website section on the 744F.
UPS has committed to purchasing a total of 14 747-400 freighters. Eight of them will be new aircraft and four will come from Cargolux; all 12 will have nose-cargo loading doors. The remaining two are former EVA Airlines 747-400 "combi" aircraft that do not have nose-cargo doors and will be converted to full freighter configuration.
Delivery schedule
2007 Deliveries
A/C N570UP - June 07
A/C N571UP - September 07
A/C N572UP - November 07
2008 Deliveries
A/C N573UP - March 08
A/C N574UP - April 08
A/C N578UP - June 08 (Conversion-EVA Airlines)
A/C N575UP - June 08
A/C N576UP - September 08
A/C N579UP - December 08 (Conversion-EVA Airlines)
413X3 From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 1983 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 4180 times:
Sad to see the Caroglux birds going away, hope their replacement the -800Fs come soon!
Sokol From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 284 posts, RR: 3 Reply 8, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 3766 times:
71Zulu From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2736 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 3650 times:
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21498 posts, RR: 24 Reply 11, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 3373 times:
Sokol From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 284 posts, RR: 3 Reply 12, posted (3 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2978 times:
Here they are, take and look both leaving from Luxembourg LUX.
DxBrian From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 131 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (3 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2905 times:
Why did they stop in Bangor? The plane should be able to make that flight non-stop, especially with no load.
413x3 From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 1983 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (3 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 2861 times:
customs reasons. It's a popular destination. I think its a waste, they should be able to fly onto their destination and take care of the customs paperwork and inspection there.
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