FedExHeavy From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 226 posts, RR: 1 Posted (11 years 6 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 860 times:
I'm not sure what FedEx's timetable is for retiring it's Boeing 727-200's, it doesn't seem that soon, but what do you think FedEx is going to do when they do start replacing there B722's?, what type of aircraft are there going to utilize?
Have a nice day!
FedExHeavy
UPS Pilot From United States of America, joined May 1999, 867 posts, RR: 3 Reply 1, posted (11 years 6 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 801 times:
Converted 73's
Features:
2 man crew
twin engine
Tons of spares
Benefits:
no flight engineer to pay thus cutting payroll cost
one less engine to feed fuel to and to maintain. saving $
longevity with available parts
UPS Pilot From United States of America, joined May 1999, 867 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (11 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 751 times:
The 75's are great! Instead of opting for 727-200's UPS chose the 757 which was an excellent choice. They have good short field performance and exceptional climb performance. Something though tells me Fed Ex won't go with a 75. I'd bet more on a A-320 cargo varient when they decide to produce one.
Seagull From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 340 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (11 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 736 times:
The 727-200s aren't going anywhere soon, but I believe the eventual replacement is already on our ramps: The A-310. Why would we want another narrow body when we could go to all widebody and eliminate an entire type of container and, consequently, simplify the sort? The A-310 can operate into the same airports, carries about 50% more on the same amount of fuel, 2 pilots, and is already in the fleet.
Yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15999 posts, RR: 59 Reply 8, posted (11 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 710 times:
Seagull, the A310 is indeed replacing many of the 722's on specific routes, but it is not a candidate for repl of the entire 722/721 fleet:
1. There were not that many A310's built. Fedex has already procured most of the used A310's available in the past 5-6 years. There are very few -200's left. Relatively more -300's but then these would be heavier and hence less efficient on US domestic routes. However, the # of A310's potentially available worldwide for Fedex would only repl a fraction of the 722 fleet.
2. There will always be a need in the Fedex fleet for an aircraft w the 35k-50k cargo capacity of the 721/722 fleet. Having the F27 (or its replacement) and then only widebodies (the smallest being the A310) would leave too big a capacity gap in between (at around the 50k capacity). Most likely candidates are the 733/734 or the A320 (assuming a cargo conversion program), less likely would be the MD-80.
Neil
Panam, TWA, Ansett, Eastern.......AC next? Might be good for Canada.
Lindy field From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 3073 posts, RR: 15 Reply 9, posted (11 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 700 times:
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Yyz717: Won't there be some newly available A310-200s with the recent downturn? What about the A310s that Air France is retiring?
Why shouldn't FedEx buy aircraft new, as they are with the A380? Perhaps Boeing and Airbus will market a 737-800F or A320F at some point in the future...
Yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15999 posts, RR: 59 Reply 10, posted (11 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 683 times:
AF only has 10 A310's. Fedex has already committed to the 6 -200's when AF retires them.
As for a potential 722 replacement, it wouldn't make sense for Fedex to buy new 738F or A320F's (assuming they were offered). The low utilization rate would make the capital cost too high. Better to procure used 733/734F or converted A320F's.
Neil
Panam, TWA, Ansett, Eastern.......AC next? Might be good for Canada.
T-Bird From Germany, joined Jul 2001, 79 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (11 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 674 times:
Does anybody know where the FedEx B722´s are used inside Europe or especially in Germany? Are thei still in service? Or do fedEx operate them only in the US? The FX B727 was an regular visitor in FRA a couple of Years ago.
DC10GUY From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 2685 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (11 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 672 times:
FEDEX HAS ALLREADY RULED OUT THE 737-300 & -400'S THEY ARE TOO SLOW AND HAVE ALL THE LONG TERM MAINT. PROBLEMS THE 727'S HAVE , THE PROBLEM THAT WILL END THE 727 IS THE HIGH EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS FROM THE JT8'S, I'M SURE THAT SOMEDAY SOON FEDEX WILL BUY USED 757'S FROM BOEING JUST LIKE DHL DID. ITS THE PERFECT REPLACEMENT AND THE PRICE IS FALLING, I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE THE TWA 757'S BEING SOLD BY AMERICAN SOON.
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