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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

What does sanction evasion duties mean? The explosion of Former Soviet states adding freighters is in a large part due to getting goods to russia that would normally be subject to sanctions. Demand is high for those willing to take the risk. Is cargo going via land into Russia or are they flying fr...

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Re: UPS Fleet News and Discussion - 2024

What’s the estimated timeframe on the MD-11F retirement now? Is it expected that FedEx and Western Global will outlast UPS as operators of the type? It would not surprise me if Western global outlast FedEx. Knowing them, they will buy the FedEx spares to keep their fleet in the air. Isn’t like 90% ...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

N647GT, formerly Atlas/Polar, is headed to Georgian Aviation for sanctions evasion duties. According to Skyliner it ferried direct SFB-TBS, reg now 4L-MLG Most recent SDR had her at about 85K hours and 24k cycles. 7397799 What does sanction evasion duties mean? The explosion of Former Soviet states...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

N647GT, formerly Atlas/Polar, is headed to Georgian Aviation for sanctions evasion duties. According to Skyliner it ferried direct SFB-TBS, reg now 4L-MLG

Most recent SDR had her at about 85K hours and 24k cycles.

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Re: Air Cargo 2024 - Discussion

Skyliner (I know I know) reports on the MOVEMENT of 21 Air's N652GT (formerly N708AX) to MZJ as "return to lessor". JT9D powered, former TWA operated in DHL colors, LN 64. Year old SDR only reports 86k hours and 26k cycles, but the old Pratts can't be the easiest to support anymore (or 21...

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Re: WN3695 hit object departing DEN, causing engine damage

There’s no way Southwest was taking off and landing in 95mph wind… If airliners are operating, a drone can operate. While your first statement is true. Your second and third statements are not. "Drone" can mean many things. But I am going with the definition of standard, commercially avai...

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Re: WN3695 hit object departing DEN, causing engine damage

Drone? In this wind? Please. Enlighten me. Are drones incapable of operating in a breeze? We have been having hurricane forced winds in this storm event, some areas exceeding 95mph. That's hardly a breeze. https://www.9news.com/article/weather/weather-colorado/high-fire-danger-colorado-wind/73-dedd...

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Re: WN3695 hit object departing DEN, causing engine damage

fireman0174 wrote:
Drone?

In this wind? Please.

I severely doubt it hit anything, just unlatched cowlings like we've seen so many other times.

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

The additional payload of the newer HGW conversions were reported to host three additional tonnes more of cargo than the initial 62 tonnes figure on the EI-HEA/B/C thus being more cost effective at shorter haul segments. It was also aforementioned that the retired aircraft above weren’t CPDLC compl...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

I'm not sure that's quite the case here. DHL appear to be replacing them with much newer A333s, which are also much more capable for payload and range. As said below, none of them were spring chickens, even if they were only converted 6 or 7 years ago. If my memory is correct HEA was the 1st 333 co...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

C-GHLU AC 763 routed TLV-DUB-YYZ earlier this week, and should enter service for AC Cargo tomorrow. A333 EI-HEC was ferried to St Athan on the 2nd joining HEA and HEB for scrapping. EI-HEA, HEB, and HEC were only converted a few years ago. Why would they be scrapped already? Supposedly on the Airbu...

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Re: Are we finally approaching the time for an 787F?

How would a hypothetical 787F help in this instance considering the 787 and A330 have similar wingspans? It has been proposed the 783 wing would be used in this case, which was to fit into 767/MD-11 gates. Which is basically just a vertical winglet bolting on where the existing 787 wingtip does. Wh...

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Re: Are we finally approaching the time for an 787F?

That's fine for the large widebody segment, replacing 744Fs. There is a need for smaller widebodies and the massive wingspan of thte A330 will cause huge problems at FX and UPS having to redo all of their gates . How would a hypothetical 787F help in this instance considering the 787 and A330 have ...

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Re: Are we finally approaching the time for an 787F?

[ Boeing already have a new freighter under development, the 77X-8F. It will, probably, enter service in 2028. Are you suggesting that Boeing use their limited resources to run two new freighter programs simultaneously? I think Boeing needs to focus on: 1) production and quality control, and 2) res...

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Re: Are we finally approaching the time for an 787F?

What about the whole "composite planes aren't as easy to incorporate cargo doors into, vs. metal ones"? I tend to remember that was one of the factors, back in the day, when 787 was being born, that lead analysts to say that "market now decouples -- 787 will be flying pax, and 767 wi...

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Re: Southwind Airlines banned from entering EU airspace due to Russian control over the airline

Turkey has decided to continue allowing flights to/from Russia. There are a number of airlines still flying into Russia. e.g. Uzbekistan is increasing flights to Russia: https://en.trend.az/casia/uzbekistan/3879498.html But best not to have Russian controlled airlines flying in EU airspace. Lightsa...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

ASN reports another Freighter loss in South Sudan, this time B722F 5Y-IRE. It appears to have slid into the wreckage of an MD=80 that was involved in an accident there in February. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/378591 Thankfully it seems like all 7 crew made it out relatively unscathed. In th...

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Re: Are we finally approaching the time for an 787F?

What about the whole "composite planes aren't as easy to incorporate cargo doors into, vs. metal ones"? I tend to remember that was one of the factors, back in the day, when 787 was being born, that lead analysts to say that "market now decouples -- 787 will be flying pax, and 767 wi...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

N661UA wrote:

Incredible amounts of 777 ，the rumors lasted for nearly two years

Could you help me out with what I'm looking at here?

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

How long will the worldwide 747-400 freighter fleet last at the current utilization. Watching China Air recently sell makes me wonder. All of the 5 deaccessioned airframes have already been snapped up by other carriers so it's less dire than some might imagine. The popularity of the 763F and with D...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/ ... rgo-sherpa

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Re: Reports EK A6-EDM damaged on ground in DME

According to Flightradar, Emirates A380 A6-EDM was damaged after what appears to be a collision with a ground vehicle in DME. Anyone have any more information on this? (https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1773027973160927241 link for the FR source). It's hard to tell but the damage looks like ...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

Baltimore bridge crash - an opportunity for air cargo companies ? Lots of supply chain disruption according to news on the accident. From what little I can find online, Baltimore specialized in bulk cargo and roll-on/roll-off, so Euro-built vehicles. While they definitely had containerized cargo as...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

Based on this here https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=24214227#p24214227 It's only 36 commercial orders outstanding. there's plenty of open slots/opportunities to sell commercial 767 before cutoff 1.1.2028 with 3 frames per month build rate, commercial customers occupy only equivalent ...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

No surprise, seen the parcel (cargo) market forecast. FedEx removes seven (7x) 767-300F options. Ordered and to be delivered FedEx 767-300F are 15 , accoring the Boeing unfilled orders page. See : https://cargofacts.com/allposts/air-express/fedex-removes-767-300f-options/ Given the production deadl...

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Re: 2024 NCAA Basketball Tournament Charters (Men's and Women's)

The college charter business is winding down very quickly now ... most teams will be traveling by bus from now on for the remaining athletics ... Of the 16 remaining men's teams, 13 are >350 miles to their regional site and will fly. The only ones who are under 350 miles are Purdue (playing in Detr...

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Re: Re engining the C17

Look at the other way, the A330 is artificially limited in payload due to wing being optimized for both a twin and quad arrangement. Structural weight isn’t the end all and be all, it’s a consideration and no one other than Airbus designed a dual engine plan due to the inefficiency of it. https://a...

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Re: Re engining the C17

Turn it into a big twin engine freighter with a pair of GE9X engines on the inner pylons only. Like the A340 and A330. The A330 has bigger engines on the inner pylons and the outer pylons were left empty. Don't you need the weight of the outer engines to counteract the tendency of the wing to flex ...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

Just a quick observation but it looks like a lot of the "slack" in Atlas' 744 capacity is getting utilized this weekend on CAMBER flights from US east coast to RZE. I've counted at least 8 in the past 36 hours landing there likely heavy with munitions.

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

According to Planespotters, she's a 2014 build, line number 1502. I don't think she ever officially entered with Hongyuan Group but did get the paint. If all checks out, UPS will probably want her. I’m just hoping that this one doesn’t get scrapped. Is this still being investigated for counterfeit ...

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Re: UPS Fleet News and Discussion - 2024

UPS 767-300F N385UP has performed her first (B1) flight at 14 March 2024 with callsign BOE313, see : https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N385UP/history/20240314/1600Z/KPAE/KMWH For a picture see Matt Cawby's Paine Field Photos page of 14 March : http://paineairport.com/images/kpae21167t.png No sigh...

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Re: UA870 diversion

UA870 SYD-SFO of March 19 appears to have diverted to HNL where the flight was cancelled. UA lists the reason as technical. The aircraft is 777-200 N225UA. I’m curious as to what the fault was. Also, the seat map shows only about 50% occupied. UA has added a lot of South Pacific capacity in recent ...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Military Aviation News and Discussion Thread

There has been claims by Russia that they shot down the only Blackhawk Ukraine had, with 20 on board, here this is examined and what it seems appears to be Ukrainian but not the UH-60; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktqJ7DQXd7k It is somewhat surprising that with spare ones available, more Blackha...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

N295UP ferried to ROW looks like 2 years out from its last heavy mx. 91k hours and 17k cycles as of last December. The most interesting movement seems to be Air bridge 748F VP-BIN ferrying out of Moscow bac to the lessor at PVG. Wonder where she'll fly next? 295 is done. she is retired. It's just s...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Military Aviation News and Discussion Thread

Really suspicious hull loss incident today Russian separatist MI-8 hulk in Moldova getting hit and destroyed by drone. So strange that: 1: such a worthless target was hit, 2: that there was immediate release of quality video and photos. 3: that the tiny FPV drone was definitively declared to have &q...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

N295UP ferried to ROW looks like 2 years out from its last heavy mx. 91k hours and 17k cycles as of last December.

The most interesting movement seems to be Air bridge 748F VP-BIN ferrying out of Moscow bac to the lessor at PVG. Wonder where she'll fly next?

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

More UPS/FX retirements via Skyliner 752F N415UP parked at ROW, 36k hours 24k cycles as of a year ago. MD-11F N617FE parked at VCV, 82K hours, 21k cycles as of 18 months ago MD-11F N595FE parked at VCV, 97k hours, 21k cycles as of January 415UP inst retirement. short term storage in ROW Just be tha...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Military Aviation News and Discussion Thread

It seems yet another IL-76 transport plane in Russia is down. Just one (secondary) source, but many sources: https://www.rnd.de/politik/russisches-flugzeug-noerdlich-von-moskau-abgestuerzt-videoaufnahmen-zeigen-brennende-maschine-ND2XSS3WEVA5NM6JYQLM4ZTDUM.html Here's a selection of video: https://...

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Re: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent

ADSB receivers for things like FR24 are typically ground based, so no sat gap here. Most of those feeds are also volunteers running receivers, even if there is land to base the receiver, there may not be someone there to run one. People tend to think Flight Aware and FR24 are using industry-provide...

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Re: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent

MIflyer12 wrote:

Just a gap in the sat coverage then? Thank you for the info.

ADSB receivers for things like FR24 are typically ground based, so no sat gap here.

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

OY-SRL and OY-SRP are both at Kemble for parting. If OY-SRF and OY-SRG have similar number of hours/cycles.... -SRL and -SRP are both former Delta -232s. They have much higher cycle counts than the Ex- ANZ -219s, almost as eye-wateringly high as the -281s (ex-ANA used on Japanese domestic schedules...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

] What makes you think cargo rebounding in the next quarter. For all those supporting freighter ops, I hope that is true My job entails a lot of travel in remote places in the US west. A few observations point to pent up demand: 1: Americans have a lot of "stuff", this is obvious 2: a lot...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

I wonder how much life those B767-200 have left. Are we talking in general or just the Amerijet ones? If the latter I haven't seen an AJY 762F up since they apparently lost their final DHL route, which was a CVG-SLC daily a few months back. As for 762Fs in general I think CAM sees them as good spar...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

More UPS/FX retirements via Skyliner

752F N415UP parked at ROW, 36k hours 24k cycles as of a year ago.
MD-11F N617FE parked at VCV, 82K hours, 21k cycles as of 18 months ago
MD-11F N595FE parked at VCV, 97k hours, 21k cycles as of January

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Re: UPS Fleet News and Discussion - 2024

757F N415UP ferried PHL-ROW according to Skyliner.

Pratt powered, only 36,000 hours and 24,000 cycles on her as of a year ago.

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Re: United flight loses main wheel departing SFO

Interestingly, the wheel seems to have yeeted itself free right about when the brakes get applied during the retraction sequence. I bet the incident photos on the ground are gonna find some some interesting cracked surfaces.

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight ... /LPLA/MPTO

And I thought the Star Denmark-China 762F roundtrips were strange.... (and they are still ongoing)

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

Cargofacts reports that lack of GE-90s for passenger 77Ws is impacting feedstock availability to the various 777 freighter programs (whenever they eventually enter service). https://cargofacts.com/allposts/engines/ge90-demand-constrains-777-conversions/?utm_content=285022339&utm_medium=social&am...

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Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

CargoMerijn wrote:
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D-ABUH CFG B763 routed BGR-ILN this morning, presumably for CAM. cheers!

I thought the first 4 conversions in Belgrade were for Challenge Group?

You may be correct, but BGR is Bangor, Maine, where these aircraft stop to clear customs.

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Re: Russia further delays EIS of the MC-21 for another 2 years

I wonder if revamping the production of the tu-214 as a stop gap til the the Yak MC-21 enters service is also draining very finite resources. From what I understand it will still be a three crew flight deck for some time and the same ps-90 engines which were notoriously unreliable. Although I think...

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