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Post by walter on Jan 7, 2014 8:03:17 GMT 1
Does anybody know how many 747-8 are still stored somewhere or did all planes stored in the desert get delivered in December now?
Thanks, Walter
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Post by XWB on Jan 7, 2014 9:22:03 GMT 1
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Post by gennadius01 on Jan 10, 2014 6:23:00 GMT 1
Silk Way, showing its colors! paineairport.com/kpae10037.htmAre these leased from GECAS then? Or has some switching happened behind the scenes in terms of firing order?
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Post by XWB on Jan 10, 2014 9:28:20 GMT 1
Yes, that's 1 of the 2 GECAS birds (LN 1493).
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Post by Festus on Jan 23, 2014 21:58:57 GMT 1
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Post by XWB on Jan 26, 2014 1:09:50 GMT 1
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Post by someone on Feb 14, 2014 8:58:02 GMT 1
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Post by gennadius01 on Feb 14, 2014 19:32:03 GMT 1
That's nice to see. Here is the official Boeing press release. It is interesting to see them order a singleton. CX did the same at the end of December. Is this typical for cargo carriers as they do their fleet planning? Or is this more the case when they are reacting to something that they potentially see in the market?
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Post by mjoelnir on Feb 15, 2014 11:57:45 GMT 1
That's nice to see. Here is the official Boeing press release. It is interesting to see them order a singleton. CX did the same at the end of December. Is this typical for cargo carriers as they do their fleet planning? Or is this more the case when they are reacting to something that they potentially see in the market? Either or both. It is not a singleton, it is an add on order. They are flying 9 B747-8F, had two still on order and are now ordering one more. Cargolux bought, or better leased, one stored white tail B747-400ERF, MSN1416 the last of its breed, last October, they seem to be expanding.
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Post by gennadius01 on Feb 16, 2014 0:02:42 GMT 1
Either or both. It is not a singleton, it is an add on order. They are flying 9 B747-8F, had two still on order and are now ordering one more. Cargolux bought, or better leased, one stored white tail B747-400ERF, MSN1416 the last of its breed, last October, they seem to be expanding. Ah, so perhaps they are conversions of some agreement that was part of their original orders? If I recall, they had originally ordered 10, then ordered another 3. So now they will have an eventual fleet of 14. Are those two original orders also related or add-on? Yeah, regarding 1416, I think they picked her up for the Christmas rush when it took much longer than expected for the PIP to certify than everyone originally thought, thus delaying the delivery of many of those PIP'd frames.
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