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Post by ff on Jul 18, 2020 20:06:28 GMT 1
I agree, the market space for 744F to operate is very limited these days.
Had a look at the production list, the last wave of cargo conversion finished in 2012 (6 in 2010, 9 in 2011 and 6 in 2012), including frames been stored for two years been brought back for cargo conversion. After that, only Aisana has converted two of their own 744s into 744BDSF (MSN1086 & MSN1115) in 2017.
But a lot of these converted 744BDSF has retired or reach the end of their service life. I just hope some of the young Queen of the Sky 744 frames can be converted to cargo and replace them, continue flying for a few years before eventually become can of coke in our hands.
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Post by FabienA380 on Jul 19, 2020 2:57:37 GMT 1
Details of current locations of whole BA 747-400 fleet: Plus CIVN at GBA(Kemble) then
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Post by ca350 on Jul 29, 2020 8:14:34 GMT 1
Apparently National picked up a 747-400 BCF from Arizona boneyard and is getting it ready for service. This thing was stored there for 7 years straight... Boeing 747 ?412(BCF) 26547 921 N756CA National Airlines ferried 27jul20 MZJ-SAT, for paint ex N923BA www.skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.main?LC=nav4&page=3
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Post by ff on Jul 29, 2020 10:57:01 GMT 1
Apparently National picked up a 747-400 BCF from Arizona boneyard and is getting it ready for service. This thing was stored there for 7 years straight... Boeing 747 ?412(BCF) 26547 921 N756CA National Airlines ferried 27jul20 MZJ-SAT, for paint ex N923BA www.skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.main?LC=nav4&page=3National Airlines bought three 744F from Boeing Aircraft Holding Company in March/May 2019, they are all good quality ex-SQ/CX frames. Took them over a year to bring LN921/N756CA back to service, we may also see LN852/N729CA and LN1023/N702CA (this one has the lowest service hours among these three) return to service soon. Will this be the longest stored civil aircraft back to service?
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Post by ca350 on Jul 29, 2020 18:25:54 GMT 1
Apparently National picked up a 747-400 BCF from Arizona boneyard and is getting it ready for service. This thing was stored there for 7 years straight... Boeing 747 ?412(BCF) 26547 921 N756CA National Airlines ferried 27jul20 MZJ-SAT, for paint ex N923BA www.skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.main?LC=nav4&page=3National Airlines bought three 744F from Boeing Aircraft Holding Company in March/May 2019, they are all good quality ex-SQ/CX frames. Took them over a year to bring LN921/N756CA back to service, we may also see LN852/N729CA and LN1023/N702CA (this one has the lowest service hours among these three) return to service soon. Will this be the longest stored civil aircraft back to service? Yeah I would imagine securing the engines for all three of the frames would be a challenge. LN921 will still need some maintenance work before back to service I believe, that's why its ferried to San Antonio since there's a facility there. Hopefully there isn't much rust to remove
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Post by stealthmanbob on Sept 3, 2020 12:26:04 GMT 1
Probably the last landing and final flight of British Airway B747 G-BYGB from Cardiff to Kemble on Wed 2nd Sept 2020
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Post by stealthmanbob on Sept 9, 2020 12:14:33 GMT 1
And G-BYGA B747 BA probably did its last flight yesterday, Cardiff to Kemble 😟
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Post by mayerfm on Sept 21, 2020 2:19:42 GMT 1
New life for a number of British Airways 747s:
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Post by ff on Sept 21, 2020 8:58:58 GMT 1
MSN 1190, 1194, 1195, 1196, 1198, 1200, and 1212, the youngest seven from the BA fleet - all 21 years old.
The price must be so cheap in the middle of this pandemic.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Sept 21, 2020 11:52:14 GMT 1
New life for a number of British Airways 747s:
Fake news, I have been told this by a senior BA training pilot who is still due to ferry BYGE to Kemble on Tuesday 😟
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