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  1. EuroWheenie

    Cargo plane down in dubai

    A very sad day for aviation. Condolences to the families and all staff members of our esteemed competitor. We may fight hard on normal days, but today we're all Brown.
  2. EuroWheenie

    Air Lybya crash

    Small correction. It was Afriqiyah Airways, not Air Libya. Air Libya is a privately owned airline based in Bengazhi, Afriqiyah is the Libyan flag carrier.
  3. EuroWheenie

    Italy Vacation

    I'd recommend you do a quick turn of both Venezia and Firenze - they are tourist traps par excellence and you'll be falling over your countrymen. Now if you must, sure, breeze past Venezia in an afternoon. Can't give you any hints on Firenze, apart from the fact it's overcrowded with tourists...
  4. EuroWheenie

    Russian Antonov 225

    Just to nitpick, but it's not the "Russian" An-225 but rather the Ukranian ditto. Small difference to you perhaps, but equal to someone saying the "Mexican" Boeing 747. As for the operator, that will be Antonov Airlines and she's available for charter if you've got enough money to spend. We...
  5. EuroWheenie

    FDX 777's on runs now

    Just had our first tech episode on the 777, and it wasn't even the aeroplane throwing a wobbly. Brand spanking new, latest addition to the fleet, only 2 weeks young and still smelling all wrong for a freighter. Had been sitting on the ramp in LEJ for 1 week over x-mas/new year and in need of...
  7. EuroWheenie

    FDX 777's on runs now

    We've had ours since May/June of last year, and they go like clock-work. Regularly hauls 90+ tons non-stop SIN-LEJ, and I belive we also hold the record with a 106.5 ton haul. That's quite remarkable since Boeing initially advertised 105 tons, then revised downward to 103.5. Last two we got came...
  8. EuroWheenie

    What/who is Atlas going to buy?

    500 mill doesn't go a very long way when you've got a bunch of 250 mill aeroplanes inbound. Boeing usually require 25% of purchase price at contract signing, another 25% a year prior to delivery and the balance the day the new toy is handed over. Could very well be that's what the money will...
  9. EuroWheenie

    FedEx B-777 pics

    From one of your competitors: Congratulations on your new toy guys, she does look rather splendid in purple! 10.5 hours endurance (+reserves) at MZFW, or 16.5 hours carrying around 80 tons. Max payload just over 106 tons. She flies like a wet dream involving Megan Fox; you've gotten yourself...
  10. EuroWheenie

    FedEx B-777 pics

    Two bunks on LH side, between L1 door and flight-deck and opposite the lavatory. Nice thick walls (around 1.5 inches or thereabouts), very well insulated and quiet as a grave. Supernumerary area holds either 4 business-ish or 9 economy class seats; we went for the business seats and they're...
  11. EuroWheenie

    FedEx B-777 pics

    They've got 15 on order and you're looking at the first delivery. By usual Boeing delivery schedule, they'll get between 1 and 3 more this year. It's a mighty fine aeroplane. Ours been flying like clockwork since day 1, and have managed to turn quite a few heads in the process. Like hauling...
  13. EuroWheenie

    Terror Names Linked To Doomed Flight AF 447

    At ease gentlemen, story has been rebuffed by French authorities. The names in question are very common (there are literally million of people called Mohammed or Ali) and that`s all there is to it.
  14. EuroWheenie

    Air France Flight Missing

    densoo A very small Aır France unıon, representıng less than 4% of the pılot corps - and only pılots from what used to be Aır Inter - ıs makıng noıses. Nothıng unusual about that; it is one of those radical and ideologically driven unions which live in a different world than the rest of us...
  15. EuroWheenie

    Brussels (EBBR)

    The JV with Lufty is coming to an end; the flying will be done by various airlines which are whole or partially owed by DHL. The ABX B762SF will take over from World MD-11F on the BRU-LOS run. It in turn will be replaced when the B763F, operated by DHK, comes on-line around August/September...
  16. EuroWheenie

    DHL in the US - Latest

    There are obviously two different sides to the stories - the one we're hearing on the eastern side of the Atlantic, and another one going around on the western side. To a very large extent, I'm perfectly willing to belive what we've been told might very well have been drivel fed to us by...
  17. EuroWheenie

    DHL in the US - Latest

    Shooter Indeed that would have been possible, but ABX didn't want to assign ULD numbers to C containers ... You and me may agree that the level of shipment detail DHL is asking for is somewhat over the top, but that's really not the issue here. That's the way they want it, and that's what...
  19. EuroWheenie

    DHL in the US - Latest

    Guys, the reason DHL stays in the US is not to serve the US market - it's to serve our international customers. They've insisted we continue to provide an import and export business in the US, and that's all that'll be provided for the foreseeable future. The company has supposedly analysed the...
  20. EuroWheenie

    DHL in the US - Latest

    eric I've no information about the nuts and bolts of the future network, only rough numbers. At this point in time your guess is as good as mine, and whilst I'd be somewhat surprised should DHL fund conversion of ABX 767's, I suppose everything is possible. Expect more news in February.
  21. EuroWheenie

    DHL in the US - Latest

    Was at a meeting with some very senior boffins earlier this week, and were given briefings on various topics. One of them was, obviously, our business in the US. To make a long story short, there will be roughly 40000 lay-offs - including contractors. ABX is considered a contractor. The UPS...
  22. EuroWheenie

    US Military Cargo Outsourcing..Unbelievable!!!

    Well, it's no secret that DHL has made a fortune flying USPS and FFV out of Bahrain and into IQ and AF. Kalitta et el would bring it as far as BAH, then DHL would take over flying the last leg into the war zones. Those contracts were awarded to Kalitta, who subcontracted to DHL 'cause it was...
  23. EuroWheenie

    BA, Quantas, Iberia to Merge

    BA has been trying to merge with IB for a long time, but the Spanish have baulked at BA's pension deficit, demanding a larger piece of the pie. Those talks stalled, and IB had the fortune of being told about the proposed merger with Qantas (no u in that name btw) one hour prior to press release...
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