Fed Ex MD11 in Bagram

[Skip06]

I work for a carrier that frequently goes into Bagram in Afg and saw a Fed Ex MD11 there the other day. Was that a one time charter or are they joining the party? For those who have not been, its a shame to see so many Ruskies carring our military freight in that part of the world.

 

[legalalien]

You sure it wasn't a World MD11?

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

I've got a buddy that flies MD-11s at FX.... he gets lost allot......


















just sayin'

 

[Fliteidol]

Fedex head up one of the AMC consortiums. It is possible they sent one of their ships in there, Atlas are going in there as part of that team.

 

[Skip06]

It was def a fed ex plane.

 

[Jurasicpilot]

Just another plane on another ramp....

If you saw a FedEx plane on the ramp in Tehran then, that would be another story.

 

[LR25]

Any final word on the P-3 mishap there? I was letting down through about 20K ft when were told to go to our alternate.

 

[Palmtree Pilot]

World flys AMC cargo in and out of there also with 11s and 10s.

PtP

 

[GittinFatter]

As does most Intl. supplementals. Its not uncommon anymore!

 

[TheSulaco]

Everyone flyies cargo in and out of Bagram. FedEx, World, Evergreen, etc...

 

[sat74]

Everyone flyies cargo in and out of Bagram. FedEx, World, Evergreen, etc...

What kind of pay overides do you guys get for flying into a war zone?

 

[LR25]

What kind of pay overides do you guys get for flying into a war zone?

Buhaahahhaahaahhaaaahaaaaaaa.

Whats the question again?!?

 

[GittinFatter]

We get more money than you can haul in a wheel barrow!

 

[belchfire]

We get more money than you can haul in a wheel barrow!

They are going to start paying in those trillion clam notes from Africa...

 

[Jurasicpilot]

What kind of pay overides do you guys get for flying into a war zone?

BE very careful, they drug test in this industry.

 

[Huck]

We fly charters in there.

Working on Baghdad and Kabul too. We were about to start in there before when the DHL plane got shot.

 

[embpic1]

BE very careful, they drug test in this industry.

Ain't that the truth. Since we do so much of it now (War zone flying), I am hoping hazard pay becomes a major issue in the next contract negotiations at our company.

 

[Jurasicpilot]

LMAO, they wont discuss hazard pay until someone takes a dirt nap in country.

I personally like security briefings discussing SA-7 and FIM92 (manpads in general) radius of action and hot spots. "but its perfectly safe" "We make the finest aircraft in the world they can take a lot of abuse"