Looking for 737s

[daddysquared]

I am looking for someone who wants to acquire 10 737s, either 300 or 400 series and preferably no older than 15 years, for cargo. If you know anyone who could point me in the right direction, please send me a pm. Thanks, all.

 

[GCD]

It will be tough to find any -300's or 400's. Most of them are still in service. They tend to wear these guys out before they sell them. You can see some in the bone yard at Marana. You can pick up -200 stage III's a lot easier.

Most of the leasing companies aren't too excited about cargo conversions for the -300, yet. I suppose that will change as the short-range market changes.

 

[belchfire]

Uh, yeah, just a second...where'd I put that dang check book???

hehehe...so sorry, prease, so sorry...hehehehe

 

[daddysquared]

It will be tough to find any -300's or 400's. Most of them are still in service. They tend to wear these guys out before they sell them. You can see some in the bone yard at Marana. You can pick up -200 stage III's a lot easier.

Most of the leasing companies aren't too excited about cargo conversions for the -300, yet. I suppose that will change as the short-range market changes.

Thanks. Yeah, I'm kinda running into that. Very limited supply.

 

[countbat]

I thought Kitty Hawk got some b737-300

 

[Steve]

Isn't SouthWest getting ride of their older 737's? What do they do with the old ones?

 

[daddysquared]

Isn't SouthWest getting ride of their older 737's? What do they do with the old ones?

Word is FedEx is buying some, if not all.

 

[ABXbooger]

An article I read stated that KH was having a tough time with their 737-300's, why I can't remember, but I also read an article talking about why the 737-3 was no good for cargo and the 737-4 and up were far superior (wing design, fuselage, etc).

I have also heard so many of Southwests frames are run out and need some sort of mod (ala Hawaiian) to prohibit them from becoming convertibles in flight. So basically most of the 737's coming free are very high time with mx nightmares.

 

[propsarebest]

The "mod" is the Lap Seam Joint Inspection. It is a repeat AD. Take a look at a -200 and you will see the thumb sized rivets that are required now.

 

[StandBy1]

Ameristar has or had the only 2 cargo 737's in the US operating on a US certificate untill Kitty Hawk started with the 300's. They were 200's. One was retired last year for parts because of the expense of that lap seam joint inspection and the other is going away in Nov for the same reason. It's a great niche in the ad hoc cargo world. Right smack in the middle of the Dc9 and 727.

 

[bocefus]

Hmm, "acquire". Not sure if you mean purchase or lease by that. Lots of 733's available.
Aeroturbine in MIA has one pax for sale
Airlift Group has 733F 8.5 pallets
CIT Aerospace has over 10 on the market, several of them QC's.
Plenty to choose from

 

[thunderworm]

Word is FedEx is buying some, if not all.

the rumor fx is buying 737 is about a year old. they looked into it and decided on the 757. haven't heard about 737 but you never know until you are flying one one day.

 

[belchfire]

Ameristar has or had the only 2 cargo 737's in the US operating on a US certificate untill Kitty Hawk started with the 300's. They were 200's. One was retired last year for parts because of the expense of that lap seam joint inspection and the other is going away in Nov for the same reason. It's a great niche in the ad hoc cargo world. Right smack in the middle of the Dc9 and 727.

Alaska Air has been running combi's with the gravel kits on them for many years.

 

[bocefus]

Alaska Air has been running combi's with the gravel kits on them for many years.

Had been. The 732s combis with gravel kits are gone.
734 combis (no gravel kit) phasing in

 

[astropilot]

try this

There is a company Called S,H &E out of NYC. They are one of the largest aviation consulting firms in the world. They can help with a/c buying.