Could it be that Guggenheim is accumulating -400s for UPS? They are sure on a shopping spree. I think the count is six so far. Can anybody add to the list?
24061 PW4056 ex-Singapore
24066 PW4056 ex-Singapore
24226 PW4056 ex-Singapore
24975 PW4056 ex-Singapore
24998 PW4056 ex-Air Canada (GECA)
25075 PW4056 ex-Air Canada (GECA)
http://www.commercialaviationtoday.c...-20-Oct-04.htm
Boeing, Guggenheim Aviation Finalize 747-400 Special Freighter Deal
Boeing and Guggenheim Aviation Partners recently signed an agreement to purchase four Boeing 747-400 Special Freighters. Guggenheim, a U.S-based aviation investment firm, will make the aircraft available to cargo operators starting in 2007.
The special freighter program converts passenger 747-400s to cargo carriers. Guggenheim is acquiring the four airplanes through Boeing Aircraft Trading. A Boeing-approved modification facility will convert the airplanes between 2006 and 2009, a process that Boeing's Commercial Aviation Services unit will manage.
The Guggenheim team has undertaken several passenger-to-freighter conversions, and recently Guggenheim leased an MD-11 to Martinair in the Netherlands.
http://www.speednews.com/stw/123104/
GUGGENHEIM AVIATION PARTNERS purchased four ex-Singapore 747-400s (24061/24066/24226/24975) with PW4056s from Boeing Aircraft Trading, and contracted BOEING to convert aircraft to special freighters in 2006-2009. It plans to lease out aircraft in pax configuration in interim; AIR-INDIA has agreed to lease the first two (24066/24226).