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Old 5th May 2000, 23:06
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mole
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Hi CargoRat, not a dozen unless you include the 777's and 330's that fly the nightly DHL trips. You can't include the AHK fleet bcos they operate under their own AOC. I believe the CX fleet is 4 747-200 and 2 747-400 with 3 747-400 on order, although that changes almost daily. I agree that there is a lot of freight that can only go by freighter, and not only bcos of bulk. However, don't discount the passenger fleets, a B777-300 can carry 40 standard containers - that's 14 more than a B747. It adds much to the bottom line when you carry 360+ pax and 30 tons of freight. That freight is moved for the tiny cost of the increased fuel burn. Good economics.