BRISTOLRE:
I continue to be amazed at why it is that you continue to spout forth on TNT matters when you clearly have little knowledge of what you are talking about. You were quite wrong about the TNT 744 and now you have got it totally wrong with the forthcoming 733s. I have a good reliable TNT source and he agrees with the postings of Clarence Oveur who is obviously well-informed.
Let us look back to your posting on the GSS 747 thread:
Intruder told us that GSS were "currently wet leasing N491C from Atlas while awaiting its registry transfer to G-GSSB".
You leapt in with both feet and told him:
"N491MC NOT"
"N491MC is now OO-TJA for TNT Airways".
I was compelled to point out that, while that might have been the original plan at some point, OO-TJA was in fact ex-N494MC.
Now let us look at your treatise on the TNT 733s:
"TNT haven't sourced any aircraft yet"
Rubbish; I am reliably informed that the two aircraft were sourced some time ago. They are both early-model clockwork 733QCs which are currently parked in the desert. The first aircraft arrives in March and the crews for this aircraft (who will be direct entrants) have also already been sourced.
"B737 will be long term plan to add capacity to the network and maybe replace older 146-200s".
I am told that there are no plans in the foreseeable future to replace any 146s. For one thing, they are very quiet and that is a great asset at Liège (and many other places).
They might well add capacity to the network but has it ever occured to you that the 15-20 aircraft that TNT lease-in every night from other operators might need to be replaced at some time?
Indeed, has it ever occured to you that some of these leased-in aircraft are a hell of a lot noisier than a 733 and will have to go soon?
"They will probably source them via a 3rd party supplier e.g. Amerer Air or Cougar if they get hold of any".
More rubbish; the 733s are going to TNT Airways and will be Belgian-registered. That is not to say that they might not lease in somebody else's 733s in the future. (In fact, TNT already leases the Icelandair 733F).
I am given to believe that the big plot is to get 11 734Fs but, as yet, no one has obtained an approved design authority for a 734 freight conversion. Bedek in Israel are working on it but I don't think they have got an approval yet.
Have you ever seen the famous sign "Engage Brain Before Touching Keyboard"?
DC8 loadie:
I am given to believe that TNT only have 2 or 3 loadmasters. They are mainly used on special flights such as horse charters. Very few TNT aircraft carry a loadmaster.