Gents
...another comment on this kind of operation...if I may
1) No shortage of pilots in CANADA.
2) No shortage of pilots with enough experience to fly the B747.
3) No difficulty getting an AOC these days.
4) No difficulty getting the B747 on your present AOC.
5) Investment Capital may be scarce, but 'cheap' where available for the right Business Plan. Not to mention interest rates.
6) Numerous pilots out here capable of putting SOPs, other documents, etc., together to recruit, train for and operate this equipment.
7) The Air Cargo industry in CANADA can use the heavy lift capacity (e.g., Cathay Pacific YYZ/YVR)
8) Many South American, Asian, and Southeast Asian carriers are in very deep do-do right now. What better time to make available the uplift capability to these outfits?
9) The reality IS...B747-200Fs are available. Not huge numbers of them, but certainly 3 or 4.
10) Cargolux, Atlas, Polar, Gemini and others are starting to rise out of the doldrums (according to Air Transport World) and the lead indicator of economic recovery is the airlines. The lead economic indicator for the airline industry is Air Freight.
Let's wait and see.
