747's for TNT belgium

[geronimo]

CEO of TNT Belgium apparentley announced that recruitment will be commencing for the arrival of B-747's later on this year.

What does TNT Belgium plan to do with 747 freighters in Europe?

Will they be operated on the Belgian register? Maybe on behalf of Atlas air?

Or is this all a hoax? Can anybody comment on this?

. .GEEERRROOONNNIIIMMMOOOO

[Clarence Oveur]

TNT Airways will start operating the 747, together with 767, 737, TU204, A320 and A310.

They will all be parked right next to the 14 A300.. .Oops, almost forgot there will ofcourse also be some 757's arriving soon. <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0">

[Clarence Oveur]

I think you got my drift Hogg!.

TNT is already studying a Concorde freighter conversion, for the express net. <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0">

[raitfaiter]

This Concorde rumour cannot be true....the RAF already is in discussions to make it their next air to air refuelling platform.. :)

[geronimo]

06/02/02 BELGIUM: BELGIAN TNT AIRWAYS TO EMPLOY 125 PILOTS. . .Belgian air freight carrier TNT Airways, a branch of Dutch postal, express and logistics company TPG, will employ approximately 150 workers, including 125 pilots, at its unit in Beerse, western Belgium, following a leasing agreement with the US carrier Atlas Air, TNT said. . .TNT had a fleet of 16 plans, airfreight tonnage of 52,000 tonnes and 57 destinations in December 2001.The company plans to increase its . .fleet to 26 planes, its tonnage to 97,000 tonnes and its destinations to 68 by 2003

[Al Capone]

As part of ther GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP program, as announced by Atlas, between (Atlas & TNT), all Atlas aircraft flying for TNT are under a Belgian AOC. In order to have a legitimate business case, TNT is employing Eurpean pilots to fly the current Atlas 747's (currently in progress) with:. .5 weekly LGG JFK LGG. .4 weekly LGG LOS JNB LOS LGG (near empty both ways) according to our African plane spotters..

Aloha

[Fresca]

If TNT is starting LGG JFK LGG route 5x a wwek, will they terminate the contract with Icelandair, which have been operating that route for TNT?. .Any news on that?

[CR2]

Some of my mates (5Y Loadmasters) are flying these routes. LGG-LOS-NBO-JNB and back up to LGG. It's money in their pockets, so good on them.

[ClearReverse]

Nice to here that someone is recruiting. Does anybody have an address(e-mail) or know their home web site

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[Clarence Oveur]

The plan is to operate 3 744's on OO register, with approx. 8 crews per airplane. So where the 125 pilots fit in, is anybodys guess.

<a href="http://www.tnt-airways.be" target="_blank">TNT Airways</a>

[ 16 February 2002: Message edited by: Clarence Oveur ]</p>

[Fonck]

I've heard a rumor : The 74' chief pilot started from scratch as a 146 F/O with DAT 6 years ago ! Should be an expert <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0">

[Hot and High]

Does anyone have any ideas on the TNT package for the 744? How will promotion work from right to left eg would one have to go to the 146 for a Command? Will most of the pilots already with the airline move onto the jumbo or will they be recruiting type rated people?