View Full Version : JAL getting rid of their Freighter fleet
Sleeping Freight Dog
26th Mar 2010, 22:16
Sad news yet again for the cargo industry. JAL is shutting
down their freighter fleet by the end of October.
7 more B744Fs and 3 B767Fs on the market.
It's funny how some carriers are booming in Asia and others
simply wash their hands of the Maindeck market, Delta & JAL come to immediate mind.
Caboclo
26th Mar 2010, 22:26
I foresee Connie getting a bunch of 744s...
The way I read it, JAL tried to do a deal with NCA. After much yadda yadda NCA said "No thanks:
:hmm:
FirstStep
29th Mar 2010, 23:17
OK, sad day for JAL (freighter) pilots. :( Now, where are the toys going?. Obviously, 744's in good shape ( I imagine JAL runs a tight ship ), are going to go somewhere. So, other than guessing ( I know, that's impossible in this forum :ugh: ), anybody have any leads?. :)
FastHap
29th Mar 2010, 23:39
I would officially like to start the rumor that ABX Air, Inc. will take over operation of the 767's.
I am not trying to step on any toes, it's just mostly wishful thinking on my part. We do however have JCAB operating authority already.
My sympathies to those who are losing their positions because of this turn of events.
SNS3Guppy
30th Mar 2010, 06:44
I foresee Connie getting a bunch of 744s...
Done. 1 is already in service.
413X3
30th Mar 2010, 18:51
I believe Kalitta has 2 converted freighters already flying.
Intruder
30th Mar 2010, 22:08
Last I heard, JAL was asking 'too much money for the market' for their 744s. Maybe the price will come down, but I doubt Connie will buy any of them at high-market prices...
superspotter
31st Mar 2010, 21:50
Im quite sure that the 744F's parked in the desert are not going anywhere soon for one good reason only. Not because nobody wants them but that the airlines who operate them will not release them to any competitor and consequently will grit their teeth and leave them there awaiting better times.
SNS3Guppy
1st Apr 2010, 05:50
I believe Kalitta has 2 converted freighters already flying.
3 -400's, and more on the way. One is a recent JAL purchase, more coming.
Maybe the price will come down, but I doubt Connie will buy any of them at high-market prices...
Connie already has.
ship's power
1st Apr 2010, 16:01
"Connie already has."
Connie already has what . . . simply bought some JAL744's, or bought JAL744's at high market prices?
I thought Connies 744's were ex-ANA aircraft. Aren't JAL 744 Pratt powered?
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