NEW Heavy operator ?

[spierpoint jones]

Greetings ,

Any information about a mob I spotted b747c ...Finoval /Sky express . Machine was parked in Athens Greece......Never heard of them .

Salutations,
jones

[42ongo]

it rang a slight bell I stumbled over their web site the other day
the cargo schedule <link below> is conspicuous by the fact there are no flights shown

http://www.skyexpress.gr/cargo/schedule.asp

[Heilhaavir]

Looks like the good ole N921FT

[B74flyer]

N921FT?..........They are doomed................

[Heilhaavir]

No kidding

[Sleeping Freight Dog]

IS Sky Express still operating?

What is the story with this airline? Their B74F SX-FIN is reported
stored at Chatoreux. Are they still operational??? Where did they
operate too??

[L-38]

If SX-FIN is indeed ole' 921 in disguise (as it appears to be), it probably only operated to / from the maintenance shed. . . . Poor Finoval.

[Need to Know Basis]

Sky Express

Sky Express started up Summer 2006 and stopped Summer 2007. Not much flying during that time. Commercially they had little idea as to what to do with it. Alot of SAW - ALA & FRU baggage runs and not much else from what I can gather. Indeed the old Polar machine and everyone raised there eyes when they announced it. It did spend most of its life in the shed fixing whatever was wrong with it next.

I always find it amazing that the money is available and then P****d down the drawn almost immediatley.

[L-38]

"I always find it amazing that the money is available and then P****d down the drawn almost immediatley."

Thanks for the info. I was curious as to what had happened when 921 was sold and sent to ATH back around March of 06. . . . . . 921 - sole fleet aircraft then fully owned by Polar (not leased), is probably the last remaining -70a powered machine, a one of a kind derivative (note - 70a not 7a).

Poor consulting / ignorant decisions gave investors little for their money. This happens far to often in aviation.

[fuegolibre]

Heard those thrust reverses were always screwing up on those -70a. Weren't they ordered by Seaborn once upon a time?

[L-38]

I had thought that they were only ordered by Flying Tigers. . . . Was once told that one of the parts for the -70a's t/r could now only be hand made by a unique machinist who resided in London.

[fuegolibre]

I'm reaching back, but I thought they were ordered by Seaborn acquired by Flying Tigers, passed onto FedEx which they worked for a short while then sat pickled for some time. After that I lost them kind of. I think Atlas got three of them or something like that and got rid of them after a short time.

[CR2]

Didn't AFX have two of them? G-GAFX & G-INTL. Both 70a powered.

[fuegolibre]

Now that you mention it, I think your right. Just don't remember where in the chain.

[CR2]

Found this...

30/04/1976 Seaboard World N702SW
01/09/1980 Flying Tigers N812FT
07/08/1989 Federal Express N641FE
05/09/1996 Atlas Air N641FE
01/05/1998 Federal Express N641FE
15/05/1999 Airfreight Express VP-BXP
10/08/1999 Airfreight Express N641FE
28/08/1999 Airfreight Express G-GAFX Stored at Manston 02/2003 as N218BA

[trashhauler]

There were only two things wrong with the thrust reversers; couldn't get 'em in, couldn't get 'em out. But, hey that was alright, the autobrakes only worked in max!

[CR2]

Leaked too, just had to follow the cigarette smoke to the door seals

[fuegolibre]

I was on one of the Evergreen Gatex door 747's once. One on a temporary exemption for the door. Got bored and went down to check the cargo. I saw so much daylight coming through the door frame I decided not to do that again.

Now that was a bad seal and door. Luckily we rarely went above 310.

Eventually, the FAA resolved that problem.