A340 for sale.
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An A346 can take a heck of a lot of under-floor cargo; 42 LD3s, versus 32 in a B744.
Edit: just two short of a B77W.
Basically a combi without all the hassle of main-deck cargo.
Would make an amazing non-stop freighter to / from China with the ability to take a load of self-loading organic units too, if necessary...
Edit: just two short of a B77W.
Basically a combi without all the hassle of main-deck cargo.
Would make an amazing non-stop freighter to / from China with the ability to take a load of self-loading organic units too, if necessary...
How do the economics stack up (pun intended 
) of a 777W and the 340-600 over the same route, anyone ? To the best of my knowledge there have never been any freighter 340's which is surprising bearing in mind most other passenger jets seem to have undergone conversions or had dedicated freighter versions from the factory.
) of a 777W and the 340-600 over the same route, anyone ? To the best of my knowledge there have never been any freighter 340's which is surprising bearing in mind most other passenger jets seem to have undergone conversions or had dedicated freighter versions from the factory.
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Here's a good study, although it's 15 years old, so fuel prices and ETOPS time have both gone up a lot.
http://tinyurl.com/lp365py
Reduce that by 5-10t if you plan on having a luxurious premium cabin in the front.
http://tinyurl.com/lp365py
An A346 can take a heck of a lot of under-floor cargo
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The A346 is indeed soundly beaten by the B77W on fuel-consumption, but if you're a new-entrant airline without ETOPS certification then you have to take that pain and hope you can claw it back on cargo revenue.
Though it does mean you can do all your engine maintenance with one team! Work 'em hard!
Virgin received ETOPS-180 approval in 2011 but haven't, as far as I know, worked towards 240. Do they need that now that they're phasing-out the quads? Not sure.
Though it does mean you can do all your engine maintenance with one team! Work 'em hard!
Virgin received ETOPS-180 approval in 2011 but haven't, as far as I know, worked towards 240. Do they need that now that they're phasing-out the quads? Not sure.
