Boeing Dreamlifter Aircraft Cycles
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Boeing Dreamlifter Aircraft Cycles
May I ask please? What would be the cycle expectancy for the Boeing Dreamlifter B747 following on from their previous cargo life?
Are Boeing considering additional aircraft to the fleet of Dreamlifters to meet demand for the future B787-10?
Are Boeing considering additional aircraft to the fleet of Dreamlifters to meet demand for the future B787-10?
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The 747 LCF (aka Dreamlifter) were built from passenger 747-400s, not former freighters. The subject aircraft were high time/low cycle aircraft. Boeing had four LCFs built, there are no current plans to build anymore.
The 787-10 will be built in at the North Carolina 787 plant, alleviating the need to move the longer fuselage sections of the -10 to Everett (as currently planned, the 787-10 center fuselage section is too long to fit in the LCF).
The 787-10 will be built in at the North Carolina 787 plant, alleviating the need to move the longer fuselage sections of the -10 to Everett (as currently planned, the 787-10 center fuselage section is too long to fit in the LCF).
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Flights to and from Japan
I have noticed that the Dreamlifters can fly from the west coast of the USA to Japan without stopping in Anchorage. Obviously 'empty'.
Coming back from Japan, they land at Anchorage for a tech stop.
Are they so heavy with cargo out of Japan that they are fuel limited or is there another reason they stop in Anchorage?
Mike
Coming back from Japan, they land at Anchorage for a tech stop.
Are they so heavy with cargo out of Japan that they are fuel limited or is there another reason they stop in Anchorage?
Mike
