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FedEx accepts "keys" to 50th new triple 7
« on: September 30, 2023, 10:25:18 PM »
Blatant proud post this...
Quote from: FedEx Press Release
...FedEx currently has 55 777F aircraft in its fleet (3 leased, 2 bought used), nearly twice as many as the nearest competitor in the air cargo industry. FedEx is scheduled to take delivery of [its 59th] 777F aircraft by early FY25...
50 in 50!
FedEx Express Celebrates Another Milestone
50th new 777 in our 50th year of operation!

Would have laughed at anyone who suggested something like this back in 1974! cmu:-)
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Re: FedEx accepts "keys" to 50th new triple 7
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2023, 06:11:49 PM »
Very cool. Glad to see FedEx continuing to modernize their fleet! Surprising to me, I have zero FedEx 777s in my photo library, out of over 133 photos of 777s (mostly at KSFO (San Francisco)). Which makes sense as their nearest hub is KOAK (Oakland) and I never go to Oakland. Thanks for posting this.
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Thanks for sharing . . . (Re: FedEx accepts "keys" to 50th new triple 7)
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2023, 09:46:14 PM »
Dear X-Air and WeatherCat fans of aviation,

Thanks for sharing.  Indeed it is interesting to see the modernization effort.  I suppose given your handle that you were flying mostly Airbus planes during your tenure at FedEx.  Do you know why the company is now more committed to Boeing?   

Edouard
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Re: FedEx accepts "keys" to 50th new triple 7
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2023, 12:40:20 AM »
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why the company is now more committed to Boeing?
Commonality of parts (lowers costs), better range (lowers costs), better purchasing deals [buy 2, get one 50% off!] (lowers costs), great capacity (lowers costs) and, did I mention lower costs. I retired well before the triple 7 arrived. Flew the Falcon, 737 (actually came with pallet-mounted passenger seats, for less than a year, sold those for a good profit [lowered costs!]), 727 (we bought the last of those produced), DC-10, and finally Airbus 300 and 310.
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Ya' mean they bought them from? . . . . . (Re: FedEx accepts 50th new triple 7)
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2023, 10:39:52 PM »
Dear X-Air and WeatherCat users with a funny-bone . . . .

Quote from: xairbusdriver on October 02, 2023, 12:40:20 AM
. . . better purchasing deals [buy 2, get one 50% off!] . . .

 [wink] . . . . . Wow!  How did they get such a good deal?  Did FedEx buy them from Costco or something? . . . . .  lol(1)

Seriously, thanks for the recap.  These days, businesses either make a serious effort to control their costs or . . . .  they go out of business!!

Edouard
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