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May 27, 2020 | 1:36 pm

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Originally Posted by roberino

So why fly those flavours when presumably there’s more efficient aircraft in the fleet? Am I over-estimating the number of new aircraft in fleets?

efficiency relates to capacity (payload, in tons/tonnes) and range as well as fuel burn; the 747 has far more capacity, and likely a bit more range, than the 767
just like passenger airlines, the cargo operators are trying really hard to optimize the use of their entire fleet -- esp with air cargo demand soaring
several of those all-cargo carriers (Nippon Cargo and Cargolux, at least) only operate 747s, so the question of more efficient aircraft is irrelevant

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Originally Posted by roberino

There’s also the local question of who is flying these aircraft in and out of MAN. Not a cargo hub and not huge numbers of pax that would fit the essential category right now.

I would again point you to FlightAware or FlightRadar24 if you want to check in real time

right now the only 4-engine jet in UK airspace that I can see is a UPS 747 en route from their Louisville/SDF hub to Cologne/CGN

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