Delta Ships 1 Mil In Cargo Frm PVG 1st 2weeks
Apr 14, 2008, 11:44 am
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Delta Ships 1 Mil In Cargo Frm PVG 1st 2weeks
Good day all.
Saw this on a.net about Delta shipping over $1 million in revenue cargo on their new ATL-PVG route, supposedly $120k in one flight.
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...n/3932778/1/#1
Supposedly it was posted on the Delta employee website, might be released to the public later.
Mo' money, less problems.
Saw this on a.net about Delta shipping over $1 million in revenue cargo on their new ATL-PVG route, supposedly $120k in one flight.
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...n/3932778/1/#1
Supposedly it was posted on the Delta employee website, might be released to the public later.
Mo' money, less problems.
Apr 14, 2008, 1:43 pm
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This would seem to me to be a very good cargo performance, although I don't profess to know a thing about cargo.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in its article on the inaugural flight, said the trip ATL-PVG burns 34,000 gallons of fuel (presumably they got this figure from Delta). At $3.50 per gallon, that's a cost of $119,000 for fuel to make the run. It would seem like any time the cargo is paying the fuel expense, it would be much easier to make the flight work.
This also brings up a point for those (mostly on a.net) who forcefully argue against the prospects of other long haul, or ultra long haul, routes from ATL (ATL-SYD comes to mind). If the cargo traffic is there, you don't have to have jampacked passenger cabins from the beginning to sustain the flight, so it gives you some breathing room to build the passenger volume. (I'm not claiming ATL-SYD would work, and I have no idea about cargo traffic from Australia, but it does point out that it's about more than simply how many passengers you can carry).
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in its article on the inaugural flight, said the trip ATL-PVG burns 34,000 gallons of fuel (presumably they got this figure from Delta). At $3.50 per gallon, that's a cost of $119,000 for fuel to make the run. It would seem like any time the cargo is paying the fuel expense, it would be much easier to make the flight work.
This also brings up a point for those (mostly on a.net) who forcefully argue against the prospects of other long haul, or ultra long haul, routes from ATL (ATL-SYD comes to mind). If the cargo traffic is there, you don't have to have jampacked passenger cabins from the beginning to sustain the flight, so it gives you some breathing room to build the passenger volume. (I'm not claiming ATL-SYD would work, and I have no idea about cargo traffic from Australia, but it does point out that it's about more than simply how many passengers you can carry).
Apr 14, 2008, 2:35 pm
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If the cargo traffic is there, you don't have to have jampacked passenger cabins from the beginning to sustain the flight, so it gives you some breathing room to build the passenger volume. (I'm not claiming ATL-SYD would work, and I have no idea about cargo traffic from Australia, but it does point out that it's about more than simply how many passengers you can carry).
Apr 15, 2008, 12:20 am
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This also brings up a point for those (mostly on a.net) who forcefully argue against the prospects of other long haul, or ultra long haul, routes from ATL (ATL-SYD comes to mind). If the cargo traffic is there, you don't have to have jampacked passenger cabins from the beginning to sustain the flight, so it gives you some breathing room to build the passenger volume. (I'm not claiming ATL-SYD would work, and I have no idea about cargo traffic from Australia, but it does point out that it's about more than simply how many passengers you can carry).
Apr 15, 2008, 5:54 am
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With the addition of 77L's to the fleet, and the fleet of 747F's DL has just acquired with NW, lets hope we see an increased emphasis on cargo ops, as they are a real money maker.
Apr 15, 2008, 7:42 am
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Apr 15, 2008, 8:45 am
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Apr 15, 2008, 10:05 am
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Originally Posted by CoachBoy
With the addition of 77L's to the fleet, and the fleet of 747F's DL has just acquired with NW, lets hope we see an increased emphasis on cargo ops, as they are a real money maker..