FedEx B757 at Dca this weekend
Jul 27, 2008 | 7:48 pm
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FedEx B757 at Dca this weekend
I was at Dca in terminal "A" to board a NW flight to Mem late Saturday morning when I noticed a FedEx B757 parked a few hundred yards from the building I was in. When I returned to Dca this evening around 5 p.m., it was still there.
Anyone know what it was doing at Dca? It stuck out like a non sore thumb.
Anyone know what it was doing at Dca? It stuck out like a non sore thumb.
Jul 27, 2008 | 8:02 pm
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I was at Dca in terminal "A" to board a NW flight to Mem late Saturday morning when I noticed a FedEx B757 parked a few hundred yards from the building I was in. When I returned to Dca this evening around 5 p.m., it was still there.
Anyone know what it was doing at Dca? It stuck out like a non sore thumb.
Anyone know what it was doing at Dca? It stuck out like a non sore thumb.
The above is the flightaware link for the FedEx flight to DCA.
As far as what it's doing there, your guess is as good as mine.
Jul 29, 2008 | 7:51 am
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From what I understand, FedEx is beginning a daily MEM-DCA-IAD-MEM cargo run with the arrival of their new 757. It's the only commercial cargo flight to operate at DCA. I've also heard that it will soon go MEM-DCA-MEM.
Jul 29, 2008 | 12:55 pm
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So they fly it from DCA to IAD and then onto MEM? That doesn't seem terribly fuel-efficient to me. Doesn't take-off burn more fuel than just running some trucks between IAD and DCA or vice versa?
Jul 29, 2008 | 1:02 pm
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Well, my company had a FedEx shipment not arrive this morning. We were told the flight from PIT got diverted for a mechanical.... is this where package ended up? 
Jul 29, 2008 | 1:15 pm
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Between fuel and landing fees, I would say trucks would probably be more cost efficient for the 28 mile (by vehicle) route; there might be a time need where loading/unloading is not particularly effective, but . . .
Jul 29, 2008 | 1:31 pm
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Wow. Interesting. Thanks everyone for your information and ideas. Perhaps we will be seeing more of this bird at Dca.