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The ATR company was founded in 1981 as a joint French-Italian venture to manufacture regional turboprop airliners, mainly to compete with deHavilland Canada (now Bombardier) and British Aerospace, whose Dash 8 and Jetstreams dominated the regional airliner market. The first product rolled out by the company was the ATR 42, so named because it could seat 42 passengers.
ATR started slow, and their aircraft acquired a poor reputation at first, thanks to a number of fatal crashes due to icing problems. These were resolved, and the ATR 42 began to attract customers. As the regional airliner type began to boom, as they were cheaper to operate than larger and older jets, ATR added a second aircraft type, the ATR 72, which included a fuselage stretch to double the number of seats. Since then, ATR has held its own against the two giants of regional airliners, Bombardier and EMBRAER of Brazil.
This ATR 42 belongs to Federal Express' Feeder fleet, operating from small airports. Great Falls International is a FedEx hub, with ATRs and Cessna 280 Caravans flying to and from regional airports in Montana and Idaho to Great Falls, where packages are transferred to Boeing 757s and Airbus A300s. Great Falls' ATRs are operated by Empire Airlines of Hayden, Idaho, though the aircraft themselves are owned by FedEx. All three of FedEx's types were on display at the Wings Over the Falls airshow in August 2012, where I got this picture of an ATR. (I originally had this listed as an ATR 72; it is an ATR 42.)
Federal Express (FedEx) McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30F N320FE taxis to the FedEx ramp at Milwaukee General Mitchell International after arriving from Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport as FedEx 848
I was out hoping for some Ford Mustang arrivals to the preview event for Props & Ponies 2015, but instead just caught... other vehicles. Considering I'm attempting to make sure the Skagit Regional Airport Flickr group is more than just warbirds, figured I'd post this image. Federal Express' base at Skagit Regional Airport is a vital tenant to the Port of Skagit.
PHOTO CREDIT: Joe A. Kunzler Photo, AvgeekJoe Productions, growlernoise-AT-gmail-DOT-com
Pictured here are 10 more VIA electrified express vans built for Federal Express. The vans will be deployed in 6 different cities.
Federal Express Boeing 757-232(SF) (cn 22909/101) on final approach as FDX728 from MEM to runway 7R at Milwaukee.
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Federal Express (FedEx) Airbus A310-324 (F) N802FD Saeed is on short final for runway 25L.
MSN 542 has had its first flight on 25.04.90 with the test registration F-WWCS and was delivered to Pan American (PanAm) on 26.06.90 with the registration N824PA. On 01.11.91 it was transferred to Delta Airlines with the same registration. On 23.12.94 it was taken into service by Air India with the registration V2-LED. Next operators were Merpati (PK-MAX, 05.09.96), Partnairs US Leasing (N824PA, 06.08.98), Air Plus Comet (EC-HFB, 09.07.99) and finally FedEx (15.11.00). The freighter conversion was done from December 2000 to May 2001 in Dresden (temporary registration D-ASAD).
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when I met her for the first time. www.airliners.net/photo/Federal-Express/Boeing-727-22(F)/.... She was still donning Federal Express' first colors while resting before a next consignment of parcels and freight to be hauled during the subsequent night.
Built as a passenger aircraft, 18863/227 started her useful life with United as N7056U. She kept flying with Federal Express as N166FE after conversion as a freighter/parcel hauler.
In 2006, she was transfered to Europe and performed her very last flight on June 20th 2007 from London/Stansted to Paris/Le Bourget in anticipation of her donation to the air and space museum. Her arrival at LBG recorded by Philippe Ballerstedt www.airliners.net/photo/FedEx-Express/Boeing-727-22(F)/12...
N598FE Federal Express (FedEx) McDonnell Douglas MD-11F cn48597 ln540 departing from London airport Stansted Essex _26K9314
FedEx Federal Express
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
Serial number: 48769
Registration: N573FE
Spot: BUD/LHBP Ferihegy (Budapest) Airport, Hungary
Flight info: FDX027 from DEL (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
Runway: 31L
Temperature: 7 ºC / 44.6 ºF
Date: November 24, 2010.
N582FE Federal Express (FedEx) McDonnell Douglas MD-11F - cn 48420 / 451
Image taken at Narita Airport, Chiba Prefecture Japan
The Boeing 727, the second most successful airliner to date (eclipsed only by the Boeing 737 series), came about as a result of a compromise between United, American, and Eastern Airlines on a fuel-efficient aircraft able to operate from smaller, higher airports and on short-range overwater routes.
The three airlines settled on a three-engined design, with two engines mounted in the rear and the third in the tail itself. This freed up the entire wing for lift-enhancement flaps and slats, giving the 727 an extremely efficient wing design for short-field landing; since it retained the basic fuselage design of the 707, it could still carry a fairly large number of passengers into airports previously only able to take smaller aircraft and consequently smaller amounts of passengers. For operations from comparatively primitive airports, internal rear-mounted airstairs were added, as well as an APU. Pilots liked the 727's handling characteristics, though it took some time to get used to its relatively high landing speed and sink rate.
The 727-100 was instantly popular, but Boeing soon introduced the lengthened 727-200, which proved to be the baseline aircraft. Eventually 1831 were produced; about a third of that number continue in service today, mostly as cargo variants. 727s began to be withdrawn from service due to the costs of maintaining them, the noise of the aircraft, and the presence of a flight engineer, whose services can be duplicated by computers in the 21st Century. Nine are on public display.
N482FE is technically not one of those aircraft; it is one of several former Federal Express aircraft used as technical training aids around the United States. N482FE started off as a 727-200 for Braniff International Airways in 1978, and flew not only with the original Braniff, but also the second, much less successful second Braniff startup in 1984. After that Braniff failed, it was converted to a 727-200F freighter and joined Federal Express in 1990. It flew until the early 2000s, when it was retired, and in 2012 was donated to Pima Community College's aviation program at Tucson International Airport. Unlike some of the other retired FedEx 727s I've seen, it is maintained in full Federal Express colors, and evidently kept up by the college.
The Pima Community College's campus is on the west side of Tucson International Airport, and while it is easy to find and photograph, there is a fence in the way. Unfortunately I was not able to get a shot of the DHC-7 Dash 7 behind N482FE...or the extensive airpark at the 162nd Fighter Wing's base on the northside of the airport (which is open to military only). It was a bit of a disappointing start to the day, but luckily the visit to the nearby Pima Air and Space Museum made up for it.
San Juan - Luis Munoz Marin International (SJU / TJSJ)
Puerto Rico
Tomas Del Coro receiving the Falcon 1980
(Photo by Juan Menendez- RIP)
Federal Express. Cessna 208B C/n. 208B0005, N905FE and Embraer Executive Aircraft Inc. EMB-505 C/n. 50500287, N805PG. At Island Flyers Ltd. hangers, George F. L. Charles Airport (formerly Vigie Airport), Castries.
Copyright © Ron Bowyer.
This little jet revolutionized a whole new form of air transport, the overnight package business. I am still old enough to remember those Federal Express TV ads showing a whole fleet of these sleek French jets lined up. By the 1980s, the company was so successful, they were flying DC-10s and, later, Boeing 747s and Airbus A300s and A310s. The mighty company traces its roots to this mighty little French business jet, the first to be offered as a cargo plane.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a (not much) better version 02-Dec-18. Not a good photo and shot well beyond the focal length of the 200mm telephoto I had at the time.! However it's the only one I have in this MEA livery.
Leased from and operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on behalf of MEA Middle East Airlines.
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WZEH in Dec-83, this aircraft was delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as PH-AGF in Feb-84. It was wet-leased to MEA Middle East Airlines in May-92. KLM sold it to a lessor in May-95 and leased it back while the sub-lease to MEA continued. The aircraft was returned to KLM in Nov-97 and to the lessor as few days later as N445FE. It was stored until it was sold to FedEx Federal Express in Mar-98. It was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door in Aug-98 and served with FedEx until it was permanently retired at Victorville, CA, USA in Jun-12. The registration was eventually cancelled in Feb-16.
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Viracopos Intl (SBKP - VCP)
FedEx-757
Boeing 757 - MSN 25223 - N778FD
Federal Express
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The Great Pacific Airshow 2018
Huntington Beach
Saturday, October 20, 2018
OE-IAQ FedEx
Federal Express (ASL Airlines)
Boeing 737-4M0(SF)
Edinburgh Airport, Scotland
23rd May 2019
Twilight departure
Federal Express (FedEx) Cessna 208B(F) Caravan Super Cargomaster - N859FE.
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Boeing 757-27BSF msn24137/178, 1er vol 16/05/1988
Federal Express FedEx, le 07/09/2012 à l'aéroport de Paris Charles de Gaulle
ex OY-SHI de Sterling Aw. (19/10/1989 - 1990), PH-AHI de Air Holland (09/04/1990 - 1999) Martinair Holland (13/12/1999 - 2004), 4X-EBY de El Al (16/02/2004 - 2005), Sun d'Or Int. Al. (15/04/2005 - 29/10/2007)
First Flight 28.08.84
Boeing 727-2S2F
N217FE Federal Express (FedEx)
N480GE Southern Aircraft Consultancy
G-OSRA T2 Aviation
Federal Express MD-10-30F, N321FE. Originally delivered to Sabena on August 14, 1980. MIA. 10-22-2020.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 11-Mar-17.
Originally built as a DC-10-30CF with a main deck cargo door, this aircraft could be used for carrying either passengers or cargo. It was delivered to World Airways as N106WA in Apr-79. It was wet-leased to Malaysia Airlines for a Haj Pilgrimage operation in Sep/Oct-81. In Mar-87 the aircraft was sold to Mitsui Finance and leased back to World Airways. Ir was sub-leased to SABENA Belgian World Airlines between Jan/Jun-89. On it's return from SABENA, the aircraft was 'returned' to the lessor, leased to Fed Ex Federal Express and sub-leased back to World Airways. Between May/Jun-91 and Jun/Jul-92 the aircraft was again wet-leased to Malaysia Airlines for Haj Pilgrimage operations. It was returned to FedEx in Aug-94, re-registered N317FE and converted to full freighter DC-10-30(F) standard. It was converted to Fed Ex's MD-10-30(F) standard in Jun-09. The aircraft was retired at Victorville, CA, USA in May-15 after 36 years in service. It was last noted still at Victorville in Nov-16.