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Boeing in line for large freighter order
July 8, 2015, © Leeham Co.: Boeing may be close to a large cargo airplane deal that could solve several near-term problems, Leeham News and Comment has learned.
It’s not the 747-8F and the 777F may play only a small part of the transaction.
The plane is the venerable 767-300F, the old lady in the Boeing line up that is chugging along with just 35 in backlog, all for package carrier FedEx.
According to Market Intelligence, FDX is likely to order as many as 50 more 767-300Fs and perhaps up to 10 777Fs, a plane it has previously deferred.
FedEx has a board meeting this month in Seattle.
FedEx has 45 Boeing MD-11s in operation, according AirlinesFleet.net. Many are in domestic service, where the MD-11 is ill-suited for operations. It also has a large number of Airbus A300-600s and Boeing MD-10s that are aging, according to Planespotter.net.
For Boeing, an order for the 767-300F will in some respects be more important than one for the 777F.
Boeing continues to struggle to sell the 777F, with pricing declining and other concessions being offered to entice sales. Former CEO Jim McNerney has been unwilling to acknowledge a production rate cut will be needed, but new CEO Dennis Muilenburg may be more willing to face up to market realities. With cash flow already under pressure from declining 777 sales and price cuts, a large order for the 767-300F will be a welcome boost. It also will likely lead to an increase in 767 production rates as 777 rates inevitably come down.
http://leehamnews.com/2015/07/08/boeing-in-line-for-large-freighter-order/
Boeing 767's Biggest Fan FedEx May Order Up to 50 More, Report Says
A report Wednesday inLeeham News and Comment said "FedEx is likely to order as many as 50 more 767-300Fs and perhaps up to 10 777Fs, a plane it has previously deferred."
The 767-300F is "the old lady in the Boeing lineup that is chugging along with just 35 in backlog," all for FedEx, Leeham News said. The FedEx board is scheduled to meet this month in Seattle, the publication said.
In a statement issued Wednesday morning, FedEx said: "We constantly work on aligning our fleet plans with our business needs. We have nothing to announce at this time." A Boeing spokesman declined to comment.
Today, FedEx has 22 Boeing 767s in service, with 31 on order.
In 2011, FedEx ordered 27 767s, at a time when the aircraft's only use seemed to be in the Air Force aerial refueling tanker program. In 2012, FedEx agreed to purchase 19 additional 767s.
At that time, Boeing agreed to convert four FedEx 777 orders to 767 orders. In a June 2012 statement, FedEx said the 19 767s "will be delivered from fiscal 2015 to 2019 and replace current MD-10 and A310-200 aircraft ... The 767s are substantially more fuel efficient and reliable than the aircraft they will replace.
"The 767s will provide similar capacity as the MD10s, with an approximate 30% increase in fuel efficiency and a reduction in unit operating costs of more than 20%," the company said. "They also increase efficiency by sharing spare parts, tooling and flight simulators with the Boeing 757s which are part of the FedEx air fleet,"
Leeham News said Wednesday that FedEx has 45 Boeing MD-11s in operation, noting: "Many are in domestic service, where the MD-11 is ill-suited for operations. It also has a large number of Airbus A300-600s and Boeing MD-10s that are aging,"
http://www.thestreet.com/story/1321...edex-may-order-up-to-50-more-report-says.html
Boeing in line for large freighter order
July 8, 2015, © Leeham Co.: Boeing may be close to a large cargo airplane deal that could solve several near-term problems, Leeham News and Comment has learned.
It’s not the 747-8F and the 777F may play only a small part of the transaction.
The plane is the venerable 767-300F, the old lady in the Boeing line up that is chugging along with just 35 in backlog, all for package carrier FedEx.
According to Market Intelligence, FDX is likely to order as many as 50 more 767-300Fs and perhaps up to 10 777Fs, a plane it has previously deferred.
FedEx has a board meeting this month in Seattle.
FedEx has 45 Boeing MD-11s in operation, according AirlinesFleet.net. Many are in domestic service, where the MD-11 is ill-suited for operations. It also has a large number of Airbus A300-600s and Boeing MD-10s that are aging, according to Planespotter.net.
For Boeing, an order for the 767-300F will in some respects be more important than one for the 777F.
Boeing continues to struggle to sell the 777F, with pricing declining and other concessions being offered to entice sales. Former CEO Jim McNerney has been unwilling to acknowledge a production rate cut will be needed, but new CEO Dennis Muilenburg may be more willing to face up to market realities. With cash flow already under pressure from declining 777 sales and price cuts, a large order for the 767-300F will be a welcome boost. It also will likely lead to an increase in 767 production rates as 777 rates inevitably come down.
http://leehamnews.com/2015/07/08/boeing-in-line-for-large-freighter-order/
Boeing 767's Biggest Fan FedEx May Order Up to 50 More, Report Says
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) --FedEx (FDX - Get Report), which may have saved the Boeing (BA - Get Report) 767 from the scrap heap with an order in 2011, seems to like the airplane so much that it wants to buy more.A report Wednesday inLeeham News and Comment said "FedEx is likely to order as many as 50 more 767-300Fs and perhaps up to 10 777Fs, a plane it has previously deferred."
The 767-300F is "the old lady in the Boeing lineup that is chugging along with just 35 in backlog," all for FedEx, Leeham News said. The FedEx board is scheduled to meet this month in Seattle, the publication said.
In a statement issued Wednesday morning, FedEx said: "We constantly work on aligning our fleet plans with our business needs. We have nothing to announce at this time." A Boeing spokesman declined to comment.
Today, FedEx has 22 Boeing 767s in service, with 31 on order.
In 2011, FedEx ordered 27 767s, at a time when the aircraft's only use seemed to be in the Air Force aerial refueling tanker program. In 2012, FedEx agreed to purchase 19 additional 767s.
At that time, Boeing agreed to convert four FedEx 777 orders to 767 orders. In a June 2012 statement, FedEx said the 19 767s "will be delivered from fiscal 2015 to 2019 and replace current MD-10 and A310-200 aircraft ... The 767s are substantially more fuel efficient and reliable than the aircraft they will replace.
"The 767s will provide similar capacity as the MD10s, with an approximate 30% increase in fuel efficiency and a reduction in unit operating costs of more than 20%," the company said. "They also increase efficiency by sharing spare parts, tooling and flight simulators with the Boeing 757s which are part of the FedEx air fleet,"
Leeham News said Wednesday that FedEx has 45 Boeing MD-11s in operation, noting: "Many are in domestic service, where the MD-11 is ill-suited for operations. It also has a large number of Airbus A300-600s and Boeing MD-10s that are aging,"
http://www.thestreet.com/story/1321...edex-may-order-up-to-50-more-report-says.html
