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<blockquote data-quote="quadro" data-source="post: 743433" data-attributes="member: 12850"><p>DC-8's were never part of the FedEx fleet so those were pretty much gone with the acquisition of Tigers. FedEx was already operating all cargo 727's so the Tiger one's likely just slid right in to the fleet. Yes, Tigers used them for passenger service but that's not what FedEx wanted them for. The only thing left that had seats were the 747's, which, contrary to your belief, were used for passenger service before 1989. Did you ever jumpseat on one of the 747's? Best flight I ever took between LAX and HNL.</p><p></p><p>FedEx was always considering what to do with planes that sat idle all day and passenger service was considered but it was deemed not worth the risk. If a plane got stuck out of position (i.e. in the wrong freight city), was delayed getting back to where it needed to be etc, the risk to the freight was too great. Yes, those things could easily happen as planes do have MX issues but it was a matter of minimizing the risk. The 747's were the old 100 and 200 series and were not fuel efficient. They weren't around very long and couple that with the decision to not provide passenger service, there was no need for flight attendants. So on that point, we'll just have to agree to disagree (see, I can do that). Also, when the USPS contract came along, that coupled with the increases in Express volume allowed the planes to be used much more during the day for the day turns and the daysort.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, just look at UPS to see how well it works when you provide passenger service. It actually was profitable for them in the short term but it's not their business nor is it FedEx's and UPS realized that to succeed long term it just was too much of a commitment and took away from their core business.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quadro, post: 743433, member: 12850"] DC-8's were never part of the FedEx fleet so those were pretty much gone with the acquisition of Tigers. FedEx was already operating all cargo 727's so the Tiger one's likely just slid right in to the fleet. Yes, Tigers used them for passenger service but that's not what FedEx wanted them for. The only thing left that had seats were the 747's, which, contrary to your belief, were used for passenger service before 1989. Did you ever jumpseat on one of the 747's? Best flight I ever took between LAX and HNL. FedEx was always considering what to do with planes that sat idle all day and passenger service was considered but it was deemed not worth the risk. If a plane got stuck out of position (i.e. in the wrong freight city), was delayed getting back to where it needed to be etc, the risk to the freight was too great. Yes, those things could easily happen as planes do have MX issues but it was a matter of minimizing the risk. The 747's were the old 100 and 200 series and were not fuel efficient. They weren't around very long and couple that with the decision to not provide passenger service, there was no need for flight attendants. So on that point, we'll just have to agree to disagree (see, I can do that). Also, when the USPS contract came along, that coupled with the increases in Express volume allowed the planes to be used much more during the day for the day turns and the daysort. Lastly, just look at UPS to see how well it works when you provide passenger service. It actually was profitable for them in the short term but it's not their business nor is it FedEx's and UPS realized that to succeed long term it just was too much of a commitment and took away from their core business. [/QUOTE]
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