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First MD-80 Freighter Set To Fly in U.S.
Miami, Florida-based Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) received the world’s first supplemental type certificate (STC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for the MD-80SF passenger-to-freighter conversion, the company announced last week. (www.ainonline.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Why convert from cargo to pax. Just strap people to the floor. Matter of fact you can sit on your carry on.
LOL. UPS had a couple 727's that could switch back and forth between PAX and Cargo.
We had one at the DFW ramp that got the conversion done from time to time. There was not a lot of interest from the vacation charter market, UPS's target demographic for this "experiment." The little UPS Airline came and went without much fanfare in either direction.
I'm kidding in one sense but we rode like that in the military and I'll bet people would sign up if the fares were cheap enough-sort of a bus class. Stack 'em in, give 'em a seat belt in a slide track, and sell tickets. Hell, people ride like that on buses and trains all over the world, some real close by. If the plane crashes your probably gonna die anyway. Lol again.
Yes. If they had a true steerage class, I would sign up for the savings alone.
Sure would speed up Passenger Loading... Could start with 3 isles getting into the plane... LOL.
No isles. Pack 'em shoulder to shoulder. Carry 25% more pax.
hehehe i'm guessing you guys don't really mean isles and that you're talking about the aisles. yes?
Not really... Once they get in the plane... then they are boarded... Would be great for Southwest... They cattle board anyway. Just open the door and let them trample in.
You got us teach!