Petrol Air
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| Founded | 2008 | |||
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| Alliance | World Alliance | |||
| Fleet size | 25 (+40 orders) | |||
| Destinations | 40 | |||
| Parent company | Lafayette Inc | |||
| Company slogan | Flying the greener skies. | |||
| Headquarters | Magnolia Bend, Louisiana | |||
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| Website | www.petrolair.com | |||
Contents
History
Services
Destinations
Fleet
The Petrol Air fleet consists of the following aircraft as of March 2, 2009
| Aircraft | Total | Notes |
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| Boeing 747-400 | 18 (27 used orders) |
Entering service: 8 in 2009, 10 in 2010, 6 in 2011, 3 in 2012 Replacing Boeing 727-200 |
| Boeing 767-300 | 10 (15 options) |
Entry into service: 2010-2019 Entering service: 4 in 2010, 10 in 2011, 1 in 2012 |
| Boeing 777 Freighter | (30 orders) (15 options) |
Entry into service: 2010-2019 Entering service: 4 in 2010, 10 in 2011, 1 in 2012 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 58 (2 used orders) |
Entering service: 1 in 2009, 1 in 2010 |
FedEx Express operates the world's largest civil fleet with 672 aircraft, and is the largest operator of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11. The company took delivery of the last Boeing 727 built in September 1984 and the last A300/A310 built in July 2007. To be able to respond to changing freight demand quickly, FedEx Express tends to keep a number of empty planes in the air.
In 2007, FedEx revealed plans to acquire 90 Boeing 757-200 aircraft at a cost of US$2.6 billion to replace its aging Boeing 727 fleet. The 757's debut for revenue service was on May 28, 2008.
FedEx Express was to have been the launch airline for the Airbus A380 freighter, having ordered ten for delivery between 2008 and 2011 with options on ten more. The company had planned to introduce the first aircraft into service in August 2008 for use on routes between hubs in the United States and Asia. Faced with A380 delays of more than two years, FedEx canceled these orders and replaced them with an order for fifteen Boeing 777 freighters with an option for fifteen more, to be delivered from 2009 through 2011. FedEx has said that Airbus will allow it to transfer its nonrefundable deposits to purchases of future aircraft, and has stated it may consider the A380F when the A380 program is less affected by construction delays. In December 2008, FedEx postponed delivery of some of the 777s: four will be delivered in 2010 as previously agreed, but 2011 deliveries will be only four, rather than the 10 originally planned. Five more will arrive in 2012, and two in 2013. In January 2009, FedEx exercised its options to buy 15 more 777 freighters and acquired options for a further 15.
With the world's biggest fleet, FedEx Express is the largest member of the United States Civil Reserve Air Fleet in terms of aircraft pledged.
The very first Dassault Falcon 20C delivered to FedEx (N8FE) is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution.
