August 11, 201114 yr Anyone can me how short or medium range A/C's by Boeing or McDonald Douglas are delivered to airlines in foreign countries? Just curious. Thanks . . . . Wilbert
August 12, 201114 yr They (the prospective airline) fly them from Boeing's factory to overseas hubs once the planes are ready meaning fabricated, tested, and painted to an airlines specifications. FS2020 Alienware Aurora R11 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10700F - Windows 11 Home 32GB Ram NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super OC 16GB - Pimax Crystal Light VR
August 12, 201114 yr Author Do you mean there is no distance greater than the A/C's flying distance to reach an airline in any country? Thanks . . . . Wilbert
August 12, 201114 yr Since passengers and their luggage contributes significantly to a plane's weight, the planes can fly farther than they could on a normal revenue earning flight. I've seen some reports of temporary fuel tanks mounted in the passenger cabin where the passenger seats are normally mounted, but I suspect they have to be careful about the floor's load capacity.
August 12, 201114 yr Author I wonder what is the shortest distance from a US shore to another country that has an active airline that uses A/C's produced in the US. I imagine this is recorded somewhere. Again, just curious. Wilbert
August 12, 201114 yr Commercial Member Here in Vancouver I’ve seen many Bombardier CRJ’s on railcars bound for Asia - I presume.Although likely this may have as much to do with manufacturing arrangements as transport.There was some assembly required ;)
August 16, 201114 yr It's simple - they make one or more fuel stops en route. So an Embraer being delivered from Brazil to Europe might make fuel stops in Bermuda and the Azores in order to be able to cross the Atlantic, and an Airbus being delivered to North America might make fuel stops at Keflavik and Gander. Matthew Spedding
August 16, 201114 yr Yeah - even GA planes can cross the oceans - although the Atlantic is probably far easier than the Pacific... Shouldn't pose a problem to ferry an airliner though... Regards,Scott
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