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« Last post by Jonesthetank on Today at 10:10:54 PM »FedEx heavy lifter
As the USAF began to retire its C-141 fleet, some of the aircraft were made available to commercial operators. In the end only one customer was found, Federal Express. FedEx purchased 8 C-141s for its long range bulk cargo operation, transporting outsized objects and cargos too difficult to fit aboard its standard freighter fleet.
Although well used, the C-141 fleet was expensive to operate and spares were difficult to obtain, leading to a decision to retire the fleet in 2017 and replace them with newly built C-17s instead.
As the USAF began to retire its C-141 fleet, some of the aircraft were made available to commercial operators. In the end only one customer was found, Federal Express. FedEx purchased 8 C-141s for its long range bulk cargo operation, transporting outsized objects and cargos too difficult to fit aboard its standard freighter fleet.
Although well used, the C-141 fleet was expensive to operate and spares were difficult to obtain, leading to a decision to retire the fleet in 2017 and replace them with newly built C-17s instead.