Amazon is shopping for used cargo jets that can fly from China

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  2. RoadSideDown

    RoadSideDown Light Load Member

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    I need my China stuff moar faster! LOL
     
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  3. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    There's a bunch of them sitting near Hawthorne they could probably get fairly reasonable.

    Have them PM me.
     
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  4. LoneRanger

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    I bypassed the ports when I was doing business in China. It costs a bit more but it was worth it. Products to my door in 1 week.
     
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  5. Chinatown

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    Didn't you buy these?
    CAL Cargo wins online auction for last Jade B747 …Jade had six 747-400Fs, of which three were sold soon after it filed for bankruptcy in 2013, leaving three freighters in China. In November this year (2017), two of those freighters were sold on Alibaba-owned Taobao, with SF Express the buyer. According to local reports at the time of the sale, the aircraft
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  6. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    Plenty of Boeing 777s & Airbus A330s on the market waiting to be converted from passenger planes to freighters as well! Better snatch them up before FedEx does!lol
     
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  8. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    Most of those look like early 747-100/200 models. Most of those have used up the cycles on their airframes and as such,have reached the end of their useful lifes.
     
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