Fed Ex Cancels A380F, orders 777F.

[Ari707]

Funny I just went through Airbus's home page and there isn't a word about this anywhere.....hmmmm

[lijk604]

If you were Airbus, would you be in a hurry to post that news???

[Ari707]

and I guess fed-ex should take the A380 models out of their web store http://www.bdasites.com/fedexcollection ... pic=100943

[Tom_Turner]

Tommy - The whale jet ain't coming to Memphis before New York after all.... :D (*IF* it ever gets to Memphis...... LOL)

WOW that is a HUGE HUGE blow to the 380 program, I'm speechless.

[Matt Molnar]

and I guess fed-ex should take the A380 models out of their web store http://www.bdasites.com/fedexcollection ... pic=100943

Yes they should. And anyone with a few hundred bucks to throw down (or $19.95) should pick one up before they do. (I just ordered the 1:250 plastic one.)

[NcSchu]

It's a shame, FX and UPS are the only US customers to order the aircraft, and I was hoping to see at least a Fedex one at EWR once and a while. UPS will probably be next, they've seemed hesitant about the order for a while.

[hiss srq]

WOW!!!!!!! Looks like I am going to the store to get me some celebration material for this one what a mind blower and good job on fed ex cant wait to see this plane now

[Bellucciman]

Yep, I ordered the plastic A380 too....Now watch, we'll find a ton of them at the show this weekend!

Maybe UPS won't cancel their order, you never know what Airbus might do to compensate them.

[nwafan20]

shocked me, I was figuring a passenger airline to cancel first. I think will just lead to other cancelations from other carriers or the lack of intrest from carriers who were reviewing buying the aircraft.

Airbus has already screwed themselves with the A380, they can't start giving away A380's now.

[N790SW]

anyone wanna getta fed ex model while u can ;) http://www.geminijets.com - cuz it looks like the only packages ull be gettin on a FED EX A380 are tiny tiny ones =P muahahhahaaha

[MORS-AB-ALTO]

will Fed-EX have the 777 before they were scheduled to get the A380?

Fed Ex was scheduled to get the A380 in 2010, but instead will get their first 777 a year earlier in 2009. Man did Boeing make the right call with the 787 or what!

[Matt Molnar]

The upcoming (December) issue of Popular Mechanics has a good rundown of all the A380's problems.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science ... 01627.html

(I actually produced this article for their site.)

[Midnight Mike]

UPS still reviewing order for 10 airbus A380 aircraft
Last Update: 2:36 PM ET Nov 7, 2006


United Parcel Services Inc. (UPS) has made no decision yet on whether to maintain its order for 10 Airbus A380 freighter aircraft, a spokesman said Tuesday.

"Our internal review is continuing and we've made no decision," UPS spokesman Norman Black said in an e-mail.

UPS rival FedEx Corp. (FDX) on Tuesday said its FedEx Express unit had canceled an order for 10 A380s, citing the announcement by Airbus (ABI.YY) of significant delays in delivery of the aircraft. FedEx, the first Airbus customer to cancel orders as a result of the delay, has now agreed to acquire 15 new 777 Freighter aircraft from Boeing Co. (BA).

Last month, UPS executives said they had been notified via letter of the aircraft's delay and that the Atlanta-based shipper had requested more information about the matter. UPS, which was expecting its first delivery of the aircraft in the latter part of 2009, said last month it would evaluate alternatives to the A380 because it has enough time to do so.