FedEx Express has announced the introduction of a purpose-built turboprop regional freighter to its aircraft fleet. The new ATR freighter is the first of its kind, flying the Prague-Paris-Prague route four days a week, its aim to connect business and enable trade between Central and Eastern Europe while reducing the emissions of intra-regional trade.
The ATR 72-6007 has a 75 cu m freight capacity and the clean lines of its fuselage have been designed to be optimised for cargo. A large cargo door facilitates the optimal loading of nine tonnes of payload and offers the option of carrying either bulk cargo, five 88” x 108” pallets or up to seven LD3 containers.
Mariusz Mik, the Vice President of FedEx’s Eastern European Ground Operations, said, “Retiring older aircraft and investing in aircraft with the most modern technologies not only delivers operational benefit and added efficiency for FedEx, it also helps to reduce the emissions generated by cargo aviation.”
Source: FedEx
