Gemini Air Cargo's fleet of freighters will grow to 14 aircraft by next month with the conversion of an additional McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 and a Boeing MD-11. It also has plans in hand to add another 10 aircraft by 2003.
The two aircraft are being converted through Boeing Airplane Services, with Israel Aircraft Industries' Bedek division modifying the airline's fourthMD-11F, and Aeronavali Gemini's 12th DC-10-30F. "Ultimately the fleet will grow to 12 DC-10s and 12 MD-11Fs," says Bill Stockbridge, Gemini chief executive.
The company plans to stick with the two types rather than to introduce a third in spite of recent complaints that Boeing was taking too long and charging too much to convert MD-11s. Boeing Wichita recently delivered Gemini's third MD-11F one month late.
The carrier has also been invited to participate in the BC-17X request for information process which will begin in the next few weeks.
Source: Flight International
