DELTA AIR LINES has ordered 46 FedEx Stage 3 hushkits for its Boeing 727-200s and placed options on a further 52 shipsets. Deliveries will begin in late 1996. The US carrier has yet to announce its plans to hushkit Boeing 737-200s to meet Stage 3 noise limits.
AvAero, meanwhile, has announced orders from four airlines for its 737-100/200 Stage 3 hushkit. The launch customer is France's Aeropostale, with an order for three hushkits and options for 23. Three unnamed US airlines have placed a total of seven firm orders and options.
The first hushkitted 737 entered service with Aeropostale in late November 1994, and, including options, deliveries will continue until 1997. In a related move, Kiwi International Air Lines is fitting FedEx hushkits to its 727-200s.
Source: Flight International
