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| During the first years
our
fleet gradually expanded to five F27 aircraft operating both
passengers and cargo.
In 1996 it was decided to focus on air freight only. With the
introduction of Boing 727 it was possible to join the fast growing
networks within the express parcel company UPS.
The first routes Star Air operated for UPS were: Cologne -
Zaragoza - Oporto and Cologne - Bergamo - Rome. The volume increased
and soon the 727 was outgrown. With only eight
containers on main deck and a few more in the cargo compartment the
727 simply could not match the increasing cargo volume.
In 2001 Star Air got the first of four Boing 757-200PF, leading
to the next upgrade to 11 Boeing
767-200 SF, delivered from March 2005 to September 2006,
gradually phasing out the 757.
The 767's are all painted in Star Air's colors, white and blue
with the characteristic 7-pointed white Maersk-star logo, whereas
the 727's and 757's were painted in UPS colors and logo.
The 767-200SF holds 19 containers on the main deck and 11 in the
lower cargo compartment.
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| Boeing 767-200SF
| Length |
159 ft 2 in, 48.5 m |
| Wingspan |
156 ft 1 in, 47.6 m |
| Cargo |
92,500 lbs, 42,000 kg |
| Aircraft weight (empty) |
167,500 lbs, 76,000 kg |
| Max. take-off weight |
320,000 lbs, 145,150 kg |
| Max. range |
4,040 Nm, 7,500 km |
| Cruise speed |
Mach 0.8 (540 mph, 870 km/h) |
| Engines (x2) |
CF6-80 |
Boeing 757-200F
| Length |
155 ft 3 in, 47.32 m |
| Wingspan |
124 ft 10 in, 38.05 m |
| Cargo |
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| Aircraft weight (empty) |
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| Max. take-off weight |
250.000 lbs, 113,400 kg |
| Max. range |
3,150 Nm, 5,834 km |
| Cruise speed |
Mach 0.8 |
| Engines (x2) |
Pratt & Whitney PW 2040 |
Boeing 727-100QF
| Length |
133 ft 2 in, 40.6 m |
| Wingspan |
108 ft, 32.9 m |
| Cargo |
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| Aircraft weight (empty) |
100,000 lbs, 45,360 kg |
| Max. take-off weight |
169,000 lbs, 76,818 kg |
| Max. range |
2,700 Nm, 5,000 km |
| Cruise speed |
Mach 0.8 |
| Engines (x3) |
Rolls Royce Tay 651-54 |
Fokker F27-600
| Length |
77 ft 2 in, 23.5 m |
| Wingspan |
95 ft 2 in, 29.0 m |
| Cargo |
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| Aircraft weight (empty) |
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| Max. take-off weight |
43,730 lbs, 19,730 kg |
| Max. range |
1,200 Nm, 1,930 km |
| Cruise speed |
260 mph, 420 km/h |
| Engines (x2) |
Rolls Royce Dart |
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