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About to start your transfer flight to Ecuador, We review the story of the new Boeing 737-500 that the Ecuadorian Air Force –FAE will incorporate. Photo Eliiferers
In October of 2024, during the anniversary 104 of the Air Force, the incorporation of a Boeing 737 Additional to him Transport wing N 11 of the FAE, shortly after it was known that it would be one of the version -500 (same model that Aeroregional operates with two planes).
The months have passed, Purchase processes, transfers and maintenance, The time has come to wait for the arrival of this aircraft that will reinforce the cargo and personnel transportation missions of the FAE. Tentatively it will arrive at the end of March, subject to change.
the first boeing 737-500 for the FAE
Although it is an addition that adds to the transport fleet, It is also an aircraft that modernizes to a certain level what the Air Force currently operates.. Let us remember that the FAE still operates and will operate for several more years at the legendary Boeing 737-200 FAE-630, which has almost 45 years since his first flight in 1980 para British Airways, although we remember that this plane was more than 6 years on the ground without flying due to legal problems in Guayaquil.
However, Returning to the new Boeing 737-500 FAE Classic, which presents improvements in cabin technology, more efficient and lower consumption engines compared to the original version of the 737, It will also offer greater passenger and cargo capacity, more autonomy and can operate in similar track conditions as the 737-200.
As for its history, this plane currently has 28 years from its delivery 21 October 1997 to the airline Maersk Air, subsequently going to Fly-DBA, Maersk returned, on 2007 began to operate for Dniproavia and the 2013 for Ukraine International Airlines where he operated until 2013.
Almost two years after being on land, in february 2015 and with a declared capacity of 114 passengers and with registration YV3001, arrived at the Venezuelan airline Albatros Airlines, which was its last operator until February 2024, when this plane was confiscated, possibly due to lack of payments, in Curacao el 23 of that month. After this legal event and the confirmed purchase of the FAE, The plane was flown to Orlando on 13 from December to 2024 for maintenance tasks prior to its official transfer to Ecuador.
From now on I welcome the new flight team that joins the service of Ecuadorians and I will be attentive to be able to fly and show you more details about this aircraft.
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Another bone for Ecuador to need that plane ???For staff, there is no daily flight need, so flying it from time to time would have a very high cost in short routes, the cycles are eaten at flight hours in main maintenance programs
Then, What do you propose to replace Boeing in the medium term 737-200 For rapid cargo and military personnel transfer?