Kalitta acquires all Northwest 747-200 freighters in storage

[Stratofreighter]

There is still life in some of these old dogs !

http://qa.airliners.net/aviation-forums ... 4908921/1/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
and
http://blog.seattlepi.com/worldairlinen ... 219186.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

From cactuswings, here are the 12 airframes sold, reportedly along with 120 JT9D engines.

N623US 21705 6623 747-251B
N624US 21706 6624 747-251B
N616US 21120 6716 747-251F
N619US 21321 6719 747-251F
N629US 22388 6729 747-251F
N630US 21668 6730 747-2J9F
N631NW 23111 6731 747-251B
N632NW 23112 6732 747-251B
N640US 23888 6740 747-251F
N644NW 24177 6744 747-212F
N645NW 23736 6745 747-222B
N646NW 23737 6746 747-222B
Quoting tb727 (Reply 7):
Connie doesn't buy planes to sit on the ground. Only a few will fly, I'd imagine maybe 5 or 6, the rest will be donors.

N623US and N624US are 31 year-old pax planes (the two retired last year), so they´ll be for spares.

N616US and N619US are even older, almost 35 years old and well above 100.000 hours, I guess these two will also be parts donors.

N629US and N630US are also quite old (ca. 30 years continuous service), there chances to fly again are slim.

The other six are "fresh" enough to soldier on for a few years.