Boeing Delivers FedEx’s 152nd & Final 767-300 Freighter Ahead Of Production End Next Year

The final Boeing 767-300F for FedEx Express has finally rolled off the factory floor and has been spotted departing from Everett Paine Field (PAE) for its delivery flight to Indianapolis International Airport (IND). Bearing the registration N244FE, it will mark the final 767 to one of the world's largest express transportation and logistics companies. The 767 was Boeing's first widebody twinjet.

While the first-ever 767 entered commercial service around four decades ago, the plane has remained in production since, and its popularity has been primarily with cargo operators. The final aircraft bears the registration N244FE and the serial number 67549. Built by Boeing in Everett, it carries the fleet number 244 and, as noted by Planespotters.net, it has a '150th Boeing 767 FedEx. sticker on its fuselage.

150th Boeing 767 Delivered To FedEx

FedEx has been replacing it older MD-11 and Airbus A300 aircraft with the more fuel-efficient 767, and Boeing has already signalled its intentions to close the 767 manufacturing line after FedEx and UPS Airlines, the primary remaining customer orders are fulfilled. These planes are the perfect 'middle ground' for the airline, as it provides an optimal balance between payload capacity and fuel efficiency, while also being remarkably adaptable to most major airports. The largest commercial passenger operator of the 767 is Atlanta-based SkyTeam partner Delta Air Lines.

The final Boeing 767-300F for FedEx Express has finally rolled off the factory floor and has been spotted departing from Everett Paine Field (PAE) for its delivery flight to Indianapolis International Airport (IND). Bearing the registration N244FE, it will mark the final 767 to one of the world's largest express transportation and logistics companies. The 767 was Boeing's first widebody twinjet.

While the first-ever 767 entered commercial service around four decades ago, the plane has remained in production since, and its popularity has been primarily with cargo operators. The final aircraft bears the registration N244FE and the serial number 67549. Built by  Boeing in Everett, it carries the fleet number 244 and, as noted by Planespotters.net, it has a '150th Boeing 767 FedEx. sticker on its fuselage.

150th Boeing 767 Delivered To FedEx

FedEx has been replacing it older MD-11 and Airbus A300 aircraft with the more fuel-efficient 767, and Boeing has already signalled its intentions to close the 767 manufacturing line after FedEx and 

UPS Airlines, the primary remaining customer orders are fulfilled. These planes are the perfect 'middle ground' for the airline, as it provides an optimal balance between payload capacity and fuel efficiency, while also being remarkably adaptable to most major airports. The largest commercial passenger operator of the 767 is Atlanta-based SkyTeam partner Delta Air Lines.               
 
Based on the FedEx model, these planes are ideal for the highly specialized hub and spoke operations that come with express shipping, and when compared to the aging MD-10 and MD-11 it replaces, the 767-300F can offer a reduced fuel consumption by around 30%, which helps lower operating costs by around 20%. Simple Flying reached out to FedEx for comment on the final 767 delivery, but a spokesperson could not immediately be reached.

Details Of The Aircraft Delivery Flight

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Looking at flight data, the aircraft's delivery flight departed from Paine Field as FX9050 at 1:49 PM, some 49 minutes late on Thursday, May 28, and had a total flight time of three hours and 45 minutes before touching down at Indianapolis. The plane arrived one hour and 19 minutes behind schedule at 8:34 PM local time.

During the flight, the plane reached a total ground speed of around 534 miles per hour (859 km/h), at a cruising altitude of 41,000 feet. At the time of writing, flight data did not identify that the aircraft was immediately being deployed into service; this may change in the coming hours and days.