Albino Stretch Eights

[belchfire]

I have been seeing all white strech 8's, some
with the old blowpipes, some with the cfm-56
(or whatever) mod in and out of STL the last
few months. Last week saw one with a
bunch of Vee shapes on the vertical, but
couldn't read the name.

Any ideas who it is and if it is worth sending
them a resume?

Thanks,

Belch

 

[T-Gates]

Thats Murray Aviation out of YIP.... I heard they may be putting a class together for the -8 soon.

Thats all I got.....

 

[belchfire]

Thanks T-gates!

I knew the one said something with a
m and Y on the tail, but too far away
to make out...

Now the real question...Are they a good
place to go to work for?

 

[T-Gates]

Wish I knew... As far as I know they are Part 125, and they have some reeeeeal old guys in the left seat. They also have CASA 212's, but I hear those are on the way out. I think if you do a search there is atleast one guy on the boards who was/is a 212 CA/DC8 FO for them... I think his handle is Speedbird1974.

Thinking about leaving CorpEx?

 

[wmudriver]

I heard that Murray also has a (or some) Saabs as corporate shuttle.

 

[F16TJ]

Belch...

This is off the RAA website:

Murray Aviation, Inc. (C)
835 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI 48198
(734) 484-4800; Fax: (734) 484-4875
Website: murray-aviation.com
Mark A. Murray, President/Director-Operations; Preston Murray, C.F.O.; Charles Davis, Director-Maintenance; Steve Keene, Chief Pilot
Equipment: Cargo only: 2 CASA 212's,
2 Beech King Airs, 1 British Aerospace Jetstream 31

Hope this helps.

Out...

 

[belchfire]

Hey all

Thanks for the help...going to send them a
resume. I really am a freightdog at heart,
and yes, right behind wishes for heath and
long life is the desire to find profitable
aviation employment. That would mean
vacating my position at corpex...what is
really funny is the bunch of fo's that see the
writing on the wall there and have left for
TSA, Pinnicle, CHQ and even PSA. Those
last few classes had some sharp people
in them!

Again, thanks for all the help, and I did a
search, but the thread that came up was
pretty old. Did find the websight and saw
the stc for cargo jetstreams...hmmm...
stretch 8's are cooler, but what the heck.
And the two flows ought to do a good job
taking care of the cockpit...I know they're
a little lame for the whole cabin!

See ya, got a resume to print!

Belch

 

[cargoflyr69]

Anyone know where the Albino 8's go from STL? Well, for that matter how many Murray has, what their route structure looks like, and if they take jumpseaters? I looked at their website and there is no mention of the 8's anywhere.

 

[T-Gates]

Anyone know where the Albino 8's go from STL? Well, for that matter how many Murray has, what their route structure looks like, and if they take jumpseaters? I looked at their website and there is no mention of the 8's anywhere.

Per the FAA Part 125 Carriers cannot advertise thier aircraft or services. Don't ask me why, thats just what I have heard. As far as where they go, I see them in Laredo and all over the place. It's always auto-freight. If you search Airliners.net, there are pics of them in DFW and across the pond. So it seems like they operate them on-demand just like the rest of us.

 

[belchfire]

It was interesting to see the cargo
jetstream mod on the website. Only
problem that I see is that there are
a bunch of 1900's out there that
already have a big door. Jetstream
is IMHO a tougher airframe though.