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That's a common use of these kinds of cargo aircraft, but if they have multiple visits from multiple aircraft for a single company, I'd be surprised if it was a

• hourislate 9y ago
  How come? Couldn't Rolls Royce or GE have them under contract for parts distribution. Perhaps with all the new aircraft deliveries all the carriers are taking, they need to bring in new parts and engines, etc. Would make sense to have 1 cargo company bid on distribution to keep cargo costs down.
  • abstractbeliefs 9y ago
    Because heavy lift aircraft are perfect when you need to get something bulky somewhere else, fast. When it's multiple somethings and it's not time critical (days or weeks rather than hours), it's economically far more sensible to ship by sea. Sure, a service centre could really need half a dozen flights of engines, but given how well planned aircraft maintenance is, it would certainly be a turn up for the books to suddenly need such a number so urgently.
    • hourislate 9y ago
      That makes sense....