AMOS BLUM WITH FEDEX

Amos Blum accepted a two year contract with Fedex
operating out of Saigon, Vietnam.

Fedex has Memphis as home base with over 400 airplanes
operating worldwide freight services. Right now Amos is
in training in Memphis to prepare for the reception of 
the new Boeing 777 Freighters. 
 
Amos Blum has a farm in Gedera Israel and homes in
Florida and Memphis, and will now add a fourth residence
in Saigon!

Amos attended the last farewell for Captain Bob Love in 
Palo Alto, the saddest day.

Best to all, stay well and hope to see you soon
at an ONA reunion!
Amos

FedEx has taken delivery of its first of at least 
30 Boeing 777 freighters and plans to use the new 
type to operate non-stop services between the US 
and Asia from January.

FedEx CEO David Bronczek formally took the keys of 
the aircraft at a ceremony on 22 September at Boeing's 
Everett plant. FedEx will fly the aircraft from Everett's 
Paine Field to Memphis, Tennessee on 25 September and 
will initially operate the 777 on proving flights 
between its Memphis and Anchorage hubs.

While FedEx will be able to carry revenue cargo on the 
initial Memphis-Anchorage flights the 777s are intended 
to replace and supplement Boeing MD-11s on transpacific 
routes. FedEx Express International president Mike Ducker 
says the carrier will be ready to use the 777F on 
scheduled transpacific services in January. At that point 
FedEx will have two 777s in service as its second 
aircraft is now scheduled for delivery in November.

FedEx has already trained 78 of its pilots for the 777 
and installed two full motion 777 simulators at its Memphis 
hub.

Ducker says FedEx will operate the initial pair of aircraft 
on a US-Asia route but "hasn't yet determined the specific 
routing in terms of city pairs". However, FedEx sources say 
China will be the first scheduled destination for 777F. 
FedEx operates a hub at Guangzhou in southern China. 

Ducker says the 777F will allow FedEx to cut shipping times 
between the US and Asia by one to three hours. Currently 
FedEx transpacific services between the continental US 
and Asia require a fuel stop in Anchorage. The 777 has 
the range to operate these services non-stop without 
payload restrictions. Ducker says eventually 777Fs will 
also be used on direct flights between Europe and Asia.

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Tokyo, Japan 1967

Climbing Mount Fuji

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photo left to right: 
no 1: J. Norman
no 2: Doris Hadorn
no 3: Milt Marshall
no 4: Marliese Berger Edelmann
no 5: Ron Preede
no 6: Carolyn Carado
no 7: Paul Witting 

(Paul says its not him!!!)
no 8: Amos Blum











Cecilia Overthrow McCloy to the 
left beside Amos, right behind 
Amos Barbara Fish. 
FROM INGE CASTRISSIADES
The crew in question 
(Amos Blum, LAX)  was my crew. 
I am holding the cake, behind me 
is Dara Young, we recognized 
Karen Pickelsimer as well. 
They were new F/A's and I was 
new as a senior. I am working 
on the rest of the girls, 
trying to find my old log book.
 Will let you know. I do know 
Thila Gerber and Cecelia quite 
well.






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