FF5000 Mission Specific Design Will Reduce Global Aviation Fuel Consumption
17 Juli 2008 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Officials of Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation (a U.S. private
corporation 25% owned by Utilicraft Aerospace Industries, Inc.
OTCBB: UITA) reported today that due to the recent news concerning
U.S. and International rising aviation fuel prices (See article:
Rising Jet Fuel Bills Take Their Toll on Carriers . . . -
www.aircargoworld.com), the FF5000 Freight Feeder Aircraft has been
intentionally engineered to be more fuel efficient than current
aircraft in the short to medium range market. �The FF5000 has a
larger and more efficient useful-load/cargo-bay-volume to gross
weight percentage of 53% as compared to an average of 35% carried
by the existing turboprop fleet,� stated John J. Dupont, President
and CEO of Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation. Mr. Dupont went on
to say, �This designed-in-efficiency causes the FF5000 to be 44%
more fuel efficient for each pound of revenue freight enplaned --
which has been the focus of our design from the start -- and is
basically what the FF5000 'mission specific' design is all about.�
It is estimated that the current turboprop world feeder fleet, that
is operating today, is burning an estimated 383 million gallons per
year. If the current older aircraft fleet was to be replaced by the
new FF5000, the total gallons per year consumed would be reduced by
44%, saving 213 million gallons per year of aviation fuel. The
World Air Cargo forecast is projected to grow at a rate of 6.1% a
year through 2025, which will require a substantial increase in
feeder aircraft operations. On an annual basis this equates to a
reduction of 1.27 Billion gallons in fuel consumed per year when
using new mission specific freight feeder aircraft -- like the
FF5000. About Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation Freight Feeder
Aircraft Corporation is a U.S. private corporation registered in
the State of Wyoming. In December 2007, Freight Feeder Aircraft
Corporation acquired the Freight Feeder aircraft technology and
development program form Utilicraft Aerospace Industries, Inc.,
(OTCBB: UITA) which included the aircraft design, related
intellectual property, patents, and developed hardware and software
including a mockup aircraft, and fuselage tooling -- with the
intention of completing the development of the aircraft project,
and to bring the Freight Feeder aircraft into commercial production
for global sales into the freight aircraft market. The Freight
Feeder aircraft - now designated the FF5000 by the Company -- is
specifically designed to address a niche segment of the global air
freight market, specifically the need for a new and updated
state-of-the-art effective containerized freight feed air
transportation system requiring the development and implementation
of a new regional-sized-container-capable turboprop-aircraft,
specifically designed to economically transport
containerized/palletized air shipments to and from regional
manufacturing and freight distribution facilities (located in
smaller communities) to and from the major international hub
airports -- world-wide. On December 12, 2007, Utilicraft Aerospace
Industries, Inc., filed a Form 8K with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; (See details of the transaction in the UITA 8K filed on
December 12, 2007) For more information on Freight Feeder Aircraft
Corporation, please visit: www.freightfeeder.com About Utilicraft
Aerospace Industries, Inc (OTCBB:UITA) Utilicraft Aerospace
Industries, Inc. is a 25% owner of Freight Feeder Aircraft
Corporation. Since the strategic sale of its Freight Feeder
aircraft technology in December of 2007 to Freight Feeder Aircraft
Corporation, the Company is now focusing its 2008 business-plan
development efforts to actively seeking new strategic aerospace
products for development, particularly related to the enhancement
of the Freight Feeder aircraft in the air-cargo markets worldwide
-- to continue to build the asset base, to develop cash-flow, and
to continue to build shareholder value. On December 12, 2007,
Utilicraft Aerospace Industries, Inc., filed a Form 8K with the
Securities and Exchange Commission announcing that with the
approval of fifteen (15) UITA shareholders owning approximately
62.53% of UITA�s common stock and its Board of Directors, entered
into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Freight Feeder Aircraft
Corporation to sell all of UITA�s technology and assets to Freight
Feeder Aircraft Corporation for a 25% equity position in Freight
Feeder Aircraft and warrants for shares of Freight Feeder Aircraft
Corporation�s common stock, and a 1% Royalty of aircraft sales that
are eventually produced and delivered by Freight Feeder Aircraft
Corporation. The transaction has a potential value to UITA of
approximately $400 million in future royalties and future Freight
Feeder Aircraft Corporation stock value received by UITA in this
transaction -- subject to the Freight Feeder aircraft program
reaching the production phase. (See details of the transaction in
the UITA 8K filed on December 12, 2007) For more on Utilicraft
Aerospace Industries, Inc, please visit: www.utilicraft.com Forward
Looking Statements This press release contains �forward-looking�
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this press
release involve risks and uncertainties and reflect the company�s
current views with respect to possible future events. Readers are
cautioned that no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and
actual results or events may materially differ from those projected
or anticipated. In particular, the following factors, among others,
could cause actual results or events to differ materially from
those described in the forward-looking statements: the company�s
ability to obtain and fulfill contracts for the sale of products,
protect intellectual property rights and manage future growth;
market acceptance of future products; product supplier delays;
design and engineering certification delays or denials; and the
introduction of similar products by competitors. Any
forward-looking statement made in this press release is made as of
the date of this press release, and the company assumes no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statement, whether as
a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Forward-looking statements in this press release should be
evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect the
company�s business. For more information on Freight Feeder Aircraft
Corporation, please visit: www.freightfeeder.com
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