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Stopped by the hangar this morning. Two more Song 757s are now in the new colors, but their registrations were taped over. Also - N710TW is on site now with winglets and will go in for paint along with N721TW, which arrived yesterday.
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Looking at those regos, can you confirm that DL will now indeed be getting 15 ex-TW 757s? N721TW seems out of sequence.Last edited by DAL767-400ER; 2007-11-17, 16:55.Comment
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I have no idea. Maybe one of our friends over at Delta can help. I don't work for Delta.Comment
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The registrations are not coming in any logical chronological order. They are hitting ATL pavement as their AA leases expire.
We are aquiring 10 757-2Q8s from ILFC. Three additional birds are still under negotiation with Pegasus.
Their regs are: N702TW, N703TW, N704X, N706TW, N707TW, N709TW, N710TW, N713TW, N721TW. All of these aircraft have been delivered now.
We are also aquiring a number (exact number not finalized) of used MD-90s from a China carrier.Comment
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So that deal is finally coming through? Seems that one has been under discussion for quite a long time already. If those are the MD-90s that CZ acquired through taking over China Northern Airlines, we're talking 11 MD-90s here (and hopefully at least 22 CRJs that will leave the fleet after the MD-90s arrive). Sure wouldn't mind if DL were to go after Saudi's MD-90s as well. I know, lots of differences to DL's MD-90s, but we're talking quite a sizeable fleet here.Originally posted by flynavyComment
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Do you know weather those MD-90s will be used here in Salt Lake City or in Atlanta or Cincinatti. Currently they only have 16, how many are they trying to aquire?Will C.
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Add N858MJ http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.p...6103693&nseq=0 to the list. As well as N6704.John Poshepny
If the Wright brother were alive today Wilbur would have to fire Orville to reduce costs.— Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines, 'USA Today,' 1994Comment
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This is on the right track. We're opening up a LAX 737-800 pilot base and some frames will be realigned to LAX to compensate. The idea is to not draw down any SLC operations in the process hence the addition of MD-90s.Comment
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N6713Y rolled out in new colors today.Comment
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So is this going to be a trade of 22 RJ's for 11 MD-90's? I would assume the RJ's would be the 50 Seaters?Originally posted by flynavyJohn Poshepny
If the Wright brother were alive today Wilbur would have to fire Orville to reduce costs.— Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines, 'USA Today,' 1994Comment
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I can't speak of RJ operations unfortunately. I just know that we have made a deal for the MD-90s that is close to being finalized. I believe they're from China Southern, a deal that was eased with that carrier's recent entrance into Skyteam.
In the end, CRJ/ERJ airframes are cycled around between regional carriers so often - so much that who would actually notice 22 RJs being retired? I sure wouldn't. But I wouldn't mind seeing MD-90s return to places like Billings, MT - a reality will should see in the near future.
It's a win-win - you guys get to put more registrations under the "MD-90" section of your new livery tracker!
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Only folks that spend half their lifetime on AirFleetsOriginally posted by flynavy
. Though in the overall scheme of things, it should become noticeable soon. 22 CRJs (hopefully) being replaced by MD-90s, Comair replacing a further 14 CRJs with CR9s, that's 36 CRJs possibly heading out, that's already quit a percentage of the CRJ fleet (obviously not including the larger and more efficient CR7s and CR9s).
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I'll add N848MJ, N6713Y and N6704. I do not know anything about the MD-90s.Comment
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I wouldn't expect you to being born in 1992 and all.Originally posted by AVLWATCHERComment
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