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And am I wrong to think the 738s pack a better payload/range punch then the 739?
If so, I could foresee a DTW 73 base that for the first time doesn't take away from the other current 73 bases because that fleet is going to grow. I could see a draw down of 738 flying on routes where the 160 seat MD90 will do just fine and the 738 gets back to 738 type flying especially DTW.
To me, it seems like 73s are great for DTW and ATL. Airbi and 757s for the coasts and MD88s for short to mid range stuff out of all of the hubs and 90s for .......
Well, the -900s are being purchased to replace the 75s so I'm assuming they'll be doing most of the coast to cost stuff. The -800s now, at least out of LA are mostly coast to coast and, once there, do a north-south run before heading back across the country. I don't think the Airbi can go east coast to west in winter without stopping. Could be wrong about that.
The reason why a DTW 73 base makes sense is that the company wants to reduce the high credit of 73 rotations. Our layovers in DTW are typically pretty long and inefficient.