Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

I agree with your premise that Delta is Northwest airlines with a new logo. But, we are more fuel efficient than folks give us credit for. I enjoy MD88 bashing more than anyone; it isn't that bad once you get it up to altitude. The MD90 beats the 737 and A320 on short routes. The 717 is an outlier, but for its mission nothing but a CRj1000 is cheaper.

Of course the 737-900 will improve our numbers at the expense of forgetting the APU every now and then on the after TO check