Originally Posted by
ninerdriver
So is OO buying the plane from DAL, then? I can't imagine DAL would let that fly, literally...
Delta turns in the lease. OO goes to the owner and picks up the aircraft for penny's... as the cost for them to store it, out weighs the cost to “let it go”. Then OO sends it for a MX check. Then off to ROW for paint...Then back to a MX base for incoming inspection. (Super fast because it was already flying at OO for years!!). Bammm, Enter into UA service to
cover XJT planes.. Don’t expect 100’s of these. My guess a dozen...