[QUOTE=reddog25;362346]
Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The DC-9's will be the next aircraft phased out. There is nothing complicated here. They burn a lot of gas and are really old! Perhaps some of the oldest aircraft in passenger service anywhere. Delta operated a large fleet of DC-9's. They retired them earlier then planned because of the high maintenance costs. QUOTE]
OK...I'm getting tired of DAL guys Sh1tcanning on DC-9s....What does your almighty MD-88 type rating state? OH???? DC-9. The MD-88 is a DC-9-80 that carries 20 more seats than a DC-9-50 and at a slightly better fuel cost. They are both old DC-9s....Our maintenance cost????How's your DC-9-88 grounding going? Any cost there...geeezeeeeee.......
Hey, you know better than to post facts. You are going to start confusing people
People have been saying the dc9s are going away for years and guess what? they are still here and they are FULL of fair paying pax. Some are going away but they will be here for a couple more years.