Thread: DAL & NWA Pilots To Take Contract to Management on May 29th
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Old 05-30-2008 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
Parking the DC-9's is not rumor. NWA's premerger fleet plan for 08 had them being reduced from over 100 aircraft to 68. Just a few years ago there were 160 DC-9's. Recent changes bring that number down to around 60 at the end of the year. That is a loss of over 40 aircraft this year. I don't think you could phase them out any faster if you wanted to.
Until they are in bubble wrap, yes, it is a "rumor". "If it ain't painted and sitting on the ramp, it's a rumor." Why don't we deal in tangible fact on this forum for a change?
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