Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
If I had been a passenger I'd waited on the E jet to get fixed, those things are a nice ride (even if they are on the wrong side of the fence) and frankly the DC9 sucks and everyone knows it.
As to whether the DC9 can get the job done anymore all you have to do is look at whats being parked and whats being bought.
I think you may be surprised at how many are kept following the merger. They are paid for, and in case someone forgot to look, the capital markets are in a meltdown. It's a lot easier to keep an airframe and pay extra gas than try to buy some when the finance doesn't exist.