Originally Posted by
sailingfun
NWA started the year with about 100 DC-9's. The original fleet plan had them down to 68 by year end. A fleet plan revision in late spring changed that number to 62 at year end. I called a NWA friend and he believes they have about 70 left now so there are 8 more to be parked in the next month. He has heard of no plans not to park those aircraft. On a somewhat related note Delta is bringing 4 MD-88's out of storage to replace RJ flying.
As is typical for you Sailing, you missed the point of Eric's post. The "they" that you refer to is now Delta. While we were still Northwest, we did NOT furlough, or go beyond the scheduled DC-9 retirements, or get rid of the 747-200's; as the genius' like you kept predicting. Now that we're Delta, any decisions are Delta's.
You need to wise up ace. I know you think we're the worst bunch since the airlines began, but your constant bashing of NWA is just boring and sadly predictable. Especially since NWA is no more. Try to turn the friggin page already.
Carl