Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
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
Carl, Can you show anything in the post you quoted where I bashed NWA. I am simply putting out facts. I have a lot of friends at NWA and I respect them and NW airlines. I have not once posted that we saved NWA or anything else. I agree its a merger of equals from a financial standpoint. I have simply posted what are known facts about the fleet and fleet plan at NW. I have also posted negative things about the Delta fleet plan including the post you referenced where I mention that the MD-90's are may not be coming. You can find the same info I post here via google. In fact when I posted last spring that the plan was to be down to 62 nines at the end of the year I believe you stated it would never happen. Reality is sometimes hard to except but its still reality. I also never posted the 200's would be gone this year. The plan as of a month ago however had them all gone in the next two years. 50 dollar a barrel oil may change that but as off 10 days ago they put out at a line check meeting that anchorage would be closed. That does not bode well for the 200's. They also put out all 400's would be parked within 4 years. Yesterday a friend spoke with someone on the 4th floor who is working on the 747 issue and he did say that if fuel stays below 80.00 a barrel that time frame could slip a few years. I really hope they stay for 20 years since they provide high end jobs that will benefit all of us. The nines however are leaving. They are approaching 40 years old. The required aging aircraft inspections that will be coming up on the airframes are very expensive and new noise standards can't be met with the current hush kits. As I have pointed out many times here the key question is can we recapture that flying for the mainline. Sadly so far at NWA that has not happened. You will have lost almost 100 DC=9's at year end without any replacement aircraft in the last 4 years. Sadly I fear that we wont see a replacement at the new combined airline either. Delta management has been promising us a new 100 seat aircraft since we retired Delta's DC=9's in 1991. So far its been 17 years of promises and not one airframe.