That "furlough jet', the DC-9 was probably one of the most innovative decisions NWA management ever made. Instead of buying hundreds of marginally more capable aircraft, they redid the interiors and kept the old bird flying, safely, and cost effectively. When there are zillions of 150 seat MD-80's parked, the DC-9 is still flying. And the executives responsible for that decision populate the inner ring of Delta Airlines as well as several other airlines. The pilots that flew it, and fly it, have better skills that the rest of us that have moved into the technical crutch cockpits. They are not NWA DC-9 pilots. They are Delta Airline pilots that fly the DC-9. When the SLI is completed, and if furloughs are a reality, they will come in reverse seniority order, and not from the "furlough jet". I flew it for 15 years, those of you on this board continually denigrating the DC-9 are clueless. It is our jet, they are paid for, at 100 seats fill a niche that nothing else does. Long may she fly. And if you are junior at the new "Delta", pray it does, and brush up on you cross check, and stick and rudder skills, or it may bite you hard!