Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
I forgot if it was this thread, or another, but there was a question about the DC9 flying. I have the stats for 2007 handy:
NWA - Average daily utilization
DC9-30: 6.9
DC9-50: 7.6
757-200: 9.7
747: 14.0
Delta - Avg Daily Utilization:
CRJ-700: 10.5
CRJ-900: 11.1
MD88: 11.1
757-200: 13.2
767-400: 13.2
777-200: 17.8
As you can see, there was quite a bit more flying to be had if Delta ran the NWA fleet as hard as they do their own.
Thats precisely why the NWA side is going to be thin if not short on staffing this summer as DAL increases the utilization of the aircraft on property. Thats how they are ramping up DC-9 flying without bringing back alot of dc-9s.