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Old 03-10-2009 | 10:35 AM
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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
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There are other ways to do capacity cuts. Aircraft will start flying through each others' markets starting next month.

For example:
747-400 (403 seats) replaced by a 777, 767 or Airbus in Asia (217 to 285 seats)
757-ER back fills the 767
E175, 737, MD88, MD90 and DC9 and Airbus Back Fill for 757's
CRJ, ERJ backfill for DC9 and MD88

Domestic is "right sized now" according to Ed Bastian today in the conference call. Demand is "not getting worse" and "revenue is stable."

Overall, the international capacity change results in a 5% gross cut. To the extent that flying is back filled with the extra Boeings there will not be a staff cut. On the routes that get "seasonal" service there will be cuts and more of the remaining flying will be on the weekend.
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