Originally Posted by
PilotFrog
Just wondering if the MD-90 purchases are also preemtive on Managments front for th 2012. The 737 has a lot of other companies to compare payrates with ala AA, SWA, etc, where the MD-90 seems to have almost no equivilant at any other major. How can we say we want this much $$$ when no other Major really flies them, what can we compare to?
The 90 is a smart choice for the interim future. Boeing and its competitors are looking at finally building and delivering a jet that has savings in the range of 18-25% over the current narrow body options. Why in gods greed earth would DAL want to spend that sort of money on a jet that will be obsolote in 10 years. Buy a band aid for this seat size and then go all in on the new ones.
Add to this the cost of acquisition is so cheap they can afford to be wrong.