Originally Posted by
newKnow
If I get flagged for posting this, so be it. It was worth it and Happy New Year!
I haven't even hit play yet but that's the spirit Newk!
Originally Posted by
Ragtop Day
Delta Air Lines expects 2010 financial results to show the "best year in the past decade," but CEO Richard Anderson says 2011 is likely to be even better, citing the outlook for "solid" growth in earnings per share. Early next year, Delta plans to begin discussions with aircraft manufacturers regarding the purchase of new planes, President Ed Bastian told an investors conference on Wednesday. Bloomberg/The Associated Press (12/16)
Hmmm. The only thing that casts doubt on this being true is that it says "discussions with aircraft
manufacturers regarding the purchase of
new planes." I don't buy it.
Had it said "discussions with
airlines regarding the purchase of their
used aircraft." I'd buy it.
I'm sure not only are we eyeing every MD-90 in the world and play footsies with SWA over the 717, but don't forget about AMR's parked A300s, 762s and Fokker 100s. Also, we could try and buy back the MD-11 and convert them back into airliners via a "snip-snap-snip-snap" method of aircraft transformation based off of Michael Scott's vasectomy, vasectomy reversal and then subsequent vasectomy. We could bring back the Avro jets. United might be willing to sell us their 735s, 733s and 762s as well. And I haven't even hit the international airlines and what they have to offer.
Really, a boneyard is a goldmine.