Originally Posted by
Reroute
I wouldn't say they are "mystical" MD-90s, we've recently taken delivery and operating 3, for a total of 19 on the line and there are 12 in storage under going maintenance/conversion. Ed said we'd acquire about 20 more. I'm sticking with at least 49 MD-90s in the fleet in the next 18 months, possibly more.
In storage:
ship number-type-date of manufacture
9220 - MD-90-30 - 07-Oct-97
9221 - MD-90-30 - 07-Oct-97
9222 - MD-90-30 - 14-Dec-97
9223 - MD-90-30 - 30-Mar-98
9224 - MD-90-30 - 30-Jun-98
9225 - MD-90-30 - 01-Oct-98
9226 - MD-90-30 - 13-Dec-98
9227 - MD-90-30 - 26-Mar-99
9228 - MD-90-30 - 31-Mar-99
9229 - MD-90-30 - 14-Nov-96
9230 - MD-90-30 - 31-Oct-96
9265 - MD-90-30 - 19-Sept-00
They're mystical in the sense that we've "been getting them" for years, but we only have a handful in service, and we managed to damage one of those.
I'm not so much interested in aircraft we "will" see, as airplanes I
can see. I'm not debating your info, only waiting for it to be proven. You can't blame me for waiting for confirmation: the gap between rumored and delivered MD-90's is significant.
I'm not discounting your info, let's just say I'm... deferring it.