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04-03-2020, 06:17 PM

#21

OpMidClimax

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Originally Posted by full of luv

Can you imagine if Boeing was knee deep in 797 testing/production right now......they'd be even more titz up!!!!

going to be at least a decade now.

04-03-2020, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyyGuyy

I've seen several Delta 320s with "us" tail numbers. That always burns just a little bit.

Would be nice to not mortgage the future on one manufactures wide bodies. Would really hate for something to ground the 787s or 777s. Wish we could or would have ordered 330-neos or kept the 350 order.

The Northwest 747-400s had the “US” tail numbers. And I’m positive those did not come from US AIR.

04-04-2020, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Smoke Toliet

The Northwest 747-400s had the “US” tail numbers. And I’m positive those did not come from US AIR.

I believe the 707s,dc8s, and 747-200s also had US tail numbers.

04-04-2020, 11:25 AM

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I believe a lot of legacy USAirways planes also used AU instead of US.

04-04-2020, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tim123

Why do the us tail numbers burn you?

I guess because they are N/W vanity numbers. the AU were, I think, Allegheny.

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04-06-2020, 06:39 PM

#26

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American Retiring 737s, A330s, E190s + more

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Originally Posted by iahflyr

I think streamlining the fleets down to 777, 787, 737, and A320 is very smart.

I don’t understand keeping around just 15 A330-200’s. Any idea why this is the case?

Seems like a lot of extra training, maintenance, and added complexity for little gain. Especially since American will likely furlough come Oct 1 (along with every other legacy airline).

Streamlining the fleet also makes furlough cheaper for the company and more likely to happen as there are fewer training events due to fewer fleet types. Careful what you wish for.

04-06-2020, 07:01 PM

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Speedbird2263

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Originally Posted by full of luv

Can you imagine if Boeing was knee deep in 797 testing/production right now......they'd be even more titz up!!!!

One could possibly say the same of the current 777-9 testing/production. That aircraft has had a relatively lukewarm reception by airlines thus far, to say nothing of the 777-8. I can see the early retirements of A380s and 747s en masse, due to the effects of COVID-19 ,giving that program a much needed boost when air travel demand returns....eventually. Two sipping better than four guzzling.

04-10-2020, 10:32 AM

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TQ Nola

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Never knew US was also used by NW. I'm never happy to spot a delta TW 75 though.

04-10-2020, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 32Drvr

Streamlining the fleet also makes furlough cheaper for the company and more likely to happen as there are fewer training events due to fewer fleet types. Careful what you wish for.

It also reduces costs for the company and thus MAY reduce the probability of furlough

04-10-2020, 12:49 PM

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all of the OG Northwest 757-200s were US registrations. The 757-300s were NW. Some of the Airbus fleet was NW and NB

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