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Dom told me up at natco that we had 35 dc9-30s in storage that would be swapped with current hulls flying as they timed out. Thus being a 1-1 swap out which would keep the -30s flying a little longer. He said the -40s are gone when they time out and that they are looking at options to convert the -50's over to match the -88's cockpit which would keep the -50s flying for a lot longer.

I dont know any further details but that was from the DC9 fleet manager fwiw

Picture me as the judge from My Cousin Vinny:

Super, that is a lucid, intelligent, and well-sourced rumor.

There were no absolutes, and the hearsay was easily identified. From the rumor police, you get an A+. :D

Superpilot92

08-13-2009 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 661154)

As you will become aware, DAL will not do anything unless they get an ROI of two years or less.

FWIW, the info down here is that the 30's and 40's will be parked. When is up for debate, but one thing DAL does well is park jets when they want to!

No one disagrees about the -9s eventually getting parked, after all they've been on the verge of being parked for the last 20+ years ;)

I'm not saying that swapping them out will keep them going until 2020, i believe the swap out rumor of the -30s is what will keep them going until 2012assuming no oil $ explosion, mass failure of VORs, cats and dogs living together, world ending, etc ;)

Superpilot92

08-13-2009 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by newKnow (Post 661158)

Below is a shortened version of the NWA-DAL pilots debate on the remaining life expectancy of the Diesel -9; :D

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acl65pilot

08-13-2009 08:37 AM

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johnso29

08-13-2009 09:00 AM

Those Beauties look ready to fly. ;) :D

RoughLandings