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Originally Posted by biigD
(Post 1469467)
I know your comment was tongue in cheek, but I'm curious - what's the tire limit of the -900? It's not uncommon for us to push up against that limit in the Summer in the -80. Of course, I fly for an ULCC. What could possibly go wrong? ;)
It is alleged the -900 has better runway performance than a -800. You would be surprised at how close the max revenue carrying capability of the 900 makes it very, very, close to a 757-200. It carries more cargo, has a bit better range, and is within 800lbs of the revenue load capability of the 757-251. The reduced fuel required to produce 20,000 fewer pounds of thrust might make the 800lbs a non issue. Of course, that's like my wife pointing out to me that a Toyota Corolla outperforms at Mercedes 190E 2.3-16, or that a Honda Oddessy can wipe the floor with any Lotus built before the year 2000 and some older 911's.... yeah, but, .... |
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 1469475)
235 Miles Per Hour, which is 204 Knots.
It is alleged the -900 has better runway performance than a -800. |
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 1469458)
Yeah, but maybe it wont have the limitation which prohibits day VFR operation.
Or maybe it is just my observation that the -700 never operates during daylight hours and the -800 only flies occasionally in the sun. Every time I see them move they depart at 22:00 and stop at 05:30. If they are still flying at 06:30, then they are required to be in holding awaiting a clearance to an airport with a wet runway. Southwest operates theirs during the day which must mean they bought off somebody with Pizza and Booze. We also wear garlic wreaths around our necks. |
Hmmm...interesting. I've always looked at the -900 as Boeing's version of the 321. But as I understand it, the 321 is inferior to the 320 in every possible way except capacity. Sounds like that's not the case with the -900 vs. the -800.
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Originally Posted by nerd2009
(Post 1469234)
Operator
We’ll take our next question from Mary Jane Credeur with Bloomberg News. Mary Jane Credeur - Bloomberg News Hi, folks. Can you talk a little bit about how you’re going to afford that new pilot contract? Richard Anderson Hi, Mary Jane, this is Richard. Sorry for not saying hello. When you look at the overall value that we’re going to create as a result of (Changing the SCOPE) unlocking the ability to refleet plus the productivity ( changing pilot work rules) that has been built into that agreement, we’re confident that it will be an important part of our ability to get to unit (PILOT cost) cost over the next couple of years to improve our margins ( increase our bonus) and our return on invested capital. Glen Hauenstein And, Mary Jane, this is Ed. One additional thing, we also reduced the profit sharing (PILOT PAY CUT) going forward and that’s an important part of helping to fund (Pay for the 76 seat RJ's) that cost growth. Mary Jane Credeur - Bloomberg News Sure. Okay. Thank you. Operator We’ll take our next question from... just sayin......reading between the lines Makin' stuff up "between the lines"... just sayin' :rolleyes: |
Originally Posted by biigD
(Post 1469269)
::clap clap::
Man, I can watch that all day. Oh, and only one week left until football officially kicks off! Hook'em! Although as a wanna-be Delta guy, I suppose I should jump on the SEC bandwagon... |
Originally Posted by Mesabah
(Post 1469343)
Delta is so close to an investment grade rating they could get there as early as next year. Why order any planes till that happens?
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1469462)
Does the 900 carry more than 48,800 fuel and have better than 27k engines?
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Originally Posted by tsquare
(Post 1469514)
That is an EXCELLENT question.
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
(Post 1469482)
Based on the quarter's distance learning CD, the -900's rotation and landing speeds are slower than the -800.
Heard Boeing's new bosses found some "dial a flap" controls and are going to install them for MD88 commonality & dispatch. |
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