Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
01-10-2009, 10:04 AM
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If the 90s come will they ever make their way to ATL M88 or still be flown by CVG and SLC crews only?
01-10-2009, 10:25 AM
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No idea. I know there was talk of converting everyone if they actually got more.
01-10-2009, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
If the 90s come will they ever make their way to ATL M88 or still be flown by CVG and SLC crews only?
01-10-2009, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
If the 90s come will they ever make their way to ATL M88 or still be flown by CVG and SLC crews only?
01-10-2009, 07:05 PM
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Speaking of Latest and Greatest at Delta.... When are the 2009 Delta Pay Rates going to be posted in the Profiles Section?
01-10-2009, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
he DC-9's are paid for and are only a short term bridge. (3 yrs tops).
Obviously they will be the first NB acft to be replaced, however 3 yrs sounds rather arbitrary - I think it will be more a factor of fuel, profit, lift required, and what kind of a deal we get/availability of a suitable replacement.
I also hope we get Compass and the 175 series as mainline jobs and staple those pilots where they belong.
01-10-2009, 09:11 PM
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A 3-5 year timeframe for retiring the 9's is what I heard, but it was pointed out that some of them could fly for as many as 20 years FROM NOW. Not that anyone is saying they would fly that long for DAL, just that they could. Gotta love that airplane.
It was also mentioned that 3 of the 320's that we got in 1989 are already in the desert, parked, retired, caput, gone, ect.
Nobody had better not say nothing bad about my DC-9. I am proud to fly it and I will be sad when they leave. But, at this rate, I might retire before they do.
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It was also mentioned that 3 of the 320's that we got in 1989 are already in the desert, parked, retired, caput, gone, ect.
Nobody had better not say nothing bad about my DC-9. I am proud to fly it and I will be sad when they leave. But, at this rate, I might retire before they do.
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01-10-2009, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by newKnow
Nobody had better not say nothing bad about my DC-9. I am proud to fly it and I will be sad when they leave. But, at this rate, I might retire before they do.
"The last DC-9 Captain at NWA was just born"
RA, pilot's meeting in MSP, circa 1999.
That might be a bit of an optimistic estimate
. But pessimistically, I'd say the last DC-9 Captain at DAL has yet to be hired.
Originally Posted by newKnow
It was also mentioned that 3 of the 320's that we got in 1989 are already in the desert, parked, retired, caput, gone, ect.
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01-11-2009, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Fly4hire
Why only 3 years? If the price of fuel below $90/bbl they are viable for years. While some are timing out on heavy check cycles, a substantial portion will still be good to 2020
Obviously they will be the first NB acft to be replaced, however 3 yrs sounds rather arbitrary - I think it will be more a factor of fuel, profit, lift required, and what kind of a deal we get/availability of a suitable replacement.
I also hope we get Compass and the 175 series as mainline jobs and staple those pilots where they belong.
Obviously they will be the first NB acft to be replaced, however 3 yrs sounds rather arbitrary - I think it will be more a factor of fuel, profit, lift required, and what kind of a deal we get/availability of a suitable replacement.
I also hope we get Compass and the 175 series as mainline jobs and staple those pilots where they belong.
01-11-2009, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
All the DC-9's will require a major overhaul by 2012. As each airframe hits the hour limits they will be retired. This was restated recently.
Again I understand the need to replace the DC9 at the first opportunity, but it is not due to them all "timing out" in 2012.
I will attempt to get the actual numbers from the fleet managers and post them...
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