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01-03-2011 | 05:25 PM

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From: Light Chop

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Originally Posted by flyguy1

Latest word from the DC-9 fleet is:
A) MSP and MEM DC-9 bases will be closing and moving to ATL and DTW
B) May or may not happen on this AE. Fleet was told in December it would be on this AE, now it's "iffy".
C) AE will be out on the 7th.

The what questions now, what replaces the 9 in MEM and MSP and please tell me these are "growth mainline" aircraft in ATL. As in 50 seaters get flushed, 70 seaters become 50, 76 become 70 and 9's replace RJs. Please please please.

BTW, I saw NWA colors 9s in DTW on the odd A-side this morning, were those the 40s on their way out? Sad. Now we have a fleet of 34 -50's.

01-03-2011 | 05:29 PM

#55862

DAL 88 Driver

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Thanks for the info. Word I got today from my "very reliable source" is that it's on SD's desk for approval for this AE. I hope you're right, though. A 2 hour drive to work is a heck of a lot better than a mostly RJ commute... and I'll take it as long as I can keep it!

01-03-2011 | 05:34 PM

#55863

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01-03-2011 | 05:48 PM

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johnso29

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid

BTW, I saw NWA colors 9s in DTW on the odd A-side this morning, were those the 40s on their way out? Sad. Now we have a fleet of 34 -50's.

Yup. That was the -40's.

01-03-2011 | 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferd149

Yikes, I was saving the Great Wall hike till spring........guess I'd better rethink that plan!

Maybe I can do the SEA - PEK in the spring.

Ferd when you do that I highly recommend the Badaling section.

01-03-2011 | 06:24 PM

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satchip

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Trip parking sounds like a way to get around the max p/u. That impacts junior people by alleviating the need to hire more pilots to fill schedule. It takes trips out of the pot that a junior person could have picked up to help him make a little more while staying in the parameters. Sounds like plain greed to me.

01-03-2011 | 06:25 PM

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satchip

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Europe starts confiscating private pension funds | Washington Examiner

Time to stop funding the 401k and start funding the mattress!

01-03-2011 | 06:42 PM

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Europe starts confiscating private pension funds | Washington Examiner

Time to stop funding the 401k and start funding the mattress!

That would be pretty dumb, IMO. This country is not Europe. I realize we have some politicians that want to turn us into that, but I don't think it will ever truly come to fruition. People in this country will not stand for it... as evidenced by the most recent elections.

To stop funding/growing the 401k and allow inflation to eat away at the principle would be incredibly foolish, IMO. But if you're a "sky is falling" kinda guy, then knock yourself out. Just my opinion, FWIW.

01-03-2011 | 06:49 PM

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Carl Spackler

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid

You are hilarious dude!

Where's Clamp??

Carl

01-03-2011 | 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Amish Pilot

I think one (DC-9-40) is still in MSP, I was scheduled to do the ferry flight this morning, but it was canceled because the airplane wasn't ready. Maybe tomorrow, but you are correct they are getting parked.

This will be a historic, and sad, flight then...It will be the last NW colors to fly at MSP, ever.

Heck the last ever NW painted plane period, unless more 5500 757's leave Marana for ferry to SAT.

Everything else is painted including all former Airlink planes I'm certain. And the other 5 are in Sanford already.