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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1042284)
I'm really hoping this is just a ploy to get Airbus to come down on price or provide better delivery slots.
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Well, the B.O.D. will meet later this week to approve the purchase... I suggest anyone who knows anyone let them know what a mistake it would be to rely on this abortion of an airplane as our main domestic trunkliner.
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This is from some website, not a news source. I had to read the thread at airliners.net. I wish I'd pony up the money and join so as to tell some, many, of those fools how disappointing it is to see DAL make a long term commitmet to a flaming bag of poo. But if passengers and performance are of little concern and Boeing gave them away then it's truly a winner.... on a balance sheet... for now. :rolleyes:
Delta to Announce Order for 100 737-900s Delta Air Lines will announce an order for 100 Boeing 737-900s tomorrow, according to several sources. *Delta has been examining two potential procurements, one to replace 757s, and another to replace DC-9s. *This announcement is the first of the two competitions to be decided. Deliveries for the 737-900s will be in the near-term, with all deliveries completed by 2018. *As a result, Boeing did not offer its NE737, and Airbus was forced to offer a mixture of A321 and A321neo in the competition. *We understand that Boeing won the competition on two factors — price and the availability of early delivery positions, which is more difficult for Airbus, which would have needed to juggle delivery positions to accommodate Delta’s needs. This order has a value of $8.58 billion at list prices. |
Originally Posted by scambo1
(Post 1042135)
Raise your hand if you thought this was going to be an A321 order.
I did not expect a 73-9 order at all. Why not? It carries more people, has a longer range, burns less fuel and is over 9000 lbs lighter then the A321. The current A321 can not even do a transcon. With the Sharklets it will make it load restricted. We are looking for a jet in 2013. There were only two choices in this size range. One clearly has better specs. The rest comes down to price and the terms of the deal. I would assume if we order Boeing they put together a better package. |
Had an interesting couple of minutes in Atlanta this weekend. Waiting to park, our rampers got into a fist fight. One dude was pounding on the guy holding the stoplight control. Others got involved and eventually stopped the a$$-whoopin'. Everyone on the left side of the plane saw our wonderful customer service at its finest. Five minutes of burning gas later, we finally parked. If I was boss for a day I'd fire soooo many people.
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
(Post 1042324)
Why not? It carries more people, has a longer range, burns less fuel and is over 9000 lbs lighter then the A321. The current A321 can not even do a transcon. With the Sharklets it will make it load restricted. We are looking for a jet in 2013. There were only two choices in this size range. One clearly has better specs. The rest comes down to price and the terms of the deal. I would assume if we order Boeing they put together a better package.
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1042321)
This is from some website, not a news source. I had to read the thread at airliners.net. I wish I'd pony up the money and join so as to tell some, many, of those fools how disappointing it is to see DAL make a long term commitmet to a flaming bag of poo. But if passengers and performance are of little concern and Boeing gave them away then it's truly a winner.... on a balance sheet... for now. :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by Guntrain11
(Post 1042345)
Don't you fly the 88?:p
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1042350)
I liked the 88 more than the 737!
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
(Post 1042324)
Why not? It carries more people, has a longer range, burns less fuel and is over 9000 lbs lighter then the A321. The current A321 can not even do a transcon. With the Sharklets it will make it load restricted. We are looking for a jet in 2013. There were only two choices in this size range. One clearly has better specs. The rest comes down to price and the terms of the deal. I would assume if we order Boeing they put together a better package.
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