Fleet plans 2018
12-19-2017 | 12:30 PM
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12-19-2017 | 01:19 PM
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Then to sum up what's in the other threads, we have a Delta fleet size commitment that is more 900's that we're adding every month. Adding three 700's first qtr, and shrinking 200's by elimination of the msp 200 base. (Still 900's in MSP though). Overall fleet growth throughout the year and lots of rumors of more to come. As has been said, three 700's doesn't make much sense logistically unless you're planning on bringing on more and just need to start the tooling and part inventory.
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12-20-2017 | 06:04 AM
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While taking 4 700's don't make sense right now there are routes that Delta still needs covered and the 700 is the best airplane for the job. Key West and the Bahamas are airports that come to mind. 3 flights a day are done between ATL and EYW by ExpressJet currently. Why? Because mainline does not fly into EYW at night. Is putting a 900 into a 4800ft runway possible? Sure. Is it comfortable? Not really.
Could we be getting more 700's in the future? All signs point to yes, BUT the only realistic place they could come from is GoJet. If you thought the ExpressJet 200's/900's were in bad shape..... At a certain point the cost of moving airplanes from one certificate to another becomes too costly. I've bought into the hype before (E175's done deal etc.) but I do my best not to get folded into rumors anymore.
Could we be getting more 700's in the future? All signs point to yes, BUT the only realistic place they could come from is GoJet. If you thought the ExpressJet 200's/900's were in bad shape..... At a certain point the cost of moving airplanes from one certificate to another becomes too costly. I've bought into the hype before (E175's done deal etc.) but I do my best not to get folded into rumors anymore.
12-20-2017 | 06:44 AM
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While taking 4 700's don't make sense right now there are routes that Delta still needs covered and the 700 is the best airplane for the job. Key West and the Bahamas are airports that come to mind. 3 flights a day are done between ATL and EYW by ExpressJet currently. Why? Because mainline does not fly into EYW at night. Is putting a 900 into a 4800ft runway possible? Sure. Is it comfortable? Not really.
Could we be getting more 700's in the future? All signs point to yes, BUT the only realistic place they could come from is GoJet. If you thought the ExpressJet 200's/900's were in bad shape..... At a certain point the cost of moving airplanes from one certificate to another becomes too costly. I've bought into the hype before (E175's done deal etc.) but I do my best not to get folded into rumors anymore.
Could we be getting more 700's in the future? All signs point to yes, BUT the only realistic place they could come from is GoJet. If you thought the ExpressJet 200's/900's were in bad shape..... At a certain point the cost of moving airplanes from one certificate to another becomes too costly. I've bought into the hype before (E175's done deal etc.) but I do my best not to get folded into rumors anymore.
Talking about parking CR2's, the plan was to have 12 parked by Dec 31 2017. We may have lost that much flying, but only 3 birds have been flown to IGM...
12-21-2017 | 01:10 PM
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Did it say confidential? Is there anything which indicates that it must be kept secret? I think not.
12-21-2017 | 01:13 PM
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While taking 4 700's don't make sense right now there are routes that Delta still needs covered and the 700 is the best airplane for the job. Key West and the Bahamas are airports that come to mind. 3 flights a day are done between ATL and EYW by ExpressJet currently. Why? Because mainline does not fly into EYW at night. Is putting a 900 into a 4800ft runway possible? Sure. Is it comfortable? Not really.
Could we be getting more 700's in the future? All signs point to yes, BUT the only realistic place they could come from is GoJet. If you thought the ExpressJet 200's/900's were in bad shape..... At a certain point the cost of moving airplanes from one certificate to another becomes too costly. I've bought into the hype before (E175's done deal etc.) but I do my best not to get folded into rumors anymore.
Could we be getting more 700's in the future? All signs point to yes, BUT the only realistic place they could come from is GoJet. If you thought the ExpressJet 200's/900's were in bad shape..... At a certain point the cost of moving airplanes from one certificate to another becomes too costly. I've bought into the hype before (E175's done deal etc.) but I do my best not to get folded into rumors anymore.
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