AA may place large 787 order at Paris
06-01-2007, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by RockBottom
Why did AA wait this long? These aircraft won't hit property for another 6-10 years.
06-01-2007, 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by av8r4aa
Mean while........for the next decade while we
wait for the rivet beaters to finish, we will still
have the oldest fleet in the business.
Hope the old girl stays together for a while
wait for the rivet beaters to finish, we will still
have the oldest fleet in the business.
Hope the old girl stays together for a while
Not quite the oldest. Our DC-9-30s are older than your DC-9-80s
06-01-2007, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by tone
That would be an expensive decoy.
06-01-2007, 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by reddog25
Tone, it's only expensive when you actually pay for the lease or plane. Not when you order the planes. Decoy is exactly what I thought when I saw the announcement. I can see it now. We could buy all these new planes, but all the new hires will need to have a Defined Contribution (DC) retirement, not a Defined Benefit (DB) retirement. That would save billions in the long run. When has American Airlines ever done that to new hires? Hmmmm B-Scale?
Ah, Oui........
06-01-2007, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by reddog25
Tone, it's only expensive when you actually pay for the lease or plane. Not when you order the planes. Decoy is exactly what I thought when I saw the announcement. I can see it now. We could buy all these new planes, but all the new hires will need to have a Defined Contribution (DC) retirement, not a Defined Benefit (DB) retirement. That would save billions in the long run. When has American Airlines ever done that to new hires? Hmmmm B-Scale?
I heard Eagle pilots will be flying the 787's. It will be considered a regional aircraft since it's made of plastic. Very inexpensive labor.
06-02-2007, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by tone
I heard Eagle pilots will be flying the 787's. It will be considered a regional aircraft since it's made of plastic. Very inexpensive labor.
AMR better think of a new paint job real quick... you cant shine up a plastic airplane!
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