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Fly4hire 09-19-2009 06:38 AM

Dal/jb?
 
Not sure what's up, but 2 JB 320 acft parked out back by NW/DAL hangar C in MSP - the ones used for heavy check, new acft prep, and other deep maintenance. This is not where you park overnight acft. JB off shores their heavy maintenance.

Since JB is selling some acft these might be possible DAL acquisitions? Also buying JB whole would solve the JFK terminal issue :D.

Something is going on.....

slowplay 09-19-2009 06:50 AM


Originally Posted by Fly4hire (Post 680830)
Not sure what's up, but 2 JB 320 acft parked out back by NW/DAL hangar C in MSP - the ones used for heavy check, new acft prep, and other deep maintenance. This is not where you park overnight acft. JB off shores their heavy maintenance.

Since JB is selling some acft these might be possible DAL acquisitions? Also buying JB whole would solve the JFK terminal issue :D.

I don't know why the aircraft are parked in MSP, but buying JBLU would not solve the terminal issue. Their terminal is a beautiful domestic terminal that isn't configured for widebodies/customs clearance. If I'm not mistaken, their international flights use Terminal 4 customs.

johnso29 09-19-2009 07:19 AM

Charters maybe? They might not fit over on the Corporate side?

xtreme 09-19-2009 07:52 AM

Maybe something broke on them and needed to be fixed and they do the contract MX there? We often have Comair planes parked by our hangar in PHL.

reddog25 09-19-2009 08:26 AM


Originally Posted by xtreme (Post 680875)
Maybe something broke on them and needed to be fixed and they do the contract MX there? We often have Comair planes parked by our hangar in PHL.

Yes, but JB does not fly to MSP. Saw the same thing as well. However buying JB airplanes doesn't make sense. Have ya seen how many jets we have parked all over the MSP hangar ramps. Last time I saw those many idle airplanes was the night before our strike:confused:

NuGuy 09-19-2009 10:04 AM

Heyas,

If I recall, JBs Airbusses have V2500s, which don't play nice with CFMs.

There are better places to get a few Airbii that have CFMs....unless they're going for the whole kit'n'kaboodle!

Nu

acl65pilot 09-19-2009 11:02 AM

They do the CAL charter for the Min/Cal game this week? If not they might be for some of the fans. They like Jet Blue in CA.

Logger 09-19-2009 11:27 AM

The company is very active in football and business charters right now. We are also in PHL this weekend for a charter, which would logically then make us additionally an airways rumour...

tsquare 09-20-2009 09:29 AM


Originally Posted by Fly4hire (Post 680830)
Also buying JB whole would solve the JFK terminal issue :D.

No... it wouldn't; no customs, and it won't fit big airplanes withour a big remodel.

CRFguy 09-20-2009 10:31 AM

If JB is purchased control of T5 goes back to the port authority, a "poison pill" so to speak...


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