Air Tran 717's reported to go to Delta
03-19-2012, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by GBU-24
Buying to replace the DC-9s? It would be a good swap...?
03-19-2012, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by nwaf16dude
The 717 is about the same size as the DC9-40, which is about 10 feet shorter than our -50s. Our -50s are configed with 125 seats (I think). The air tran 717s have 112 seats.
03-19-2012, 06:40 PM
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If true, then it is a bridge to the Saudi MD90's. Same avionics FWIW. Not sure how the other systems compare.
Hope we get a picture of the DC9, MD88, MD90, MD95 all on the ramp.
Hope we get a picture of the DC9, MD88, MD90, MD95 all on the ramp.
03-19-2012, 06:47 PM
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I found this on twitter tonight also:
Until they are painted, boarded with DAL ticketed passengers, and DAL pilots are in the cockpit, being pushed back from a DAL gate it is all just a rumor.
I refuse to salivate over the airframes/jobs of fellow airline pilots.
If it were to occur that DAL is in the process of acquiring the 717's, my hope is that the AT pilots either get to the SWA 737's faster(without furlough) or the proportional number of AT pilots have the chance to come with the planes in some fashion.
If I had Morgan Freeman's voice I would sit in a corner and talk to myself for days.
I refuse to salivate over the airframes/jobs of fellow airline pilots.
If it were to occur that DAL is in the process of acquiring the 717's, my hope is that the AT pilots either get to the SWA 737's faster(without furlough) or the proportional number of AT pilots have the chance to come with the planes in some fashion.
03-19-2012, 06:51 PM
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It was apparent the 717s were going to Delta approximately 7 months ago with the announcement at that time of 100 new 737s from Boeing. Delta management had touted an order for 200 aircraft. At the same time, 20 717 available aircraft disappeared from Boeing's website. Plus the approximate 80 717s at AirTran = 200 aircraft. The 717s were the missing 100.
03-19-2012, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by shiznit
I found this on twitter tonight also:
Until they are painted, boarded with DAL ticketed passengers, and DAL pilots are in the cockpit, being pushed back from a DAL gate it is all just a rumor.
I refuse to salivate over the airframes/jobs of fellow airline pilots.
If it were to occur that DAL is in the process of acquiring the 717's, my hope is that the AT pilots either get to the SWA 737's faster(without furlough) or the proportional number of AT pilots have the chance to come with the planes in some fashion.
Until they are painted, boarded with DAL ticketed passengers, and DAL pilots are in the cockpit, being pushed back from a DAL gate it is all just a rumor.
I refuse to salivate over the airframes/jobs of fellow airline pilots.
If it were to occur that DAL is in the process of acquiring the 717's, my hope is that the AT pilots either get to the SWA 737's faster(without furlough) or the proportional number of AT pilots have the chance to come with the planes in some fashion.
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