NWA to park more DC9's

[holmie]

Looks like 40 aircraft all -30's to parked by the end of 08. No replacements in the works.

 

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So around 260 pilots are going where?

NWA still hiring?

Shoes are beginning to drop.

 

[n6604f]

Flame Bait!

 

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Thank God! Sorry I jumped on it.

 

[patrickdc9]

This is not new news. NWA was stating last year that the plan was to park all the DC9-30's by the end of '08 and keep the -40s and -50s flying. Should leave us with 56 DC9's by end of '08. The pilot hiring plan is based on this, so I don't see any change to the NWA pilot hiring situation.

 

[Superpilot92]

This was discussed at NATCO when i was there and they told me they were getting rid of some of them but would be keeping 75 or 85 of them online and that some of the "newer" ones are at there half lives" FWIW

 

[John Pennekamp]

They realized that the paint was all that's holding them together, so if the strip them to repaint in Delta colors, they'd just fall apart. Better to dump them first.

 

[Sailpilot]

JBLU has some nice new Emb-190s that could replace them. Oh, and the A320 might work in that fleet. Overnight foot-hold into JFK market.

As a former Comair guy... thats for all you did during our strike. NWA guys showed up like we promised free beer.

As a current JB guy... please be gentle.

 

[F/O]

I hope they keep flyin' 'em. They are pretty good at turning fuel into noise.
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[Diesel-9]

The utilization rates on the 90+ on line have been very low for a few years to keep them from running up time and into the expensive maintenance checks. In some cases the utilization rates will double to normal levels and flying should be close to current levels. Hiring 40+ a month this year and looking at going to 60 a month for awhile. Currently interviewing and training IP's on the -9 at a very high rate and other fleets getting ready with all the movement projected the next 2 years. Heard much of this on line check this week.

 

[BigMotorToter]

I loved the DC-9.

 

[clippyrip]

They are bought and paid for....fuel prices don't make them unprofitable.

 

[SpauldingSmails]

I saw another one being stripped of it's titles parked over by I494 yesterday morning. Looks like they're going slowly but surely.

 

[BigMeat]

How many CRJs are they bringing online to replace the DC9 flying? Not flame bait just wondering. I know compass is growing but by how much?

 

[SpauldingSmails]

How many CRJs are they bringing online to replace the DC9 flying? Not flame bait just wondering. I know compass is growing but by how much?

Right now the word at compass is the initial order of 36 E175's. There's options for an addt'l 36. According to compass' pres. operating costs start looking a lot better with a fleet of 50+. Alas, it's still all in the hands of big red.