Rumor Alert! - Delta/NWA SLI

[michael707767]

i think the B747-400 could be around for quite some time. Some of the newer -400s were delivered around 1996 0r 1997 so they are still relatively new aircraft with lots of life left.

I think we will all be surprised at how quickly the 747-400s go away.

 

[Cobraair75drvr]

Imho. Replaced with 777-300s for pax and the 400s converted to freighters.

I think we will all be surprised at how quickly the 747-400s go away.

 

[michael707767]

Imho. Replaced with 777-300s for pax and the 400s converted to freighters.

I agree about the 777-300s. Had not thought about the possibility of converting the -400s to freighters. Would be a great way to keep us in the cargo business.

 

[Cobraair75drvr]

Prior to the merger that was the plan. 78s were going to take over most if not all pax flying with 400s converted to freight. Alot of the nrt slots the freighters use are dual use, however some of the china slots are freight only. The good thing about the 400 is you can get out of pvg nonstop to the lower 48 with a full load. No way on the 200. As a matter of fact, when heavy you sometimes have to do a 360 on the dept. to meet a crossing restriction on the sid just going to anc. Great flying on the freighter though, no pax or fas. Despite our disagreements on sli lets hope for all of us they don't disband cargo. Big airplanes are good for all of us.:beer:

I agree about the 777-300s. Had not thought about the possibility of converting the -400s to freighters. Would be a great way to keep us in the cargo business.

 

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Airbus just released a report, "Lessons Learned from the 787." The wild part is, some of the documents in the report are labeled "Boeing Proprietary" and look like stuff Boeing would not have wanted in the general domain / blogsphere.

In other airplanes rumored to be NWA/Delta jets in the future, the Chinese have apparently backed out of the C Series as a result of the global economic downturn.

 

[FmrFreightDog]

Who is 737pylt? I think you girls are obsessed.
OK, maybe I could be just like you. Join the rjdc sue the world, get rejected by most majors out there, and be stuck in a regional. Not to mention shabby background check. Oh yeah, and one more thing, don't forget the ever popular, date a fat chick!:laugh:

Wow. Do any of you Delta guys actually want to claim this guy or is he just a MS Flightsim geek living in his mother's basement? Seriously, I'm curious. If this guy is seriously one of you guys then someone needs to rewrite the psych test.

 

[michael707767]

Despite our disagreements on sli lets hope for all of us they don't disband cargo. Big airplanes are good for all of us.:beer:

I agree. Many of the major worldwide airlines have dedicated cargo operations. I think it tends to smooth out your revenue flow during good and bad times for passenger travel.

 

[Scope out RJ's]

Wow. Do any of you Delta guys actually want to claim this guy or is he just a MS Flightsim geek living in his mother's basement? Seriously, I'm curious. If this guy is seriously one of you guys then someone needs to rewrite the psych test.

Classic. Its responses like this that make you NW girls have the reputation that you do in the idustry.
Keep em coming.
BTW, I'd say I was living in your basement, but you trailer doesn't come with one!:laugh:

 

[MCDU]

Dope,

Total time: 20000?
Yeah 20000 times you curse a day thanks to your tourettes.


Most pilots average 500 hrs/year during their career. Do the math liar.
Nice try shorty.

M

 

[Scope out RJ's]

Dope,

Total time: 20000?
Yeah 20000 times you curse a day thanks to your tourettes.


Most pilots average 500 hrs. Do the math liar.

M

Mcdoosh:
What's the matter, PFT/flight instructor boards slow today?
Or is your myspace page not getting many replies?
Get ready for that UAL furlough, so sorry to hear about your job loss.

 

[MCDU]

Dope,
I like how you respond to my posts when I write Dope.
At least you know who you are. A Dope.

M

 

[Scope out RJ's]

Dope,
I like how you respond to my posts when I write Dope.
At least you know who you are. A Dope.

M

MCdoosh, I like how you respond to my posts when I write Mcdoosh.
At least you know you are a DOOSH!:laugh:

 

[JohnDoe]

Some of the newer -400s were delivered around 1996 0r 1997 so they are still relatively new aircraft with lots of life left.

FYI:

The two newest -400's have manufacture dates of March and April 2002. Four others have 1999 dates.

This according to the "aircraft fleet information" pamphlet dated April 2008.

And before anybody gets their panties in a twist, this is not a comment on the SLI proceedings whatsoever. Just adding some useless information to the useless SLI high school locker room-type brawls.

 

[knightflyer]

FYI:

The two newest -400's have manufacture dates of March and April 2002. Four others have 1999 dates.

This according to the "aircraft fleet information" pamphlet dated April 2008.

And before anybody gets their panties in a twist, this is not a comment on the SLI proceedings whatsoever. Just adding some useless information to the useless SLI high school locker room-type brawls.

Atleast someone gets it...

 

[ACL65PILOT]

I agree, I do not see the 400's going away for a few more years. They have a lot of life in them. The freighter conversion is a great way to keep em around. As many know, slots for freighter conversions are very tight world wide. With oil down for now, they will just find slots to do the conversions, but time is not of the essence.
The 300's will be showing up in the next couple of years. It appears that there will be some slots opening up on the 777 production line quite soon.....