CPD: Great advice. To the OP: I don't know what your experience is here, but the negative, vitriolic tones go beyond just racial... Years ago, I got buried alive in the civil aviation forum for my DL MD-90 in 717 acquisition predictions, which were before these deals were official. Mind you, this wa...
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- Hydraulically assisted pitch control
- FADEC
- Carbon brakes with digital anti skid
- Improved de-icing and fuel warming systems
- Vacuum lavs
If the 777 were never built, the MD-11 would have sold in 1995-96 like the DC-10-30 had during 1977-78. By that point, the PIPs had put the range and payload performance beyond the original contractual projections.
Jump to postI am disappointed in the Forbes editorial staff. A lot of falsehoods and half-truths in this article. It's as if this was written by the Head of Sales for the 737, circa 1983, still harboring animosity for losing the biggest customer. The article should have focused on the historic landmark order th...
Jump to postAre the S80s still planned for retirement by Q3 2017? I remember reading somewhere about 5 days ago that an update on the type by AA was due soon. I keep hearing Q3 2017, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's sooner, given how quickly they are being withdrawn. I disagree. I think they will be extende...
Jump to postAs a retired Sales Consultant at <acronym title="Dhaka (Dacca) - Hazrat Shahjalal International (Zia International / Kurmitola) (DAC / VGHS), Bangladesh">DAC</acronym> for MDC, that worked the <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> account, I must say this: The truth is, of the entire <...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Deltal1011man" class="quote" target="_blank">Deltal1011man</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>Don't believe I said that. I s...
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Jump to postOnce finalized, these latest acquisitions will bring the fleet total up to 116 frames. That will be right in line with the eventual fleet of ~120 that I have been projecting - and there still is the <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> fleet down the road - although it will be desperatio...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airliner371" class="quote" target="_blank">airliner371</a> (<a href="#75" class="quote">Reply 75</a>):<br/><i>So Southwest will own 87 and the S...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Sooner787" class="quote" target="_blank">Sooner787</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>IIRC McDonnell Douglas used that strat...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/homsar" class="quote" target="_blank">homsar</a> (<a href="#66" class="quote">Reply 66</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> You're right. I w...
Jump to postI would expect BCC to make arrangements to eventually transition these aircraft to <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>. Provided the deal is mutually beneficial and <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> is interested. Much like how we saw Boeing place the ex <acronym ti...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Revelation" class="quote" target="_blank">Revelation</a> (<a href="#62" class="quote">Reply 62</a>):<br/><i>Yet the same <acronym title="Highlan...
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Jump to postDid Boeing close the 717 line too early? Probably. The decision to terminate the program and rely on a single family in the 737 effectively ceded much of the narrow-body market-share. But the problem begins with Boeing's reluctance to deliver on MDC's planned family for the <acronym title="Air Madag...
Jump to postA what-if result that requires less speculation is the <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-90 and it's growing market share in the Asia/Pacific region. The <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-90 was the go-to aircraft for APAC in the early-mid '90s, beating the A320 and later 737NG...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/prebennorholm" class="quote" target="_blank">prebennorholm</a> (<a href="#46" class="quote">Reply 46</a>):<br/><i>Yup, but the cargo door design...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PA727" class="quote" target="_blank">PA727</a> (<a href="#41" class="quote">Reply 41</a>):<br/><i>How to replace the 717s? Simple. 737 Max 6 or ...
Jump to postHA's interest should come as no surprise. But now that they are active, this will further propel the 717's value as the hot commodity on the used aircraft market. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting...
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Jump to postAA ordered the F100 for two primary reasons: Price and availability In the late '80s, Fokker was desperate to get the F100 line moving. Outside of a few hometown orders, the order book was relatively thin. They needed to land a US blue chip customer in hopes of building market share that would trans...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/codc10" class="quote" target="_blank">codc10</a> (<a href="#25" class="quote">Reply 25</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> That's only partl...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/wjcandee" class="quote" target="_blank">wjcandee</a> (<a href="#169" class="quote">Reply 169</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> I gave you ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/wjcandee" class="quote" target="_blank">wjcandee</a> (<a href="#119" class="quote">Reply 119</a>):<br/><i>Even so, I don't agree that being the ...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/EA+CO+AS" class="quote" target="_blank">EA CO AS</a> (<a href="#33" class="quote">Reply 33</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> In the short ...
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Jump to postIn early 1996, <acronym title="TWA Transworld Airlines (USA)">TW</acronym> were looking at replacing their 741 fleet with 15 <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11ERs. The <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11ER would have been the new flagship aircraft for the airline. As it was,...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/lightsaber" class="quote" target="_blank">lightsaber</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> An airlin...
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Jump to postORD is going to be the final crew base for the <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80 at <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>. At present, we know the intention is to keep 34 aircraft active into 2018, with a retirement likely occurring after the busy summer season. AFAIK, ...
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Jump to postTo reiterate a point from Part 4, right before it closed... <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> sent an RFP to the avionic OEMs (Honeywell, Rockwell Collins, etc.) to get a full flat panel solution for the <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-90. Honeywell is the front runner...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/northwestEWR" class="quote" target="_blank">northwestEWR</a> (<a href="#241" class="quote">Reply 241</a>):<br/><i> Does anyone have an update on...
Jump to postIt's all about timing. If EVA /UNI were willing to part with their <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-90s two or three years ago, (when the on-boarding mods were still in production at <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>), you could be rest assured that <acronym title="Delt...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bigbird" class="quote" target="_blank">bigbird</a> (<a href="#184" class="quote">Reply 184</a>):<br/><i> Are there still no updates as to when t...
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Jump to postAs noted above, no aircraft to be painted. Retirement in 2018; most likely following the busy summer season. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/RWA380" class="quote" target="_blan...
Jump to postAs far as rare, classic aircraft go, this has to be an early nomination for story of the year. The odds were these aircraft would never operate again. Hats off to AGD. <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/thumbsup.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/>
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