Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
08-12-2013, 10:21 AM
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Those are just replacement jets for Lion Air's current record order. They hope the jets will arrive quicker than they land them in the ocean.
08-12-2013, 10:56 AM
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Of course, the Antonov designed wing for the ARJ-21 wasn't strong enough and had to be redesigned ... something that was never a problem on the DC-9.
Here's a nice picture of MD80 engines, refuelling fighter bombers to go try and sink the Imperial Navy.
I'm bored. Can I go back to making fun of Airbus to get the f-NWA guys all riled up again?
08-12-2013, 11:25 AM
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Delta expands service from LAX to popular Mexico markets
New article on deltanet. They don't mention mainline vs dci at all which usually means it will be dci. Anyone know if we will be doing this flying or will Skywest ?
New article on deltanet. They don't mention mainline vs dci at all which usually means it will be dci. Anyone know if we will be doing this flying or will Skywest ?
08-12-2013, 11:31 AM
seeing the large hubs...
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But really, I haven't seen the article but my guess is mostly DCI with a all-nighter 737 trip or two thrown in to keep Buzz happy and make it look like mainline growth.
08-12-2013, 11:36 AM
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08-12-2013, 12:02 PM
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yall are wrong about the all the MD88 Bar because window two speed.
the addict meth a sense it makes to MD88.
the addict meth a sense it makes to MD88.
08-12-2013, 12:02 PM
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08-12-2013, 12:07 PM
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I asked into the vortilon again.
08-12-2013, 12:10 PM
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Waste not...
Q: Why do so many MD-88 components look like they were designed for earlier Douglas airplanes?
A: Because they were.
"You see, we had a lot of these switches left over from the DC-8 program, so we had to wire it up this way."
--Douglas ground school instructor
A: Because they were.
"You see, we had a lot of these switches left over from the DC-8 program, so we had to wire it up this way."
--Douglas ground school instructor
08-12-2013, 12:14 PM
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My insights into Douglas came from a number of friends who worked there in flight test. The Company's reluctance to spend money on engineering, only to spend a fortune on fixing the finished product can still be seen today in the 787 program (post merger with Douglas).
Part of the MD11's problem was Douglas reluctance to design a new wing ....
Part of the MD11's problem was Douglas reluctance to design a new wing ....
My recollection on another of the MD-11's issues was that it needed larger engines. However for the number two engine that would have required a new "banjo forging" (to accommodate a larger fan diameter) and McDonnell Douglas was too cheap to spend the money.
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