iaflyer

You can go into TravelNet and enter various cities from MSP and dates to see if the 88/90 serves those cities. I'd guess cities on both coasts, as the Networks guys alluded to that - they said they were moving the 88/90 to MSP because it could reach the east and west coast from MSP. (Where they couldn't from SLC).

For example: MSP-DCA - now: 1 E175, 2 DC9s, 5 A319s.
On 8/1/10: 2 319s, 2 MD88, 1 MD90, 2 737s,


You can also go to the Network department tab and look around there. It's complicated to find stuff there, but that's reading from the Oracle if you can figure it out.

If you are looking for what the rotations will look like - not possible. Not even the planning folks probably know yet.

tsquare

fyp (red)
They are very smart (blue)
There ain't no money in cargo (no color needed)

slowplay

Did you just post a route where mainline replaced an RJ?

sailingfun

You hit the nail on the head. The freighter operation would have been gone with or without the merger. NWA management prior to the merger made many statements that the freight operation was in jeopardy. The almost complete collapse of cargo in the far east insured its death regardless of the merger early last year.

Its kind of like the DC9. NWA was retiring the DC9's at a rapid rate prior to the announcement of the merger. When the merger was announced they had already retired 80 plus nines in the last few years. They had 180 and had less then 100 when the merger was announced. They had plans to reduce the fleet down to 58 already in place by the end of 09 when the merger was announced. We actually ended up with more nines at the end of 09 then NWA had planned pre merger.

sailingfun

You are correct about suing. Under the RLA a union can sue only in some very limited circumstances and this is not one. They have filed a grievance which is what the RLA requires. The grievance is actually a two way with regard to flying. They want to insure there is no integration of the two groups prior to a union vote.
The reason is obvious. It gives AFA power and leverage over the company. If the company has to keep NWA flight attendants on pre NWA equipment and DAL flight attendants on pre DAL equipment it will cost the company money and be inefficient with lots of deadheading and creates huge issues in a IROPS situation.
The NW AFA scope clause states they will fly all flights staffed by NW pilots. They cheaped out and instead of writing a proper scope clause simply piggy backed on the pilots scope language. This was a mistake however they are making the argument that the intent was that only NW flight attendants fly NW equipment. They stand a good chance of winning this arbitration since I think most would agree that was the intent.

DAL330drvr

"Under terms of the agreement, American intends to transfer eight slot pairs at Ronald Reagan National Airport and one slot pair at White Plains, N.Y. to JetBlue, and JetBlue intends to transfer 12 slot pairs at JFK to American."

New American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700 airplanes, outfitted with First Class as well as new Coach Class seats, will fly new routes from LaGuardia to Minneapolis-St. Paul four times daily, to Atlanta seven times daily, and five times daily to Charlotte, N.C. The CRJ-700s will also be used to fly existing routes from LaGuardia to Toronto and Raleigh-Durham, N.C., giving passengers in those markets access to First Class service.

Schwanker

Now: 7 mainline / 1 rj
Future: 7 mainline

Tomcat

Only available for pick up the day prior to rotation date, correct?

Imapilot2

Just so you know, MSP DC9 is set to close when the new MD90's are ready. All MD 90's are to be based out of MSP. It will be the sole MD90 base and the only base to have MD90 trained crews.

slowplay

Count up the total number of seats offered now and in the future...or do you want to make management's frequency argument?