Delta Shuttle

[Lowlevel]

There is no doubt that the DC-9 will be retired probably within the next 5-7 years regardless of fuel costs. They are old, period.

But painting is something that will take place anyway, unless they specifically paint them before it is needed to have them in the new colors.

I do think that if Delta mainline needs to make large capacity cuts next year, the DC-9s will make sense because they are nearest to the end of their life spans anyway.

Delta is saying all NWA planes will be painted Delta colors by 2012, starting this month with the first 747.

 

[Nick]

Delta is saying all NWA planes will be painted Delta colors by 2012, starting this month with the first 747.

Right. I think that 2012 is a realistic time for the DC-9s to be retired by. Perhaps they will never have a widget on them.

 

[Cptnchia]

Delta is saying all NWA planes will be painted Delta colors by 2012, starting this month with the first 747.

Funny, the last memo I got from the ATL CPO said all NW birds will be painted in 15 months.