Where will ATA planes go??

VATechPilot

VATechPilot

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Most likely EVERYWHERE. But what airlines do you believe will have major interest. Maybe a charter airline or 2? My uneducated guess is that the biggest interest will be in Europe.
 
I think Continental would be interested in acquiring some more 757-300s. They are good for domestic routes that need more capacity then the 737s.

Maybe they could use more 737s as well. They just ordered a bunch though.
 
Milesar said:
Next week :sarcasm:
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Hahaha

Sean, it was annouced late September 06, a few delivered in 07 with more to come through out the years to replace their 727 fleet.

Actually, it was a conspiracy by FedEx to ruin ATA to get more 757s :panic:
 
At least on paper, the fleet transfered over to world airways the same night ata announced it stopped ops. World of course is a another company under the Global Aero Logistics umbrella, along with north Amercian airlines.
 
North American also flies 757s so they have a training and MX program there to take those airplanes. I'd say the -200s will either be in North American or FedEx colors.

CAL may take the 4 -300s they took a bunch the last time ATA got rid of airplanes. Either them or a European charter airline.

The 737-800's no idea, probably out of this country. CAL already has a bunch on order, maybe they could pull an airframe swap with Boeing or a leasing company, but I'd doubt that they would want more -800s.
 
Isn't Delta supposed to have some 737-800s on order? Might be cheaper to snag the used ATA ones.....
 
mooneyguy said:
At least on paper, the fleet transfered over to world airways the same night ata announced it stopped ops. World of course is a another company under the Global Aero Logistics umbrella, along with north Amercian airlines.
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No they didn't. We aren't taking the DC-10's because TZ's pilots go with the planes and we have enough to deal with because of TZ-ALPA saying that they have a right to come bump our pilots. If the company is smart they will let the planes fall off TZ's operating certificate and go back to the lessor, WO could then re-lease the planes if we wanted to and avoid having to take TZ's pilots. I for one just want to see them parked and stay parked. We can't crew what we have now, the last thing we need is more DC-10's .
 
cime_sp said:
Delta also has a hard-on for 757's these days. They've been snatching them up as quickly as they can.
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ATA's are RR engined and DL's birds are Pratt powered. It would be another engine program that they would have to worry about. So probably not. Then again they have 2 engine programs on their 767-300ERs.
 
OldTownPilot said:
ATA's are RR engined and DL's birds are Pratt powered. It would be another engine program that they would have to worry about. So probably not. Then again they have 2 engine programs on their 767-300ERs.
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And now 2 on our 777's as well, The new 777LR's have GE engines while the original 777ER's have Rolls-Royce...


Kevin
 
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