Futurestar68 From Austria, joined May 2004, 211 posts, RR: 0 Posted (9 years 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1434 times:
Hi!
Austrian Arrows ordered Fokker 100 from American Airlines, the first one should arrive within the next days in Vienna... But that order makes me thinking about Austrian's standards... Why do they order that old planes? I think they never orderes older aircraft... How much of them did Austrian order? What are the safety standards of it?
Thanks for all replies...
Greetings,
Martin
MD-87ER From Austria, joined Aug 2001, 153 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (9 years 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1318 times:
There are a lot of them standing in the desert, so I am sure they got a good price and they are only 10 years old, so why not?
They also fit nicely to the F70.
The only funny thing is that when they ordered the MD-87 (the aircraft that will be replaced by the F100s) Austrian was still partner of Swissair and all the aircraft purchases were coordinated, but you remember what aircraft SR ordered those days?......yes F100.
LMP737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (9 years 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1220 times:
American takes good care of their F100's so Austrian is definitely not getting a used and abused aircraft. Considering I saw three F100 leave the fleet last week alone more a coming available for anyone who is interested.
Jumbolino From Germany, joined Mar 2001, 490 posts, RR: 20 Reply 5, posted (9 years 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1185 times:
I flew on an ex-American Airlines F100 bird a weekend ago (Helvetic from VIE to ZRH) and I can say it looks good interieur grey leather and much more seat pitch than expected - well they can change it but why not using it like it stand in the desert very comfortable bird
Btw. it doesn't look like that Helvetic change anything in the interieur except the head rests ("Laeusefaenger")
UNITED777300 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 131 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (9 years 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1176 times:
I also think that Austrain Arrows plans to order the Rekkof NextGeneration Fokker 100 to either replace of supplment the models.
Ba319-131 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 8260 posts, RR: 56 Reply 7, posted (9 years 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1166 times:
OS have ordered the F100' as MD87 replacements. Since the F70 and F100 have much in-common,including the engine type,it made sense to take the x AA F100's for fleet mix.
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