Gregarious119 From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 523 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (5 years 2 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 5052 times:
Also interesting was the quip about parking 777's....how many of those are out there?
Viasa From Switzerland, joined Jun 2005, 1813 posts, RR: 7 Reply 3, posted (5 years 2 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 4934 times:
Quoting Cbartolucci (Thread starter): Right now we have another 16 DC-9 aircraft that were shed by Northwest going into South America
Nine former MZJ-stored NW DC-9-30s are now flown to MHV and two to TUC. I think they will paint there and do some maintenance for the new owner from South America. Three planes are now in BAQ and they will fly shortly for Aserca Airlines of Venezuela.
To my known there were 8 DC-9-10s and 32 DC-9-30s stored at MZJ.
Quote: In January, Northwest Airlines said that this year it planned to park about a third of its fleet of 103 DC-9s, which average over 30 years old.
Northwest has now 44 DC-9-30s, 12 DC-9-40s and 34 DC-9-50s in service (total 90).
Quoting Gregarious119 (Reply 1): Also interesting was the quip about parking 777's....how many of those are out there?
I'm not sure if there really is a B777 in MZJ. I have a B777 stored in BGR (for Transaero), two stored at AFW, one at WAL (for the government of Gabon), one at GYR (to be scrapped) and a single United Airlines B777 in SIN.
N471WN From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1185 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (5 years 2 months 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 4652 times:
Viasa writes........
I'm not sure if there really is a B777 in MZJ. I have a B777 stored in BGR (for Transaero), two stored at AFW, one at WAL (for the government of Gabon), one at GYR (to be scrapped) and a single United Airlines B777 in SIN.
My response....
I was at Goodyear last week and did not see a 777---the only 777 to be scrapped is at Walnut Ridge. Arkansas
My sources tell me there are 6 777's in storage as we speak and they are at:
Fort Worth, Texas (2)
Walnut Ridge
Wallops, Virginia (waiting for the Gabon Govt and this is an odd airport so it could be at Walnut Ridge as well)
Montreal
Singapore
Riyadh (plane shown as damaged)
Carls From Germany, joined Aug 2007, 517 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 3328 times:
I can't believe they are going to Aserca. So there is no chance that an airline from Venezuela take at least second generation A/C, even with all the accidents they have had lately. There are only Russian, DC 9, and 737 flying. No RJ, No new Turboprops, no new medium and long range planes.
Chiguire From Venezuela, joined Sep 2004, 2003 posts, RR: 19 Reply 10, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2851 times:
Quoting Carls (Reply 6): There are only Russian, DC 9, and 737 flying. No RJ, No new Turboprops, no new medium and long range planes.
Russian: No, none.
Turboprops: As far as I know Conviasa has 2 brandnew ATR 72.
Longhaul: 1 A340 at Conviasa, 2 767-300 and 1 757 at Santa Barbara. But all of them are quite old as well.
United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7162 posts, RR: 8 Reply 11, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2723 times:
Wasn't there a ex- RG 777 @ JFK sans an engine ?
'Empathy was yesterday...Today, you're wasting my Mother-F'ing time' - Heat.
Sorry Chiguire, there are many Russian Aircraft, Yak 40 for example. Just remember the one that felt down going to Los Roques early this year.....
The A340-200 is leased to Iran Air. Is not serving Venezuela.
AM744 From Mexico, joined Jun 2001, 1689 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (5 years 2 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1993 times:
Quoting Carls (Reply 12): Sorry Chiguire, there are many Russian Aircraft, Yak 40 for example. Just remember the one that felt down going to Los Roques early this year.....
Viasa From Switzerland, joined Jun 2005, 1813 posts, RR: 7 Reply 15, posted (5 years 2 months 17 hours ago) and read 1762 times:
Quoting Carls (Reply 12): The A340-200 is leased to Iran Air. Is not serving Venezuela.
This is not true!
But the question is, where pick-up the former NW DC-9s! So back to this question...
In South America we have this DC-9 operators:
- Aeropostal - Alas de Venezuela: not interested in NW planes (they have enough own in storage)
- Aserca Airlines: they will return some of the leased DC-9s to the owner, so they have to replace this aircrafts soon. But there were rumors, that they lease seven MD-80s (together with Santa Barbara Airlines).
- Laser: the have now two "new" DC-9-30s (former Southeast Airlines) planes in CCS, to replace the current fleet.
- Lineas Aéreas Suramericanas: only one DC-9-10F - not interested in pax planes.
So the only carrier must be Aserca or a new operator!
Orl777 From Venezuela, joined Jun 2005, 251 posts, RR: 5 Reply 16, posted (5 years 2 months 16 hours ago) and read 1702 times:
Quoting Viasa (Reply 15): In South America we have this DC-9 operators:
- Aeropostal - Alas de Venezuela: not interested in NW planes (they have enough own in storage)
- Aserca Airlines: they will return some of the leased DC-9s to the owner, so they have to replace this aircrafts soon. But there were rumors, that they lease seven MD-80s (together with Santa Barbara Airlines).
- Laser: the have now two "new" DC-9-30s (former Southeast Airlines) planes in CCS, to replace the current fleet.
- Lineas Aéreas Suramericanas: only one DC-9-10F - not interested in pax planes.
So the only carrier must be Aserca or a new operator!
Well Viasa is Right, I know that Aserca will leave this Planes YV116T, YV117T, YV118T and the YV122T, and they need to replace the YV298T.. so they probably received 5 o 6 more, and about the MD-80 no info yet!!
I know one the "newest" Laser Planes is flying with the YV331T registration.. Maybe the other will enter the fleet next month..
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