MKE22 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 1111 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1922 times:
Nope, it will be around September 8. Quite the sad day it will be..
I wish I would have taken some pics when I flew MKE-DEN-MKE back in July.
Sideflare75 From United States of America, joined May 2005, 613 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1706 times:
Sunday the 7th is the last day for scheduled MD-80 service with Midwest. The two charter planes will continue until at least the end of the month if not longer.
Pilotfox From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 541 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1689 times:
I noticed 5 MD-80s parked down by the maintenance hangers this afternoon, I assume 2 were charter aircraft as for the others, are they are ready getting pulled? Also any idea where they will be going, along with the 5 717s?
Mke717spotter From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 2315 posts, RR: 5 Reply 4, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1689 times:
Have some of them already been taken out of service? Because I drove by MKE the other day and there were quite a bit of them parked by the YX hanger, including one with its engines taken off.
Will you watch the Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions on Sunday? Only if coach Eric Mangini resigned after a loss.
American 767 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 3322 posts, RR: 14 Reply 5, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1650 times:
A lot of airlines in the United States have been phasing them out this decade.
US Airways did so earlier this decade, Continental did so in 2005, Alaska just did so and now Midwest is doing so. As far as I can see in the top of my knowledge, only American and Delta will have MD-80's for a long time to come. If, besides AA and DL, I miss a US airline still flying the Super 80 please don't hesitate to correct me. Northwest had MD-80's, only a few of them, after the merger with Republic 22 years ago but they were phased out quickly. If TWA was still in business today they would still be flying it because they took delivery of the youngest ones built in 2000.
I know in Europe, SAS and Alitalia are the two major operators of the type, with Spanair and Iberia still flying a few of those.
Ben Soriano
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GARUDAROD From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 1477 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1623 times:
Quoting American 767 (Reply 5): far as I can see in the top of my knowledge, only American and Delta will have MD-80's for a long time to come. If, besides AA and DL, I miss a US airline still flying the Super 80 please don't hesitate to correct me.
Allegiant has a very large MD-80 fleet and they are always looking for well maintained
models to add to their fleet.
727LOVER From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5724 posts, RR: 20 Reply 7, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1567 times:
Are any still scheduled into TPA? I saw one on Aug 3.
TVNWZ From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 2200 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1516 times:
Quoting 727LOVER (Reply 7): Are any still scheduled into TPA? I saw one on Aug 3.
Nope. Just flew TPA>MKE yesterday. 717. About 80% full at that.
Cvg2lga From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 590 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1447 times:
What are the routes they are on? I'd like to try & catch a ride this weekend if I can.
Tchau
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