N2111J From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 143 posts, RR: 1 Posted (2 years 7 months 1 week 10 hours ago) and read 4290 times:
Looks like the -30's haven't all gone to the scrap heap yet. This one was a substitution for the normal Mesaba CRJ-900 operating MSP-ROC-MSP as flights 9860 and 9861. Anyone know the reg #, and how many -30's are still operational?
PSU.DTW.SCE From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 6871 posts, RR: 29 Reply 2, posted (2 years 7 months 1 week 9 hours ago) and read 4125 times:
N8926E is the lone DC-9-30 still in service.
All of the other -30s were pulled from serviced and ferried to SFB to be scrapped after Labor Day.
N8926E is being uses as an operational spare and for some charter work. It often will sub in on a DC-9-40 flight for for a CR9 from DTW.
It now is supposed to stick around until December.
globalflyer From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 806 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (2 years 7 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 3767 times:
Looking at the registration, is it fair to assume that this bird was created for Eastern?
Landing on every Continent almost on an annual basis!
cf6ppe From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 306 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (2 years 7 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 3631 times:
Quoting 71Zulu (Reply 5): Jun 67 - delivered to Eastern
Jan 91 - parked with Eastern shutdown
July 94 - acquired by Northwest
Dec 09 - merged into Delta
Amazing isn't it... Tongue in cheek...!!
Old N8926E out lasted two airlines... first competing against Delta, then competing against Delta, and finally working for the enemy, Delta (anyway the enemy in the eyes of Eastern). And she also survived a bout of storage... Remarkable lifetime...
Thinking back, old N8926E is probably older than many of you A-Netters and almost as old as my children.... 926E has worked longer than most will in their careers before retirement....
globalflyer From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 806 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (2 years 7 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 3617 times:
It would be so cool to have her restored to her former EAL silver hockey stick scheme and placed in a museum! I was former EAL so that is my wish!
Landing on every Continent almost on an annual basis!
CBPhoto From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1506 posts, RR: 6 Reply 8, posted (2 years 7 months 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 3506 times:
Quoting cf6ppe (Reply 6): Old N8926E out lasted two airlines... first competing against Delta, then competing against Delta, and finally working for the enemy, Delta (anyway the enemy in the eyes of Eastern). And she also survived a bout of storage... Remarkable lifetime...
Hey, if you can't beat them, join them
Does anyone know, is it still in MSP (today the 18th) or was it ferried/operated back to DTW?
United_fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7159 posts, RR: 8 Reply 9, posted (2 years 7 months 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3386 times:
That figures! I would love to get a pic of it!!
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United_fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7159 posts, RR: 8 Reply 10, posted (2 years 7 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3294 times:
Quoting N2111J (Thread starter): Looks like the -30's haven't all gone to the scrap heap yet. This one was a substitution for the normal Mesaba CRJ-900 operating MSP-ROC-MSP
The same thing happened last month,I caught a DC-9-50 subbing for a XJ -900 from/to MSP. Got a great shot in perfect fall-golden sunset-light. departing r/w 22
'Empathy was yesterday...Today, you're wasting my Mother-F'ing time' - Heat.
CBPhoto From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1506 posts, RR: 6 Reply 11, posted (2 years 7 months 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 2895 times:
Well...I did a drive by past the airport, and sure enough over by the hangars, their was 8926E, as well as a 40 series! Good to see some red tails back in MSP!
KingFriday013 From United States of America, joined May 2007, 1277 posts, RR: 10 Reply 12, posted (2 years 7 months 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2871 times:
I feel like I'm gonna be sick... I wasn't doing ANYTHING yesterday. Was sitting in my room being bored. And there was a DC-9-30 five minutes from me. I need to keep a closer eye on these forums... just kill me now
Aloha717200 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 4397 posts, RR: 17 Reply 13, posted (2 years 7 months 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2866 times:
Quoting Flighty (Reply 3): This is without a doubt the oldest jet airliner in use by a major scheduled carrier, date of manufacture 21 April 1967. 43 and one half years old.
I flew on this plane just this last August 4th! I'm so pleased to hear that it's still in service and wasn't sent to the scrappers! I had two fantastic flights on this plane and for me it's heartwarming to know that she still flies. Long live N8926E!
ordpark From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 542 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (2 years 7 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2780 times:
I'm dating myself, I know, but I attended college in BOS from 1969 to 1973. I lived in NJ....N8926E was assigned to the Eastern Air Shuttle and I flew that aircraft on several occasions....It's quite a testament to the quality of the aircraft build by Douglas Aircraft isn't it....
tjwgrr From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 2297 posts, RR: 3 Reply 16, posted (2 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2363 times:
Quoting PSU.DTW.SCE (Reply 2): N8926E is the lone DC-9-30 still in service.
Saw her in GRR today as DAL2898, perhaps for the last time.....
Direct KNOBS, maintain 2700' until established on the localizer, cleared ILS runway 26 left approach.
seabosdca From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 4277 posts, RR: 4 Reply 17, posted (2 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2339 times:
Quoting PSU.DTW.SCE (Reply 2): N8926E is the lone DC-9-30 still in service.
It's fun to track her... but I wonder why DL didn't keep another DC94 instead? Even in the case of equipment subs, it seems like having one aircraft of an oddball configuration would cause pain and suffering.
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n7371f From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 1495 posts, RR: 12 Reply 18, posted (2 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 2243 times:
Quoting seabosdca (Reply 17): It's fun to track her... but I wonder why DL didn't keep another DC94 instead? Even in the case of equipment subs, it seems like having one aircraft of an oddball configuration would cause pain and suffering.
From what I've been told, it's due to maintenance requirements and certain checks coming due. The -40 that went to Sanford earlier this month, N759NW, was at its max. The -30 still flying around is not yet due for a major check - or to reach it's max in-flight limit.
Smart67 From United States of America, joined Oct 2010, 36 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (2 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 2096 times:
I used to fly the Eastern Air Shuttle all the time - DCA-LGA. Saw N8926E many times.
Does anyone know where sister ship N8928E is at this time? It was also an Eastern Shuttle bird long ago. N8928E was my first DC-9 trip back in 1976 (DCA-LGA) and it was ironically my last on NWA in 2004 - MSP-BWI. Does anyone know this aircraft's status and location? No one at Delta is talking. Thanks...
71Zulu From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2736 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (2 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 2071 times:
CH-Aviation website says N8928E is stored at SFB to be scrapped
137 45865 NEW DC-9-31 N8928E Stored at Orlando (SFB) / to be scrapped Delta Air Lines Eastern Airlines
Smart67 From United States of America, joined Oct 2010, 36 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (2 years 6 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 1930 times:
Thanks! Always been fond of N8928E and have followed it through the years. I've wanted to purchase a part off this aircraft, but have no idea how to do it. Something that has been on it since McDonnell-Douglas in 1967. Does anyone know how that can be done? I remember these classic Eastern DC-9-31s when they were with EAL. They were at their best in the beginning with JT8D-7 screamers, no hush kits - just raw, nasty, noisy, and smoky. Will always miss them. Good news is, I have audio stereo recordings of them from those days, which enables me to relive them. Thanks for the insight on N8928E. =)
Smart67 From United States of America, joined Oct 2010, 36 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (2 years 6 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 1759 times:
Do you know who used to fly the Eastern Air Shuttle quite a bit? The late Senator Ted Kennedy. I suspect he probably flew on every one of Eastern's DC-9-31s numbered between N8916E and N8930E - which were Shuttle DC-9s.
My mother and I were on the observation deck at National the day Eastern retired the L-188 Electra - which was in the fall of 1978. After that, the Air Shuttle was all DC-9 service. In 1979, Eastern began taking delivery of new Boeing 727-225 Advanced airplanes strictly for Air Shuttle use. That's when the DC-9s went back into regularly scheduled service. Sometime later, Eastern sold the Air Shuttle to Donald Trump. Trump didn't get those Advanced 727s. He got the older clunkers - the 727-100s and -200s. Somewhere in there, Trump sold the Shuttle to USAir.
In the movie The French Connection, there's a scene shot in the old Air Shuttle terminal at LGA. They show canned shots of an Eastern DC-8-61 in flight, which was never used on the Air Shuttle.
Eager to hear from folks who used to fly the Eastern Air Shuttle.
L1011 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 1583 posts, RR: 10 Reply 23, posted (2 years 6 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 1735 times:
Eastern got quite a few 727-200s from PSA in 1981 for the shuttle. At first they were flown in the orange PSA colors, but they had Eastern seat covers right from the beginning. The window shades had the PSA logo on them for many years, in the place where most window shades had the 727 logo.
Even when DC-9s were operating the shuttle, they occasionally used 727 backups. On 11/15/73, I flew on N8105N on the shuttle from LGA to DCA, which was a 727-25.
Smart67 From United States of America, joined Oct 2010, 36 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (2 years 6 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 1718 times:
That's right - I had completely forgotten. I remember the PSA 727-200s - N5??PS, which kept their PSA registrations. Bob - you sound like you keep the same kind of records I do. I've kept a log since the 1970s. I remember a couple of EAL 727-100 trips - N8148N and N8140N. Flew on them in 1985. Strange, but N8140N had been leased out to Air Niagara and came back to EAL. In 1985, it was still in white with the Eastern hockey stick. Yet N8148N was in bare aluminum. Both were substitutions for 727-200s that didn't make it. Eastern's service that summer was terrible. Bad morale and it showed everywhere.
25 AnimeMan77W: It's pretty sad to see the end of the DC93's. Has scrapping begun, or are they all still on one piece?
26 Smart67: Based on what I've found cruising the Internet, they're scattered around the country. Most are at Sanford/Orlando while others are at Marana, AZ. Seem
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I had two fantastic flights on this plane and for me it's heartwarming to know that she still flies. Long live N8926E!
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