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When Will JL Phase Out Their Last MD-90s?  
User currently offlinebigbird From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 147 posts, RR: 0
Posted (7 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 4251 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Does anyone know the date of the last JL MD-90 service and when will the last aircraft be delivered to DL?


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User currently offlinePHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4965 posts, RR: 14
Reply 1, posted (7 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 4196 times:

It doesn't say when on Wiki but correlating to DL's 6 order I assume the 6 JL planes are being sent to DL eventually.


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User currently offlineKC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11708 posts, RR: 52
Reply 2, posted (7 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 4121 times:

Doesn't DL have some MD-90s stored, including former JL airplanes, right now?

User currently offlineViscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21481 posts, RR: 24
Reply 3, posted (7 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 3950 times:

One JL MD-90 was recently repainted in their new livery. Seems strange since other reports say they'll be retired by the end of the year or early next year. However another forum says this one required a heavy D-check which involves stripping the paint so I guess it only made sense to repaint it in the new livery, which isn't very complicated.

Photo from a Japanese site dated September 23 taken at the maintenance hangar before returning to service.

http://img.flyteam.jp/img/photo/000/433/584/JAL-JA8070-McDonnell-Douglas-MD-90-30-HND-433584_img_960_3987.jpg

User currently offlinedtw9 From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 1048 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (7 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 3663 times:

Quoting bigbird (Thread starter):
Does anyone know the date of the last JL MD-90 service and when will the last aircraft be delivered to DL?

The last JAL MD-90 will leave the fleet in March 2013

User currently offlineYukon880 From United States of America, joined Sep 2011, 113 posts, RR: 2
Reply 5, posted (7 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 3661 times:		 AIRLINERS.NET CREW
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Reports from a number of A.netters who have captured this ship in new colors, indicate anticipated service with JAL through March 2013. When this one positions through ANC, I do hope they will be kind enough to leave the Crane untouched!


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User currently offlineTrijetsRMissed From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 2099 posts, RR: 6
Reply 6, posted (7 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 3512 times:

DL are actively in-process of on-boarding ex-JL MD-90s for EIS. The next to enter service will take reg N937DN. A 1995 build to JAS, it was also the first MD-90 delivered by McDonnell Douglas - after the first batch for DL.

Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 3):
However another forum says this one required a heavy D-check which involves stripping the paint so I guess it only made sense to repaint it in the new livery, which isn't very complicated.

   That is indeed the case. Their sources must be correct.

[Edited 2012-10-13 21:41:12]


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User currently offlinecarpethead From Japan, joined Aug 2004, 2771 posts, RR: 4
Reply 7, posted (7 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2612 times:

Well, I guess the rumors of having a JL M90 in the new whites were true.
Still, does it really make much financial sense to re-paint an aircraft then having to re-paint again in six more months.
Is DL base color white?

User currently offlineKC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11708 posts, RR: 52
Reply 8, posted (7 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2395 times:

Quoting carpethead (Reply 7):
Still, does it really make much financial sense to re-paint an aircraft then having to re-paint again in six more months.
Is DL base color white?

Yes, this will be a relitively easy repaint for DL.

User currently offlinecarpethead From Japan, joined Aug 2004, 2771 posts, RR: 4
Reply 9, posted (7 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2301 times:

Quoting KC135TopBoom (Reply 8):
Yes, this will be a relitively easy repaint for DL.

Thanks.
The hanger crews on this side of the ocean just remove the 'Japan Airlines' name and the crane. Simple enough.
Then the folks in Atlanta can finish up.
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