Donder10 From Canada, joined Oct 2001, 6659 posts, RR: 24 Reply 2, posted (11 years 2 months 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1418 times:
They also have the 321.They arent too chuffed with the 736 ,not sure about the 73G and 738.Could easily go either way but Im reckoning theyll go with Airbus
Yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15989 posts, RR: 59 Reply 3, posted (11 years 2 months 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1390 times:
Actually, there's no rush to replace the MD-80 anyway. SAS only just retired their last DC-9-41 recently. The MD-80 fleet could easily soldier on for another 15 years.
Don't forget, the 4 largest US carriers were still flying the 722 in 2001. Indeed, AA, DL, NW still have sizeable fleets of the 722, a much older aircraft than the MD-80.
European flag carriers tend to be high-cost....well above their US counterparts. There are many reasons....one of which is the tendency to roll over their fleets too quickly, which greatly reduces ROI.
IMHO
Neil
Panam, TWA, Ansett, Eastern.......AC next? Might be good for Canada.
KFRG From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (11 years 2 months 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1382 times:
I have heard that the introductionary problems which SK had with the 736's have been overcome, although don't expect anymore 736 orders. I guess after so many years with MD, SK was not familiar with the Boeing's.
717fan From Switzerland, joined Nov 2001, 2017 posts, RR: 7 Reply 5, posted (11 years 2 months 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1367 times:
Somewhere I heard that the MD-80's and 90's will last for some time. Many of them are quiet young and the MD's doing good work on the Scandinavian network. They could be replaced on some high density european routes.
717fan
MDCjets From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 175 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (11 years 2 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1347 times:
All MD-80s are strong aircraft, and still have great potental ahead of them in the pax market. Most airlines are in no rush to retire them. McDonnell Douglas made very strudy planes. People seem to think that MD-80s are old, but actually quite a few of them were built in the '90s
TransSwede From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 993 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (11 years 2 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1325 times:
I read somewhere (can't remember teh source) that SAS has put off retiring most of the MD-8X fleet until 2010 or later, due to the current economic climate.
Prebennorholm From Denmark, joined Mar 2000, 6016 posts, RR: 55 Reply 11, posted (11 years 2 months 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1279 times:
The last SAS DC-9 was finally retired on 7th January this year after more than 70,000 landings. But well, the DC-9 retirement may have dragged somewhat according to plans because of the introduction problems with the 737NG and Dash-8-Q400.
The MD-80s (and -90s) perform very well and are very popular among the pax. So I agree with Yyz717, I wouldn't expect any mass retirement on this side of 2010. Maybe the few MD-90s with the (in SAS fleet rather odd) V2500 engines will go earlier, should a good buyer show up. But the world market for good, used MD-90s sure isn't booming these days.
When the current SAS orders at Airbus have been delivered, and the 767s have been sold, then I guess that the purchacing department at SAS will be rather quiet for some years. There will be a few options at both A and B converted into orders, no more.
Preben Norholm
Always keep your number of landings equal to your number of take-offs, Preben Norholm
ATA L1011 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1361 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (11 years 2 months 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1276 times:
The majority of M80's were built in the 90's so they are in general a young fleet.
Trintocan From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2000, 3191 posts, RR: 4 Reply 15, posted (11 years 2 months 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1271 times:
The MD80s/90s are strong planes and are very well suited to multiple-sector operations - actually better so than 737NG or A32X. I would not expect a loyal MD customer like SAS to retire them soon.
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