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MO11 wrote:Meanwhile, in the land of MD-88s, USA Jet bought 3 more from DL last week (making 12). One from the previous group ferried to Commercial Jet today (I've lost count as to how many have moved).
Last I had heard, the conversion deal was for 3 firm orders and 3 options.
wjcandee wrote:Meanwhile, National's 919CA has been on the ground in RFD for 3 days, and this explains why. She has been very busy (i.e. daily) recently, so that seemed odd, and I guess they found something when it got to RFD. Too bad, because she had spent 5 days in SAT getting something done, apparently, just over a week ago.
DLNZ wrote:I've been keeping an eye on NCR's 729CA, the bird which was grounded in Morocco back in mid March. She then repaired to HHN 27MAR and appears to still be there. Anyone know more? I'm not sure of HHN's MRO facilities..
Revelation wrote:DLNZ wrote:I've been keeping an eye on NCR's 729CA, the bird which was grounded in Morocco back in mid March. She then repaired to HHN 27MAR and appears to still be there. Anyone know more? I'm not sure of HHN's MRO facilities..
A quick Google gives:
http://www.hahn-airport.de/default.aspx ... ance&cc=en
https://www.haitec.aero/
wjcandee wrote:Spacepope wrote:The rest of the vid was nicely freighter-centric with Atlas, 21 Air, Cargolux, Qatar, Korean and others. I was surprised at the amount of non-western-hemisphere freighters routing between MIA and South America.
Agreed on both points. The clickbait was the textbook PIO on the first landing, which the tarmac (and autospoilers) helpfully stopped. That garnered it over 450,000 views. Amazing for a recently-posted bit of airplane porn.
More-hilarious are the comments from people who don't like "their" airline being "criticized". One guy thought it was inappropriate to put Ethiopian in the title. Others talked about how well-trained the crews are at "the Pride of Africa". A little defensive.
CX747 wrote:They robustly and somewhat venomously challenged Sully. Asking questions on a widebody freighter, performing in that manner, on short final, are open game and how we stop accidents from occurring.
Spacepope wrote:There were varying reports at the time before the ferry to Germany that it required a new set of flaps to be flown in to make her airworthy enough in addition to the suspected engine replacement. There must have been some considerable damage.
Frankfurt–Hahn has a long runway of 3,800 metres (12,467 ft) in the direction of 03/21. This, combined with a large apron, allows it to handle some of the world's biggest aircraft such as the Antonov An-124 or the Boeing Dreamlifter.
gdavis003 wrote:MO11 wrote:Meanwhile, in the land of MD-88s, USA Jet bought 3 more from DL last week (making 12). One from the previous group ferried to Commercial Jet today (I've lost count as to how many have moved).
Last I had heard, the conversion deal was for 3 firm orders and 3 options.
There are 5 at DHN now, from my count. N969DL, N972DL, N966DL, N978DL, and N971DL (which ferried BYH-DHN this morning).
Spacepope wrote:Lots of shuffling on the Skyliner report. 767-323 N767PR, LN 230 (formerly AA, GE engines) is headed to Cargojet.
Some of the former Air Canada/Rouge PW fleet are moving to Chinese carriers with SF taking C-GHLT and YTO taking C-GHPN.
One of the Fortress-owned ex-Ethiopian frames has joined its ex-MIAT stablemate in GYR. These 4 PW frames I would guess get converted for Chinese carriers as well since they seem to have no problem with running Pratts.
Cargo Facts reported an increase in available belly space on pax aircraft, but it's still down 50% from normal. Cargo shippers are in the meantime complaining loudly that once they consign cargo to pax bellies now, it's like being "in a black hole" with no idea when their shipment may go. Interesting times indeed.
gdavis003 wrote:gdavis003 wrote:MO11 wrote:Meanwhile, in the land of MD-88s, USA Jet bought 3 more from DL last week (making 12). One from the previous group ferried to Commercial Jet today (I've lost count as to how many have moved).
Last I had heard, the conversion deal was for 3 firm orders and 3 options.
There are 5 at DHN now, from my count. N969DL, N972DL, N966DL, N978DL, and N971DL (which ferried BYH-DHN this morning).
Make it 6 at DHN. N976DL to ferry today. Will be interested to see if any more ferry, as that would be the 6 in the original order if the 3 options are indeed exercised.
dtw9 wrote:gdavis003 wrote:gdavis003 wrote:
There are 5 at DHN now, from my count. N969DL, N972DL, N966DL, N978DL, and N971DL (which ferried BYH-DHN this morning).
Make it 6 at DHN. N976DL to ferry today. Will be interested to see if any more ferry, as that would be the 6 in the original order if the 3 options are indeed exercised.
Late in the third quarter of 2020 USAJet reserved around 30 registrations so it will be interesting to see what all they’re planning on adding to the fleet
jbs2886 wrote:dtw9 wrote:gdavis003 wrote:
Make it 6 at DHN. N976DL to ferry today. Will be interested to see if any more ferry, as that would be the 6 in the original order if the 3 options are indeed exercised.
Late in the third quarter of 2020 USAJet reserved around 30 registrations so it will be interesting to see what all they’re planning on adding to the fleet
Does an airline do a registration for a parts donor?
dtw9 wrote:912, 913 and 978 are registered to USA now
MO11 wrote:The three that were conveyed on Friday were N916DL, N959DL, and N970DL.
gdavis003 wrote:MO11 wrote:The three that were conveyed on Friday were N916DL, N959DL, and N970DL.
Interesting to see USA Jet purchase N959DL and N913DE (this was an earlier purchase), as these both exited the fleet in 2019. N959DL is at BYH, and N913DE is actually at MZJ. The other ten Mad Dogs were all retired in May/June 2020
dtw9 wrote:gdavis003 wrote:MO11 wrote:The three that were conveyed on Friday were N916DL, N959DL, and N970DL.
Interesting to see USA Jet purchase N959DL and N913DE (this was an earlier purchase), as these both exited the fleet in 2019. N959DL is at BYH, and N913DE is actually at MZJ. The other ten Mad Dogs were all retired in May/June 2020
N913DL is the one registered to USA and it too is in BYH
gdavis003 wrote:Correct. They have purchased both N913DL and N913DE though
MO11 wrote:gdavis003 wrote:Correct. They have purchased both N913DL and N913DE though
N912DE
N913DL
N915DE
N916DL
N959DL
N966DL
N969DL
N970DL
N971DL
N972DL
N976DL
N978DL
That's 12.
sunking737 wrote:Alrighty then, what's the score card now with all planes 767-200/300 and 737-800???
Swiss03 wrote:far more available engines IAE v2500 vs JT8D.
TUGMASTER wrote:Wasn’t the only shop in the world who worked on the MD90 motors in Wellington NZ..?
Swiss03 wrote:hi all,
a slightly ignorant question here,
However to my knowledge, the forward fuselage of the MD-88 and MD-90 series are almost the same, so how much would it cost to start a conversion line for MD-90s since they are all quite a bit newer with more green time and also far more available engines IAE v2500 vs JT8D.
gdavis003 wrote:
My list is also at 12 and is the same for 11, but I had down N913DE and not N915DE as a USA Jet purchase. Sounds like it should be N915DE instead, which would make more sense.
747classic wrote:Ex KLM PH-BFW, re-registered VQ-BWL, TLV, April 20th 2021, in the background "BIG TWIN" , future 777-300ERSF ?
Original uploaded by Danny Sadeh , see : https://www.facebook.com/groups/israspo ... 0696907338
747classic wrote:Ex KLM PH-BFW, re-registered VQ-BWL, TLV, April 20th 2021, in the background "BIG TWIN" , future 777-300ERSF ?
Original uploaded by Danny Sadeh , see : https://www.facebook.com/groups/israspo ... 0696907338
wjcandee wrote:CX747: Great find! So interesting. Of course they don't mention all the people that stand there with their hands out at ORD, just to get them to provide "normal" service. At RFD, they're falling all over themselves to be helpful.
Also, your article finally answered my question about why so many National flights were waiting 12-24 hours at ANC. At least part of it appears to be that the ones headed to ORD had to spend hours on the ground at ANC because there was no place for them to park at ORD when they arrived!
Seems like places like ILN, DAY, LCK, MKE and others (GUS?) should be pushing again the simplicity of operations there in their regional markets.
RFD is a little unique because there is a buttload of existing transportation infrastructure nearby, including rail.
Spacepope wrote:TUGMASTER wrote:Wasn’t the only shop in the world who worked on the MD90 motors in Wellington NZ..?
Yes.
Combine that with the demand for engine parts on the A320 series and you run into a real crunch. MD90:flights going forward will be a very rare thing.
travaz wrote:My son drives an OTR Semi and the drivers have told the Company they won't do Cargo at ORD. Drivers have had 12 to 36 hours waiting for loads. No wheels moving no money for the driver. The cargo at ORD is a very small part of thier business but it does highlight the problems.
Planeboy17 wrote:wjcandee wrote:
RFD is a little unique because there is a buttload of existing transportation infrastructure nearby, including rail.
What rail is there at RFD?
Spacepope wrote:travaz wrote:My son drives an OTR Semi and the drivers have told the Company they won't do Cargo at ORD. Drivers have had 12 to 36 hours waiting for loads. No wheels moving no money for the driver. The cargo at ORD is a very small part of thier business but it does highlight the problems.
So, what’s the issue causing the load delays?
Spacepope wrote:TUGMASTER wrote:Wasn’t the only shop in the world who worked on the MD90 motors in Wellington NZ..?
Yes.
Combine that with the demand for engine parts on the A320 series and you run into a real crunch. MD90:flights going forward will be a very rare thing.