… patting myself on the back …
As I predicted last year, MEM is transitioning into a regional jet hub (and not ARJ, either!) for NW. The Fall/Winter schedule also backs-up my prediction that a mixture of RJ and A319 will eventually replace the DC-9 fleet.

Here’s a comparison of MEM’s upcoming Fall/Winter departure count vs. last year’s (in parentheses):

* weekdays only – service deceases on Saturday and Sunday!
Saab 340 – 39 (39)
Canadair Regional Jet - 83 (54)
Avro Regional Jet - 31 (28)
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10/30/40 38 (67)
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 7 (9)
Airbus A319 - 21 (15)
Airbus A320 - 15 (25)
Boeing 757-200 - 2 (3)
Boeing 757-300 - 2 (1)
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 - 1 (0)

Northwest – 86 (120)
Pinnacle/Mesaba – 153 (121)
Total – 239 (241)

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Here’s a listing of destinations (including frequency & equipment) ex-MEM this Fall/Winter:

Alexandria, LA (4) 4xSF3 (three on Saturday)
Amsterdam (1) DC-10
Atlanta (5) 3xARJ, 1xD95
Austin (4) 4xCRJ
Baltimore (1) D9S
Baton Rouge (4) 4xCRJ
Birmingham, AL (4) ARJ, CRJ, 2xD9S
Boston (1) 319
Cancun (1) 320
Charlotte (4) 4xCRJ (three on Saturday)
Chattanooga, TN (4) 4xCRJ
Chicago-O’Hare (4) 3xD9S, D95
Cincinnati (3) 2xSF3 (except Saturday/Sunday), ARJ
Columbus (4) 3xCRJ, D9S
Dallas/Fort Worth (4) 2xARJ, 2xD9S
Denver (2) 2x319
Des Moines (1) CRJ
Detroit (8) D9S, 4xD95, 2x320, 752
Evansville, IN (3) 3xSF3
Fayetteville, AR (4) 4xARJ Monday-Friday, 3xARJ Saturday, 3xARJ & 1xCRJ Sunday
Fort Lauderdale (1) 319 (operates as D9S Saturday/Sunday)
Fort Smith, AR (4) 2xSF3, 2xCRJ
Fort Walton Beach, FL (4) 2xARJ, 2xD9S
Grand Rapids (1) ARJ
Greenville, MS (2) 2xSF3
Greensboro (2) 2xCRJ
Greenville, SC (4) 4xCRJ (three on Saturday/Sunday)
Gulfport, LA (4) 2xCRJ, 2xARJ
Huntsville, AL (4) SF3 (second SF3 on Saturday), 3xCRJ (only one on Saturday)
Houston (4) 2xD9S, 2x319
Indianapolis (4) 3xD9S, 319
Jackson, MS (4) 2xCRJ, 2xARJ
Jacksonville (3) 2xCRJ, ARJ
Kansas City (4) ARJ, 3xD9S
Knoxville (4) 4xCRJ (three on Saturday)
Lafayette, LA (4) 2xSF3, 2xCRJ
Laurel/Hattiesburg, MS (2) 2xSF3 (one on Saturday)
Las Vegas (1) 320
Lexington, KY (3) 3xSF3
Los Angeles (3) 319, 2x320
Louisville (4) 4xCRJ (three on Saturday)
Little Rock, AR (4) 4xD9S
Montego Bay (1) 320
Montgomery, AL (4) 4xCRJ
Miami (1) 319 (additional flight operated by D9S on Saturday)
Milwaukee (3) D9S, 2x319
Monroe, LA (4) 4xSF3 (two on Saturday)
Mobile, AL (4) 4xCRJ (three on Saturday)
Muscle Shoals/Sheffield, AL (2) 2xSF3
Madison, WI (1) CRJ
Minneapolis/St. Paul (6) D9S, 319, 320, 752, 2x753
Nashville (4) 2xARJ, 2xD9S
New Orleans (4) 3xD9S, 319
New York City-LaGuardia (3) 2x319, 320
Newark (4) 3xARJ (two on Saturday), D9S
Oklahoma City (4) CRJ, ARJ, 2xD9S
Omaha (4) 3xCRJ, D9S
Orlando (3) 3x320
Paducah, KY (4) 4xSF3 (three on Saturday)
Panama City, FL (3) SF3, 2xCRJ
Philadelphia (3) 3xARJ (two on Saturday)
Phoenix (1) 320
Pensacola (4) 4xCRJ
Raleigh/Durham (2) D9S, D95 (additional flight operated by CRJ on Sunday)
San Antonio (3) CRJ, 2x319
Seattle (1) 320
San Francisco (1) 319
Springfield, MO (4) 4xCRJ
Shreveport, LA (4) 4xCRJ (three on Saturday)
San Juan (Sunday) 320
St. Louis (4) 3xARJ, D9S
Tallahassee, FL (3) 3xCRJ (two on Saturday)
Tampa (2) 2x319
Tri City, TN (2) 2xSF3
Tulsa (4) 4xCRJ (three on Saturday)
Tupelo, MS (4) 4xSF3 (three on Saturday)
Washington/National - (4) 2x319, 320, D9S
Wichita (2) 2xCRJ

[This message has been edited by IndustrialPatent (edited 07-20-2003).]