First A320 Retired Since Merger
Mar 30, 2017, 9:19 pm
#32
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Mar 30, 2017, 9:57 pm
#33
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per the "Narrow-Body Fleet Update" thread, as of earlier this month it was one of only a handful that weren't yet done
Mar 30, 2017, 10:31 pm
#34
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Mar 31, 2017, 4:53 am
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How many more dumpy PMNW aircraft to go? 200? Amazing NW called these state of the art in press releases in 2007.
Plus many of the malcontented and bitter employees.
Plus many of the malcontented and bitter employees.
Mar 31, 2017, 4:57 am
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Was it Minnesotan ingenuity to have a wider aisle? Funny because in contrast to the short/mid-haul missions these aircraft serve today, they were the modern/flagship narrowbody for NW and flew many longer routes like DTW to West Coast. Wider aisles make sense with more cycles and shorter stage length, and wider seats for longer stage length and fewer cycles.
Mar 31, 2017, 7:03 am
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The press release called the A319 "modern", not the A320 described in this thread, and at that time, the average fleet age for the A319 would have been way under 10 years. It is a modern aircraft, fly by wire and still being delivered to airlines around the world to this day. Just because you have a grudge against NW/people older than you/Airbus doesn't mean you need to clog this forum with the same repeated drivel (your posts in this thread nearly mirror yours in the other: how dare they call Airbus modern, NW employees are old and bitter, etc.).
Mar 31, 2017, 12:51 pm
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From: The Official Delta A319/A320/A321 Cabin Mods Thread
N310NW 3210 Retirement date: TBD 2017 (SAL 11/22/16 - 12/12/16)
N311US 3211 Retirement date: May 9, 2017
N313US 3213 Retirement date: TBD 2017 (SAL 11/15/16 - 12/7/16)
N314US 3214 Retirement date: TBD 2017 (SAL 12/12/16 - 1/5/16)
N315US 3215 Retired March 28, 2017 @SBD
N316US 3216 Retirement date: TBD 2017
N318US 3218 Retirement date: TBD 2017
I love the FT'ers who stay up to date on the fleet information and post it for us neophytes. It's very valuable.
N310NW 3210 Retirement date: TBD 2017 (SAL 11/22/16 - 12/12/16)
N311US 3211 Retirement date: May 9, 2017
N313US 3213 Retirement date: TBD 2017 (SAL 11/15/16 - 12/7/16)
N314US 3214 Retirement date: TBD 2017 (SAL 12/12/16 - 1/5/16)
N315US 3215 Retired March 28, 2017 @SBD
N316US 3216 Retirement date: TBD 2017
N318US 3218 Retirement date: TBD 2017
I love the FT'ers who stay up to date on the fleet information and post it for us neophytes. It's very valuable.
Last edited by bergamini; Mar 31, 2017 at 12:58 pm