Aircraft changes
Sep 21, 2005 | 11:14 am
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Aircraft changes
Courtesy of airliners.net:
To: All Midwest and Skyway Airlines Employees
Date: September 21, 2005
From: Scott Dickson
Subject: Upcoming Fleet Change
As part of our ongoing efforts to operate as efficiently and productively as possible, we are planning a change to our MD-80 fleet. Beginning in mid-December, we will be removing our three MD-81 aircraft --which are configured for Signature Service with 116 seats -- from scheduled service. We will be retaining one of the MD-81s as a system spare and have yet to decide the future of the other two. With fuel prices at near-record high levels, these aircraft are the least fuel-efficient in our fleet, based on the number of seats they carry.
To replace the flying done by the MD-80s, we will be using the new Boeing 717 aircraft that we will receive in December and the 717 available due to our suspension of service to New Orleans. This will result in several scheduling changes, including: Transitioning all Midwest Airlines service between Milwaukee and the East Coast to Boeing 717 aircraft. Changing our San Francisco service from Signature to Saver Service, including San Francisco-Kansas City and the continuing same-plane service to Milwaukee. This move also introduces Saver Service to Kansas City.
Our Boeing 717s burn about 350 gallons less fuel per hour than the MD-81s, making them a more fuel-efficient choice. Additionally, the MD-81s are much more maintenance-intensive than the 717s. We expect the switch will save several million dollars annually.
Although the transition to smaller aircraft on some routes will result in a slight overall capacity reduction, we are pleased to be able to maintain our presence and frequency in all of our current markets. We also expect to benefit from an improved ability to yield manage seats on those routes.
Please note that this decision does not impact the eight MD-82 and MD-88 aircraft in our fleet, which are Saver Service aircraft with 143 or 147 seats. With more seats, per-seat fuel use on those aircraft is at an acceptable level.
To: All Midwest and Skyway Airlines Employees
Date: September 21, 2005
From: Scott Dickson
Subject: Upcoming Fleet Change
As part of our ongoing efforts to operate as efficiently and productively as possible, we are planning a change to our MD-80 fleet. Beginning in mid-December, we will be removing our three MD-81 aircraft --which are configured for Signature Service with 116 seats -- from scheduled service. We will be retaining one of the MD-81s as a system spare and have yet to decide the future of the other two. With fuel prices at near-record high levels, these aircraft are the least fuel-efficient in our fleet, based on the number of seats they carry.
To replace the flying done by the MD-80s, we will be using the new Boeing 717 aircraft that we will receive in December and the 717 available due to our suspension of service to New Orleans. This will result in several scheduling changes, including: Transitioning all Midwest Airlines service between Milwaukee and the East Coast to Boeing 717 aircraft. Changing our San Francisco service from Signature to Saver Service, including San Francisco-Kansas City and the continuing same-plane service to Milwaukee. This move also introduces Saver Service to Kansas City.
Our Boeing 717s burn about 350 gallons less fuel per hour than the MD-81s, making them a more fuel-efficient choice. Additionally, the MD-81s are much more maintenance-intensive than the 717s. We expect the switch will save several million dollars annually.
Although the transition to smaller aircraft on some routes will result in a slight overall capacity reduction, we are pleased to be able to maintain our presence and frequency in all of our current markets. We also expect to benefit from an improved ability to yield manage seats on those routes.
Please note that this decision does not impact the eight MD-82 and MD-88 aircraft in our fleet, which are Saver Service aircraft with 143 or 147 seats. With more seats, per-seat fuel use on those aircraft is at an acceptable level.
Sep 21, 2005 | 3:37 pm
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On saver service coming to MCI. I wish YX would just switch to 2 classes of service in their planes. There are still some people who are willing to pay for their signature service, but for the rest of the flying public, they need a lower operating cost to be competive