Air Tran 717 to Delta, Avondale Partners

[shootr]

AAI pilots would probably be happier at DAL than with the Canyon Blue Kool-Aid chuggers.

I believe you may be right. Good for them!

 

[GIZMONC]

Looks like the 717 may is being used as a form of trade with Delta for a gate SWAP in ATL. Sources say that WN first 4 gates will be at the D gates starting in Feb 2012 and now WNand Delta are in talks about trading All the FL C gates for all of Delta D gates.

Along with this gate trade WN will trade 30 717 for 10 737-700 and 3 737-800 from Delta next year.Along with this WN will be adding a mix of 80 new and used 737-700 and 800 from a Boeing leasing company from June 2012 until Jan 2013.

During this time frame 6 717 will be moved from the fleet at a time and replaced with New and used 737-700 and 800. Delta will add the 717 to replace the 29 DC 9 50 and the 13 737 in the swap plus add additional aircraft.

When all is said and done WN will have off loaded all of the 717. Retired all the 737-500 and a few 737-300. The cost saving from not having redo any 717 into the WN fleet and the retirement off all the 737-500 and some older 300 will end up saving WN millions a year.

And at ATL WN will end up with all the D gates with 30 gates total that will be able to handle a 737-800 The only down side is 1# no 717 in ever in the WN fleet.

 

[Whataburger]

Looks like the 717 may is being used as a form of trade with Delta for a gate SWAP in ATL. Sources say that WN first 4 gates will be at the D gates starting in Feb 2012 and now WNand Delta are in talks about trading All the FL C gates for all of Delta D gates.

Along with this gate trade WN will trade 30 717 for 10 737-700 and 3 737-800 from Delta next year.Along with this WN will be adding a mix of 80 new and used 737-700 and 800 from a Boeing leasing company from June 2012 until Jan 2013.

During this time frame 6 717 will be moved from the fleet at a time and replaced with New and used 737-700 and 800. Delta will add the 717 to replace the 29 DC 9 50 and the 13 737 in the swap plus add additional aircraft.

When all is said and done WN will have off loaded all of the 717. Retired all the 737-500 and a few 737-300. The cost saving from not having redo any 717 into the WN fleet and the retirement off all the 737-500 and some older 300 will end up saving WN millions a year.

And at ATL WN will end up with all the D gates with 30 gates total that will be able to handle a 737-800 The only down side is 1# no 717 in ever in the WN fleet.

First Post. That's heavy. Welcome to the FI club. Don't forget to update the GeezerMeter at 12am Central Time until December of next year.

 

[General Lee]

Looks like the 717 may is being used as a form of trade with Delta for a gate SWAP in ATL. Sources say that WN first 4 gates will be at the D gates starting in Feb 2012 and now WNand Delta are in talks about trading All the FL C gates for all of Delta D gates.

Along with this gate trade WN will trade 30 717 for 10 737-700 and 3 737-800 from Delta next year.Along with this WN will be adding a mix of 80 new and used 737-700 and 800 from a Boeing leasing company from June 2012 until Jan 2013.

During this time frame 6 717 will be moved from the fleet at a time and replaced with New and used 737-700 and 800. Delta will add the 717 to replace the 29 DC 9 50 and the 13 737 in the swap plus add additional aircraft.

When all is said and done WN will have off loaded all of the 717. Retired all the 737-500 and a few 737-300. The cost saving from not having redo any 717 into the WN fleet and the retirement off all the 737-500 and some older 300 will end up saving WN millions a year.

And at ATL WN will end up with all the D gates with 30 gates total that will be able to handle a 737-800 The only down side is 1# no 717 in ever in the WN fleet.

At that rate of supposed aircraft transfer, enough senior AT pilots could try to bump junior SWA FOs around after the SLI. And, if it happened it sounds like enough planes would be either transferred initially, or enough new planes from Boeing could keep coming to SWA to keep the Airtran guys around if they wanted to stay. I know this guy is a first time poster, but maybe he is GK, just trying to get things rolling? Never say never.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

General Lee is here and On Your Six has just disappeared. Now the General is complimenting OYS on her recent posts. Too funny.

I heard that Sacha and Roomwithaview made out last Xmas eve in LBB. Good for them! I bet that was One LUV, and WON LUV.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[On Your Six]

I heard that Sacha and Roomwithaview made out last Xmas eve in LBB. Good for them! I bet that was One LUV, and WON LUV.


Bye Bye---General Lee

LOL. Godspeed Lee, the others will meet the Devil someday, and he lives in Texas.


OYS

 

[LearLove]

what's the average burn on a 717?

 

[On Your Six]

what's the average burn on a 717?

I wonder if it is better than a DC9? Also, doesn't AT have 717 sims in ATL? Did they move them to DAL yet? Interesting if any of it becomes true. Sounds like Southwest could get enough replacement 737s at the same time, so maybe it could be an asset transfer if it happened. Fun to try to guess what the future may bring.


Godspeed to all the AT and SWA pilots.


OYS

 

[tankerhead]

Looks like the 717 may is being used as a form of trade with Delta for a gate SWAP in ATL. Sources say that WN first 4 gates will be at the D gates starting in Feb 2012 and now WNand Delta are in talks about trading All the FL C gates for all of Delta D gates.

Along with this gate trade WN will trade 30 717 for 10 737-700 and 3 737-800 from Delta next year.Along with this WN will be adding a mix of 80 new and used 737-700 and 800 from a Boeing leasing company from June 2012 until Jan 2013.

During this time frame 6 717 will be moved from the fleet at a time and replaced with New and used 737-700 and 800. Delta will add the 717 to replace the 29 DC 9 50 and the 13 737 in the swap plus add additional aircraft.

When all is said and done WN will have off loaded all of the 717. Retired all the 737-500 and a few 737-300. The cost saving from not having redo any 717 into the WN fleet and the retirement off all the 737-500 and some older 300 will end up saving WN millions a year.

And at ATL WN will end up with all the D gates with 30 gates total that will be able to handle a 737-800 The only down side is 1# no 717 in ever in the WN fleet.

That is one serious first post. Welcome! If true, can you imagine how claustrophobic D concourse is gonna be?

 

[jonjuan]

That is one serious first post. Welcome! If true, can you imagine how claustrophobic D concourse is gonna be?

Talk about a landfill with all of those hefty bag carry-ons soon to populate D.