Airtran-Midwest getting closer to a deal?

[Marko Ramius]

Pot...Kettle...Kettle...Pot

You really have no idea what the airlines are gonna look like in 10, 20, or even 30 years... At least at AAI you know you are at a decent company with seniority..

Hilarious quote!! You're smarter than everyone thinks you are so you can figure out why.

 

[GoABX]

Several have mentioned the interesting possibility of SWA jumping in to get the 737 a/c and future deliveries. The 717 is a dead model. So whom do leave these unwanted planes with? Their fairly new and efficient, but they are a pariah. No one wants them, but a third party can't economically buy the whole and just (figuratively) throw away the 717s. The tubes are to narrow to convert to cargo ships. Alternatively, you wouldn't want to fire sale them off to a competitor, who will use them against you. So how does one economically make the deal work this way?

((AAI Market Cap +20%) - (717 Liquidation $)) divided by # of 737s = Very Expensive 737s

 

[Flydaplane]

Errr, there are several cargo operators that fly the DC9 which is basically the same tube as the 717...

 

[PlaneDrvr]

Errr, there are several cargo operators that fly the DC9 which is basically the same tube as the 717...

NO, he is correct, the a/c (DC-9, 717) is too narrow for a 'normal freight' operations, as they cannot use standard size ULDs (containers/pallets) which are 108x128. The DC9 uses 88x108 size ULDs.

Other than ABX which uses their own designed containers (small enough to be loaded through the L1 door), only a few charter operators use DC9s and they usually carry their own pallets with them for charters.

That has always been the down fall of the DC9 (and the L-188), being mainline cargo birds, as not large freight operation want to deal with two different size containers, or containers/pallets that are very aircraft specific.

Just to clarify things, "that all folks"

 

[Flydaplane]

And Evergreen

 

[chickenpilot]

No DC9s at Evergreen anymore. At least not flying.

 

[Murphy]

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