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Goodbye Northwest dc-10's!
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Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:21 pmby Fly2e
Sorry Craig :'(
June 29, 2006
Northwest Airlines said it will speed the retirement of its remaining 12 DC10-30 aircraft.
The bankrupt US carrier said that during the next seven months it will replace its DC10s with new Airbus A330s and Boeing 747-400s. The carrier said that currently seven routes are served with DC10 aircraft.
Northwest has the oldest fleet of the network carriers with an average age of 17 years, according data from Bear Stearns.
(Reuters)
Re: Goodbye Northwest dc-10's!
Posted:
Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:27 pmby Craig.
I'll remember my trips on them fondley.
There is something about NW and the DC10 that will be remembered long after its gone.
Re: Goodbye Northwest dc-10's!
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Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:30 pmby Fly2e
First to reply! I knew it! ;)
Re: Goodbye Northwest dc-10's!
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Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:17 pmby Nexus
It is due sometime in early 2007, no?
But I understand them, cant compete with a DC10 on a route served by A330's
Heck the A330 is 15-20% more fuel efficient that the MD11 ::)
Re: Goodbye Northwest dc-10's!
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Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:40 amby beefhole
That's too bad... they're one of the last major carriers to regularly operate them (as I'm sure everyone knows). Always looked good in NW colors too.
Re: Goodbye Northwest dc-10's!
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Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:11 amby Craig.
[quote]First to reply! I knew it!
Re: Goodbye Northwest dc-10's!
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Fri Jun 30, 2006 5:50 amby Brett_Henderson
On my recent trip to/from Fargo, ND via MSP it was fun to see those distinctive tails on the ramp, while landing in an old DC-9. It was a nice distraction to the misery that IS switching flights at that airport.
Re: Goodbye Northwest dc-10's!
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Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:18 amby Omag 2.0
Well, they'll keep flying as cargobirds probably, won't they? Saudian Arabian visits EBOS occasionally with an MD-11 and I must say they are very gracious birds to watch...