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Delta retires fleet of 777s
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05/14/2020 10:09 PM
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https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2...to-history-books-as-delta-grounds-fleet/Wow, these jets were the mainstay of the long haul fleet after retiring the Northwest 747s. The 777 is a 25 year old design but most of Deltas are like 10-15 years old. Airlines have always had either huge capital purchases or leases on aircraft and they often kept less efficient but fully paid for and depreciated birds like MD-88s because they could make money with them. Now, it looks like a permanent decision to go all new and efficient and chuck even half used jets in favor of the new ones. Scary.
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Re: Delta retires fleet of 777s
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05/14/2020 10:32 PM
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Wow. It’s truly going to be a new world in commercial aviation. Only the strong will survive. Airlines will only get one chance to figure out a winning formula.
Formerly " Parrotfish" approx join date .. sometime in 2001 SXM lover since 1999...
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