KADS,
I didn´t mean to say that most MD pilots are moving over, just that many will. But there´s still an awful lot of people on that type. (The MD80/90 group of pilots, just at CPH base, is larger than at all of Maersk Air.
Many choose to stay, since it is a very good airplane to fly, and probably with the most varied route structure of any aircraft in our part of the world.
In the (maybe naive??) thinking that we could fly combined long/shorthaul, I bid the Airbus too. But now, I´m not really in a hurry to move, since I think that this "combined flying" thing maynot materialize. For several reasons!
But we´ll see. When I go, I don´t know. Beginning of next year maybe. Thats the thing in SAS too. You´ll probably just find out when they put the course start date in your "future schedule"!!
oh, the MD´s are not meant to be phased out in the near future. Airbus´es are a pure expansion, not to replace anything. And 737 are replacing DC9 and F28. Sure, they are also taking over some MD routes, but we now have more than 50 737´s, and no MD´s have (or are) going out. (except the old, leased DC9-80 from Swissair)
Good luck with the medical, hope to see you in oct. then!!
[This message has been edited by Hung start (edited 23 April 2001).]