AerSale (ex-Saudi) MD-90s, where will they go?

[732Red]

With AerSale acquiring 25 of the ex-Saudi MD-90s, is there a chance that these will be acquired by DL, or is it more likely they will be scrapped/parted out?

One of them arrived in ROW earlier today.

FlightAware > N218AS > 16-Apr-2012 > KBGR-KROW

Any insight would be appreciated.

Regards,

[sevenstrokeroll]

rumor has it that Delta airline is buying as many of the MD90's as possible

they love the douglas! even still flying 25 DC9's...no good replacement

I wish I owned the company that could build these planes...I would give boeing a run for its money...even though boeing bought douglas.

[dc9-32]

Have the Saudi aircraft started to be ferried to USA yet ??

[mutt]

The original poster showed you a flight track of the first one arriving in the USA. A couple more may have followed.

Before anyone gets excited about these aircraft joining Delta, remember that they are the original and only Enhanced Flight Deck MD-90 aircraft, full glass cockpit ala MD-95/B717.

Mutt

[Rollingthunder]

Well, part of Roswell is a boneyard.
Aersales operations there are "Warehouse & Distribution Operations"

[fokkerjet]

Just signed a deal to sublease 88 B717's from AirTran/Southwest.

[dc9-32]

who has signed a deal ??

[MarkerInbound]

Delta. But the Delta pilots have to approve their new contract for the deal to take place. Won't know for sure till the end of June.

[732Red]

If the TA is approved and DL acquires 88 717s, maybe this will increase the possibility of DL adding the ex-SV MD-90s. As they have flight-deck commonality with the 717.

Would be a shame if the whole fleet is parted out.

[732Red]

Looks like a second frame has been registered to AerSale and shipped to ROS:

FlightAware > N16AS > 20-May-2012 > KBGR-KROW