It must be nice... [Archive]

Jbb

11-15-2003, 03:21 PM

Parking for everything (http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031102/NEWS/311021090/1010/REALESTATE)

Mrs Sandbar Junkie

11-15-2003, 03:27 PM

I wouldn't know.:rolleyes:

Infomaniac

11-15-2003, 03:29 PM

Why would he buy and old gas hog 707?

Jbb

11-15-2003, 03:30 PM

Originally posted by Infomaniac
Why would he buy and old gas hog 707?
Because he can...?

Sleek-Jet

11-15-2003, 03:35 PM

Because he's cheap. How much do ya think an old 707 (or 720) goes for??? A million, maybe 1.5???
Besides, there's few things in this world cooler than 4 Pratts at full song belching smoke and burning a tanker truck full of dead dino juice a minute. :D

Infomaniac

11-15-2003, 03:38 PM

You can buy a retired F-100 from AA for a mil or less. Retired only to go to less fleet types.
Has steel gear and upgraded 911 cockpit door also.

Froggystyle

11-15-2003, 03:43 PM

I thought that a 707 was, in comparison to many airliners, quite a hotrod?

Sleek-Jet

11-15-2003, 03:44 PM

That would be a nice little Fokker to have. :D

Jbb

11-15-2003, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by Infomaniac
You can buy a retired F-100 from AA for a mil or less. Retired only to go to less fleet types.
Has steel gear and upgraded 911 cockpit door also.
Retired....:(
When I got out of the airplane biz they were just getting them..wasnt it because there was a delay from Airbus or somebody on a narrowbody platform for them?
I am getting old....

Kilrtoy

11-15-2003, 03:57 PM

Must be nice

Infomaniac

11-15-2003, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by JETBOAT BRIAN
Retired....:(
When I got out of the airplane biz they were just getting them..wasnt it because there was a delay from Airbus or somebody on a narrowbody platform for them?
I am getting old....
Not that they are worn out but we are trying to get to fewer fleet types.
Less parts and equipment to spread all over the country.

MJ19

11-15-2003, 04:59 PM

I'd take the plane :cool: but you couldn't pay me enough to live in Florida :yuk:

LASERRAY

11-15-2003, 06:25 PM

And who said Scientology won't get you anywhere..................!

Tom Brown

11-15-2003, 07:48 PM

Originally posted by JETBOAT BRIAN
I am getting old....
Prostate trouble again? I told you to get that checked.

paradigm shift

11-15-2003, 08:00 PM

Well I guess some have jumbo jets - Some have a yacht and toys - some have mansions on the lake or river with millon dollar skatters or outerlimits on the hoists. Just takes much O $$$$$$. I can only imagine what it would be like. :rolleyes:

Dr. Eagle

11-15-2003, 10:04 PM

Originally posted by Infomaniac
You can buy a retired F-100 from AA for a mil or less. Retired only to go to less fleet types.
Has steel gear and upgraded 911 cockpit door also.
Didn' t AA just take delivery of their last Fokker like 5 or 10 years ago. They are retiring them already??? Must be too small or something. Sheesh some of the 737s around are older than most grad students...

Infomaniac

11-15-2003, 10:12 PM

Ok --- I am pretty sure none of you are in the market so:
AA has the largest fleet of F-100's out there. Fokker is out of business so spare parts are not all readily available.
The outstanding engineering and manufacturing resources of AA (Tulsa Oklahoma) keep them in the air.
It is the natural good business choice of which fleet to slim down or eliminate.
They are a good deal regardless. Buy several and 1 is spare parts.

Faster Daddy

11-15-2003, 11:17 PM

I wanna know what kind of pad and toys he would have if he was a boat guy? That mansion he built is off the hook!