I'd take a great looking DC-9 over a dull looking A320 or one of the many look-alike around now David R http://home.attbi.com/~damiross http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/books.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "RT Simpson" <BraniffIntl@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 19:10 Subject: [AIRLINE] Aged Beef, Not Jets > In a message dated 11/24/2003 9:17:50 AM US Mountain Standard Time, > trigueno@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > A real buff would take a baby -9 over a new A320 any day > > > True, but passengers will take a new A320 over 35 year old aircraft any day. > Old 9's don't inspire great confidence in the flying public and I've never > heard an airline brag that it has the oldest fleet in the skies! Sorry...I like > my flight crew older than the plane. > > RT Simpson > Phoenix