I stumbled onto an interesting article by SimpleFlying.com’s Justin Foster yesterday afternoon, and it’s one of those articles that you’re only going to find interesting if you’re an aviation nerd, or really want to know very specific things about the team.
It turns out that the Ilitches have bought the Red Wings and Tigers a newer Boeing 737, which is a bigger, wider-body plane than their old MD-88. N313TR will replace N682RW, most likely, and give the Wings much more comfort and room to stretch out (and accommodate a few more people on board the plane).
They’ve probably got WiFi in the plane, too, which would be a big step forward, and a better kitchen, which means better food for the players.
The article is particularly critical of the Tigers’ performance over the past…long time…and very technical, but it’s kind of cool to know that the Ilitches are still spending money trying to make sure that their players in both the Tigers and Red Wings’ organizations have the best that money can buy.
