737 replacement!!!

[Mr.B]

http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/737X-3_AK.jpg

OK, who/what is that exactly on the tail?

 

[johnsonrod]

How much 737 time do you have?

80,000 hours. How much Space Shuttle time do you have dumba$$? I jumpseat on 737s all the time and they are ARCHAIC vs. the Airbus line and now newer aircraft like the E190 and soon-to-be C-Series. I know several 737NG pilots and they all say the systems are beyond basic. Nobody will dispute that the 737 program was set back by SWA and their demands. Sad but true.

 

[waveflyer]

Yeah- Swa has really held Boeing back. Bc it's all about the technology.... Not making money... SW has bought over 500 737s and the 73 is the most prolific airliner in the world. I think it survived us...

The kids call you "haters"
I take it as a compliment

 

[Quimby]

80,000 hours. How much Space Shuttle time do you have dumba$$? I jumpseat on 737s all the time and they are ARCHAIC vs. the Airbus line and now newer aircraft like the E190 and soon-to-be C-Series. I know several 737NG pilots and they all say the systems are beyond basic. Nobody will dispute that the 737 program was set back by SWA and their demands. Sad but true.

Now, now. No need to call names. It was just a simple question.

Your lack of maturity is shining through.

Grow up.

It appears that Boeing is not having any problems selling NG's these days. I believe I read they just upped the production rate by a few more per month. That old, archaic airplane program seems to be doing just fine.

 

[johnsonrod]

Now, now. No need to call names. It was just a simple question.

Your lack of maturity is shining through.

Grow up.

It appears that Boeing is not having any problems selling NG's these days. I believe I read they just upped the production rate by a few more per month. That old, archaic airplane program seems to be doing just fine.

Gee, thanks for the advice Dad. It is well documented that SWA had a big say in the cockpit design of the 737NG. Honda Accords sell well too but I don't have a burning desire to drive one. You might be happy driving a basic Accord or an old Ford Taurus but I am not. The people I know who fly it aren't that impressed regardless of what the airline accountants say... Thanks for the 737 program sales update.

 

[ATRCA]

The 737 sux!!

This is a welcome replacement. Lets hope they (Boeing) don't take the 787 path to certification and outsourcing this time.

 

[AK737FO]

The face on the tail is that of an Eskimo. I fly native folks to / from the arctic every week who look just like that. Some of them have the most amazing seal skin coats with arctic fox ruffs - beautiful hand made clothing. It is a very cool culture (no pun intended) and some of the toughest people on the planet.

As to the scarebus vs Boeing debate. We had a bad wind event in SIT a few years ago. The crew dinged both wingtips. The data study after the fact showed a wind event that was beyond the abilities of the scarebus, but the Boeing, being just an extention of the human at the controls, made it through. Considering where I fly every month, I'll stick to the Boeing. Just sayin...

 

[LandGreen]

As to the scarebus vs Boeing debate. We had a bad wind event in SIT a few years ago. The crew dinged both wingtips. The data study after the fact showed a wind event that was beyond the abilities of the scarebus, but the Boeing, being just an extention of the human at the controls, made it through. Considering where I fly every month, I'll stick to the Boeing. Just sayin...[/QUOTE]

Hi Ak,

Just curious about your take here. Could you plz provide some facts for us? For example, was the xwind in SIT greater than 33 gusting 38? Was it onshore or coming over the top of that huge mountain? Wet runway? Visibility? Usable length less than 6500, right? Were they on fire or critical fuel?

Considering the challenges associated with SIT, and if conditions were at or worse than those described above, I am not sure you would find a smart pilot(s) who would land a Boeing or Airbus!

As far as the Boeing vs Airbus debate: How much time in 737? How much time in A320 do you have?

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

I like flying the NG, too but come on, the overhead panel is rotten. Little rubber tips? Yeah, thanks, that really helps to see switch positions.

I think instead of 737NG, they should have called it 737CSYB - Classic's Slightly Younger Brother.

If Boeing had just done the real upgrade program, maybe now they'd have more market share overall. But you can't piss off your biggest customer. Maybe they should have run two lines with the NG for SWA and the "NG-Adv" for the rest of us.

MMmmm. NGAdv. . . . Auto-throttles for SE, push-button overhead, quiet nose. . .

 

[ackattacker]

Gee, thanks for the advice Dad. It is well documented that SWA had a big say in the cockpit design of the 737NG. Honda Accords sell well too but I don't have a burning desire to drive one. You might be happy driving a basic Accord or an old Ford Taurus but I am not. The people I know who fly it aren't that impressed regardless of what the airline accountants say... Thanks for the 737 program sales update.

And if there's one person in the world the entire multi-billion dollar aircraft industry is trying to please, it is you, the pilot.

See what happens, is that after all the beans are counted, after all the performance charts are crunched, after all the customers are surveyed, the last step in the chain is you. The management team makes their recommendation, to which you pronounce, "nah, not feeling the Fahrvenugen here. The switches are so 90's. And who chose this color scheme?" Crestfallen, they return to the drawing board to try again.

 

[Quimby]

And if there's one person in the world the entire multi-billion dollar aircraft industry is trying to please, it is you, the pilot.

See what happens, is that after all the beans are counted, after all the performance charts are crunched, after all the customers are surveyed, the last step in the chain is you. The management team makes their recommendation, to which you pronounce, "nah, not feeling the Fahrvenugen here. The switches are so 90's. And who chose this color scheme?" Crestfallen, they return to the drawing board to try again.

You're exactly right. JR doesn't apparently doesn't understand this though. I'm sure he'd change his change his tune if Delta hired him and stuck him in the NG.

 

[BrickTop]

Boeing to finally announce a 737 replacement.
It should be a twin isle aircraft for 180 to 220 or so.
Read more on it at aviationnews.net
It should be officialy announced at the Paris airshow...

And made from plastic...............

 

[johnsonrod]

You're exactly right. JR doesn't apparently doesn't understand this though. I'm sure he'd change his change his tune if Delta hired him and stuck him in the NG.

Thanks for enlightening me Dad.

 

[eaglesview]

Will Boeing come into the 21st century and actually build an airplane without a yoke?