New FedEx 737 Rumor...

[EIflyer]

quote from b757driver
In Europe, you will - B737-200, B737-300/400/500 (considered classic nowadays) and B737-600/700/800/900 (Next Generation).


If I read your post correctly, you say in Europe the rating is broken into three"blocks", ie -200, then 3/4/500, then 6,7,800.


Are you speaking of a single European country license (pre-JAA) or post? I am sitting in my Lazy-boy recliner, looking at my current and valid European JAA licence that clearly says B737-300 thru 900.

Maybe this is what you said, butI would like to clarify. Thanks.

 

[VaB]

What is all this non-sensical talk of 737's doing in a Fedex rumor/humor thread? Very peculiar.

 

[b757driver]

EIFlyer

You are right. I was just trying to make the point that there are three models - the Jurassic, the classic and the NGs.

And yes, I'm talking pre-JAA but I guess it's all semantics because the bottom line is that in Europe they differentiate on the license and in the US they do not.

FYI this is what it says on my "old" UK CAA ATPL:
(Pilot-in-Command OR Co-pilot)
Boeing 737 SERIES 200

and in my Irish IAA ATPL:

(Co-pilot)
B737-200 Series

Boeing 737-300 to 800 Series

(when I got my -800 type the -900 was still on the drawing board).

So that would mean it is the same as your JAR one.

 

[flycrjs]

Type of 737's...???

737'S:

A fairly reliable source spoke with one of the flight managers at Fedex and they stated 737-300 & 400's were what Fedex is looking in to. All are steam gauge, no special toys included.

They are coming from GE Capital (GECAS) and are pax versions that are 12 months from being on the property.

No other info on whether they are getting news ones eventually or not.

HIRING:

50 pilots just got back from military commitment, so might throw new hires off for a few more months. Last word was 10 professional instructors in the pipe, 60 in the pool.

 

[switchbiatch]

Like I said we will all know in the next couple of months about a/c and hiring. I do wonder though why FDX would get rid of steam 727's for steam no glass no FMS 737's. This seems to be a different philosophy then what I thought flt ops would want for the future. FDX talks about all these HUD systems to advance the cockpits yet buys new (to FDX) steam gauge 737's; why not just buy more 727-200's. Oh well just my 2 cents, which means absolutely jack, but it is fun.

 

[j41driver]

I didn't think that a 737 fuselage was big enough to handle the containers that are used in the 727, etc. Could be that I have bad info since I've never flown either of them.

 

[klhoard]

-100's

AWA was flying one a few years ago. There were only 30 -100's made.

I'm sure if there are any out there, we'll find 'em. . .

 

[SuperFLUF]

I didn't think that a 737 fuselage was big enough to handle the containers that are used in the 727, etc. Could be that I have bad info since I've never flown either of them.

Its the same tube. 707/727/737/757 are all built from the same fuselage.

 

[Snoopy58]

FDX talks about all these HUD systems to advance the cockpits yet buys new (to FDX) steam gauge 737's

HUDs work fine with steam gauges. You probably need an INS or two, but glass definitely isn't necessary. All SWA 737-300s have HUDs, and they're all steam, no EFIS. Same HUD as in the 737-700's, which are full glass.