Rumors SWA has 737-900ER's in sights

[Sky Jet]

I have no idea how you would get 220 people on a 737-900. I flew them in India and they packed em tight. We could take 212. Boeing tried to sell it as a 757 replacement. While not a bad aircraft it certainly is not the machine the 75 was/is. Having said that, it is a very small step from -800 to -900. Add ten minutes to the turn and all will be well.

Jet

 

[CesnaCaptn]

I have no idea how you would get 220 people on a 737-900. I flew them in India and they packed em tight. We could take 212. Boeing tried to sell it as a 757 replacement. While not a bad aircraft it certainly is not the machine the 75 was/is. Having said that, it is a very small step from -800 to -900. Add ten minutes to the turn and all will be well.

Jet

On the ER, the aft pressure bulkhead is shaped differently and allows for more rows of seats. Did you fly ERs in India?

 

[redflyer65]

I thought in the end, the 737 was known as the 757 killer. The longer the 73 was stretched, the less 757's were ordered.

 

[ATRCA]

The important numbers are the first two. "7" and "3".....those mean it's a total POS. The larger the last three numbers, the poorer the POS flies and the more runway you'll need in/out.

There's nothing BIG about a big 73. It may haul the same number of seats as the 752 but it'll never perform the same set of tasks. 73's suck! I can certainly understand why SWA keeps the fleet common, but there's nothing cool about a 73 no matter how much you stretch it....and it ain't a big airplane just cuz it uses the same amount of runway as an airplane weighing three times as much!

 

[Sherpa]

It's probably made more money than any other aircraft in history, that's pretty cool. The Concorde was snazzy but when it came to making money it wasn't viable in the long run like the 737. It sounds like "BIG" is the sole qualifier for what you seek in an airplane.

 

[Quimby]

The important numbers are the first two. "7" and "3".....those mean it's a total POS. The larger the last three numbers, the poorer the POS flies and the more runway you'll need in/out.

There's nothing BIG about a big 73. It may haul the same number of seats as the 752 but it'll never perform the same set of tasks. 73's suck! I can certainly understand why SWA keeps the fleet common, but there's nothing cool about a 73 no matter how much you stretch it....and it ain't a big airplane just cuz it uses the same amount of runway as an airplane weighing three times as much!

Depends on what you're comparing it to.

 

[XR650R]

First if all, it wouldn't be a -900ER, it'd be a Max 9. Secondly, I agree that it's not really a pilot's airplane but the sales figures don't lie. Airlines LUV this jet.

 

[Quimby]

The important numbers are the first two. "7" and "3".....those mean it's a total POS. The larger the last three numbers, the poorer the POS flies and the more runway you'll need in/out.

There's nothing BIG about a big 73. It may haul the same number of seats as the 752 but it'll never perform the same set of tasks. 73's suck! I can certainly understand why SWA keeps the fleet common, but there's nothing cool about a 73 no matter how much you stretch it....and it ain't a big airplane just cuz it uses the same amount of runway as an airplane weighing three times as much!

Nothing really compares to the 75. It was a clean sheet design.

Would you rather make $250,000 flying a 737, or $150,000 in a "really big jet"?

 

[SplitBar]

Come on General, no one would get a personal pan before going to those destinations. Just hold out and save the calories for better food.

AUS has BBQ
ABQ has green chile soup
LAS has the Roach coach
and OMA is a tie, I would hold out for godfathers personally.

Roach Coach?

 

[XR650R]

Roach Coach?

Best fish tacos I've had.

 

[JonnyKnoxville]

Your own airline, Atlas Air Cargo, came out of Chap 11 BK in 2004. You knew that, right?


Bye Bye---General Lee

You missed my point. Delta did not "need those laws", they abused those laws just like American is doing now.

Even though I was not at Atlas at the time, yes, I am aware of that bankruptcy. Not exactly the same as Delta and Northwest filing on the same day in the same court room.

 

[SplitBar]

Best fish tacos I've had.

Is that the place at the airport? I have a place in Las Vegas and have never heard of the Roach Coach but have heard of the taco stand at the airport.

 

[ATRCA]

Nothing really compares to the 75. It was a clean sheet design.

Would you rather make $250,000 flying a 737, or $150,000 in a "really big jet"?

I'd rather never step foot on an airplane again after hitting the lottery. Flying airplanes for a living is better than working at Denny's but I'm not enamored with any of it at this point. None of it sounds good to me frankly.

Never working again sounds best.

I don't think the 75's a really big jet either, but at least it's not a 73.

 

[Quimby]

I'd rather never step foot on an airplane again after hitting the lottery. Flying airplanes for a living is better than working at Denny's but I'm not enamored with any of it at this point. None of it sounds good to me frankly.

Never working again sounds best.

I don't think the 75's a really big jet either, but at least it's not a 73.

Good luck with that lottery plan.

 

[ATRCA]

Good luck with that lottery plan.

It's not a plan but you asked what I'd prefer. I'm not an airplane guy so I guess I'd prefer to not work.