United goes for Boeing

[texman]

It will have a similar set up as the 787 with push button overhead. Still same type. No system change.

 

[IAHERJ]

I would look for another aircraft order later this year. This will be the widebody order and quite possibly an airbus order.

 

[Andy]

I would look for another aircraft order later this year. This will be the widebody order and quite possibly an airbus order.

I'd prefer to see a small guage narrowbody order. The 737 order is for 737-900s and Max 9s. If they're going to order 737s, I'd like to see some 737-600s ordered. If Airbus, then A-319s.

This order leaves a huge gap allowing for scope creep above 100 seats.

 

[Flyer1015]

Just in terms of comfort and noise, both in the back (cabin) and up front (flight deck), I'd take an A320 over a B737NG anyday.

 

[dicko]

It will have a similar set up as the 787 with push button overhead. Still same type. No system change.

Tex,

Where'd you hear that ? Any chance that they'll fix the slow death by heat, cold, noise and Fans' ?

 

[eaglesview]

Any chance they will come into the 21st century and allow engine starts without manually turning on and off packs. How about a temp control system that actually works. The inward swinging cargo doors have always been a problem for cargo...they never fixed that. (that's why they are going to take UAL airbus' south out of Houston) I am sure there are things the 737 will excell in but these things should have been fixed long ago.

 

[igneousy2]

I'd prefer to see a small guage narrowbody order. The 737 order is for 737-900s and Max 9s. If they're going to order 737s, I'd like to see some 737-600s ordered. If Airbus, then A-319s.

This order leaves a huge gap allowing for scope creep above 100 seats.

The numbers aren't that great for 737-700's unless you run them single class (i.e. SWA) the 600 is even worse which is why hardly anyone has purchased the 737-600 and no domestic carriers have.

A 737-700 and a 737-800 have very similar operating cost. One power-point slide I was shown had the operating cost of a 700 and 800 within a few hundred dollars of each other on the same 1,000 mile segment with the 700 having 30 less seats. So unless you use the specific stregnths of the 600/700 (slightly shorter fields, and slightly longer range) I don't think the short 737's work very well (relatively speaking).

 

[Ex737Driver]

The numbers aren't that great for 737-700's unless you run them single class (i.e. SWA) the 600 is even worse which is why hardly anyone has purchased the 737-600 and no domestic carriers have.

A 737-700 and a 737-800 have very similar operating cost. One power-point slide I was shown had the operating cost of a 700 and 800 within a few hundred dollars of each other on the same 1,000 mile segment with the 700 having 30 less seats. So unless you use the specific stregnths of the 600/700 (slightly shorter fields, and slightly longer range) I don't think the short 737's work very well (relatively speaking).

-700 will make it SNA-EWR with 124 paxs, full bags, and gas. Can't do that with a -800 or a -900ER.

 

[Andy]

The numbers aren't that great for 737-700's unless you run them single class (i.e. SWA) the 600 is even worse which is why hardly anyone has purchased the 737-600 and no domestic carriers have.

A 737-700 and a 737-800 have very similar operating cost. One power-point slide I was shown had the operating cost of a 700 and 800 within a few hundred dollars of each other on the same 1,000 mile segment with the 700 having 30 less seats. So unless you use the specific stregnths of the 600/700 (slightly shorter fields, and slightly longer range) I don't think the short 737's work very well (relatively speaking).

That's a comparison between 737s. How about a comparison of the -600 vs LarJs (large RJs)? CASM, range, cargo capacity, any other pertinent stats.

My concern is that an order of only 737-900s and Max 9s leaves a huge aircraft guage gap between those airframes and 70 seat RJs. This kind of order leaves the door open for 100+ seat RJ flying being farmed out to the regional carriers.

 

[catIIIc]

Only if we let them.