For anyone out there (and I’m one of you!) who tracks “first flights,” our first 737-800 flight is scheduled to be flight #1717, Chicago Midway to Ft. Lauderdale, leaving Wednesday, April 11 at 7:00 a.m. CST.
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Working in OPS for WN, I don't know how they expect a 20-30 minute turn in a 800, more pax off, more pax on, hard enough to do with a -300 or -500 so we shall see what this does for the legendary quick turns we have been known for... My .02 cents.
Working in OPS for WN, I don't know how they expect a 20-30 minute turn in a 800, more pax off, more pax on, hard enough to do with a -300 or -500 so we shall see what this does for the legendary quick turns we have been known for... My .02 cents.
Yep... DL turns the -700 in 30 minutes no problem. The 800 is a good 40 minute turn airplane with all those bags in that narrow tube. The pax can get off and on no problem, it's the bag unloading and loading... and we charge for checked bags!
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Hot day, high gross wt., 22k or even 24k still a slug... Be prepared to set some land speed records with flaps 1. Flaps 40 will save 7 to 8 kts. new birds with carbon brakes, not bad. SFP option, smoke and mirrors.
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