Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
Yep, 739s is what bloomberg is saying. Hopefully this is someone talking out of hand and isn't exactly in the know because this would to me be very disappointing.
The 737-900?
Well let's talk about the pro's. It's a narrow seating aircraft so it's really great for small people. It's low riding, which means there is no room for engine improvement. It's very long, so it takes forever to get off of and it's limited due to tail strikes on rotation. It has a cockpit that complies with SWA demands to have commonality with a 30 year old design. It's a longer version of an airplane we stopped ordering.
It will replace the 757.
Blah.
Two thumbs down.
Advantages of the 737-900.
- Saves the "redundant" brakes and tires the 757 uses to get stopped
- Easy to perform V1 cuts with a rotation speed near cruise speed
- Never exceeds 4 degrees nose up, or 2 degrees nose down, for the pitch adverse
- Engines could be managed with a single pole switch, full power & off
- Too much airplane on too little wing makes for a comfortable transition for Douglas drivers
- RJ like cabin accommodations make our product more "seamless"
- Airspace is less crowded in the low to mid 20's, where this airplane reaches it apogee. There are fewer turbocharged Cessna aircraft to get in the way (their new product line all outperfoms this jet)
- Less opportunity for confusion on the ground. This airplane only has to find its way to the "longest available."
FTB, we can hope some fall out of the upcoming debacle at SWA results in the 717's getting shaken loose.