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Can the 739 take a full load west bound out of JFK to the west coast with typical winter winds?
Sometimes the 738 can't make it, but that's unusual. Had to land in DEN last year going from BOS-LAX. I highly doubt that the 739 could do it on a regular basis if what I read is correct. That being said, I've flown in the back of CAL's 739s on a few occasions and didn't find it really any different than riding in the back of a 738. They have better IFE however. DIRECTV and like 65 channels. They also had hot cheeseburgers and french fries on a red eye. Not sure how they pulled that off but Michael Chiarello, or whoever is doing our inflight menus, needs to be doing some research. It rocked.