Originally Posted by
flyallnite
Not without a penalty. The range that Boeing lists on their website includes TWO AUX TANKS. So take your pick... gas, pax, bags. Can't have them all arrive at the same place and the same time on that pig. Will we opt for the AUX tanks? What will that do to the weight and balance, not to mention the cargo capacity? Somebody stop this before it's too late...
Here's the thing, if you wanted to buy 10-20 739s and dedicate them for ATL-Florida runs or ATL-LGA... probably won't pull that off, ATL-MSP, DTW-Florida, ATL-LAX, that kind of stuff. I get. But 100?
Frankly the 752 is a lot of airplane for what it is often sent to do like ATL-FLL. The MD88 might not be a hot and high airplane but it's good for what it does. High cycle medium range flying with a lot of folks, 149 for the 88 and 160 for the 90. Is the 739 a high cycle airplane? Because it sure isn't a high performance airplane.