Originally Posted by forgot to bid

You can insult the 88 all you want, doesn't hurt my feelings. I don't get attached to work vehicles. But the 88 has outlasted the 733, and the 9 has outlasted the 732. Bar brings up great points about the 88s short comings, but it's still hear because it works. With the 739 experience is what is driving my disappointment. I guess I could just use Boeing.com numbers and feel better because those are always accurate.

Now if Delta was increasing the size of the fleet, that's one thing. We're replacing 757s with a stopgap 739s purchased for list at $8.5B. Doesn't feel like a win.

As to the 757 vs 737 tube, read last night it's the same cross section but the 757 has a lower floor or something which provides I guess more room. But news flash, the 757 sucks to ride in the back of too. It's a pilots plane, not a passenger plane and I've had friends in the back of the 753 that say what I say about the 739. But the 757's 2L door does make a difference though, both the 737 and MD88 could use a 2L door.

Still the nice riding plane I've been on thus far was the E175. I've yet to be on an Airbus though. Worse is CRJ200, I think the 757 and 737 come right after that.

Also the 739 pays less. Let's not forget that. And there are 134 757s to be replaced by 100 739s? Because the other 100 was supposed to replace the massive DC9 and 88 fleet and not just what we have today but the DC9s that were already retired.

Begs the question, are we shrinking?