Originally Posted by
UAL T38 Phlyer
I've never flown either airplane, but jumping, I would say the 757 is quieter for the guys up-front.
FWIW.....I've never JS/Walked up front on a L-UA B757, so I ask this myth to verified. I've 'heard' that B757 Flt Dk's at L-UA have carpeted floors? The L-CO B757-200/300 are w/o carpet. If the above holds 100% true, that alone makes a HUGE difference when comparing the noise level on the two fleets/B757's, L-UA v L-CO. The flight deck noise/fatigue has to be different when comparing the two (carpeted vs none) environments on any appreciable leg/distance.
Originally Posted by
UAL T38 Phlyer
By accounts I've read here, the 757 significantly outperforms the stretch Guppy in climb and load-capacity at hot/high airfields (supposedly why UCH is putting the A-320 into South America).
Having never flown the Airbus, I've only heard the exact same thing about the Bus out performing the B737 when looking at cargo lift.....Thus using the Bus out of IAH for Central/Northside South America routes/destinations.
Originally Posted by
UAL T38 Phlyer
Neither airplane is a joy to load as a passenger, but with the mid-fuselage door on the 757, if you were going forward, the unpleasantries ended sooner. I have ridden in the last row of an -800, and could not WAIT to get off the airplane.
You think the last row on the B737-800/900 is "bad"?? Try yourself with a non-rev, center seat in the last row of a B757-300!! The "RJ-Cabin" on the -300 requires an additional area-code when dialing the aft galley. The "RJ Cabin" (rear section/cabin) also serves as 'good times' for all those pax's seated back there on bumpy flying days! Blue Bag's galore with all the cabin flex/'wag'
