Originally Posted by Probe

Since I play for both teams, I really don't consider myself parochial. There are good and bad from both former companies. 757's, like Toddnel said, are being parked for a reason. Oldest ones first. They are not being produced anymore because nobody ordered them. They are at the end of their life. Many pilots that have flown many aircraft will mourn their loss, including me.

737 700's and 800's are good aircraft, even if I hate flying them. The 800 has some minor performance issues, but is a great all round aircraft. I think the 900 is an abortion. It might make money on certain routes, but is so restricted performance wise (TO and landing) that I think the fleet should never get very big. For some routes it is the killer app. But for many routes that UCH flies it cannot do the job.

I hate flying guppies, but if UCH wants to fly 700's and 800's, so be it. IF they want long skinny airplanes, the 321 has far less performance issues than a 900ER. Same fuel burn and similar range, but the 321 can actually get off a runway shorter than the Shuttle landing facility.

Now, back to the toilet seat issues on the Guppy..........