Originally Posted by
bravo24
Yeah, I guess it is a crappy airplane. That's why Boeing has a backlog of only 1589 737s on order.
How many of those orders are from pilots? Companies order them because they are the cheapest Boeing available. What is the next size Boeing available? No more 757's. No more 767's. That leaves the 747, 777, & 787. It's easy for Boeing to sell a plane that holds from 112 to 170 people, when they don't offer any other choice. The 737-800's and -900's can make money. The 737's are cheap to operate because the companies have been operating them for decades (parts, pilots, mechanics, training, etc). Pilots can fly 9 different models on one type rating. Not one of those reasons will change my mind that it is a crappy airplane (compared to newer planes). Like I've said, I've flown 5 models of the 737, 2 models of the 757, and 2 models of the 767. In comparison the 737 is crappy.
I don't mind the 737, it's fun to fly, but like its been said, it is an old design in the cockpit. I'll be 737 Captain soon, so I'll have to fly the crappy thing. My other choice is to be a 777/787 FO. Tempting.