Originally Posted by
Airhoss
I was forced to go through 737 transition in September. Since last flying a
737-300-500, I’ve been on the the 777 F/O and instructor, the bus as a captain, 76T as an F/O and instructor, 777 as an instructor, the bus as a captain again and then the yuppie guppy. It’s not like it’s a hard airplane to fly but the engineering and ergonomics are absolute bovine excrement. I kept thinking to myself you’ve got to be kidding me Boeing! This is the best you can do with this antiquated POJ? I was never so happy as when my displacement was canceled and I came back to the bus.
But UAL did pay me to get a 737 type. So that was something I guess because seven type ratings is better six?
The Southwest effect. Back when UAL ran the 737-200 and
737-300 / 500 as separate fleets despite the cost, there was no way that would have ever been a consideration at SWA. Keeping their 300/500s more simplified was the strategy. Right on up to these days with the million dollar per Max penalty on Boeing if simulator training was required. The house of cards finally collapsed.