Originally Posted by
e6bpilot
Have to agree here. The 700s are in dire need of replacement. They will be 1 for 1 for quite a while and then once the 700s are gone, they will probably right size gauge by retiring/selling 800s. The company can’t wait to get that 700 albatross from around their necks. Those planes are all extremely high cycle and, even though they have done heavy checks, you can easily tell that they are just riding them into the dirt and not doing a lot in the way of upkeep. I swear I am calling mx on about every 5th leg in one.
I mean just look at the way SWA has gone about with upgrades across the fleet, the 700s did not get the new seat interiors, they aren't getting large overhead bins, I'm willing to bet that none of the 700s are going to get Starlink... They just need to retire them ASAP.