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03-23-2026 | 04:40 AM
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03-23-2026 | 06:11 AM
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You missed my point entirely, and the long storied history of interisland flying since the dawn of the jet age.
It would be a colossal failure to use a NEO or MAX to fully replace 717 flying, and you can’t keep the frequency required using the SWA model.
Go listen to your CEO’s one requirement for the 717 replacement aircraft at the JP Morgan event last week.
Yes, I agree it will VERY likely be a 737 variant that replaces the 717 but I will be shocked if it’s a MAX anything. My money is also on low cycle Ng 700’s or 800’s.
It would be a colossal failure to use a NEO or MAX to fully replace 717 flying, and you can’t keep the frequency required using the SWA model.
Go listen to your CEO’s one requirement for the 717 replacement aircraft at the JP Morgan event last week.
Yes, I agree it will VERY likely be a 737 variant that replaces the 717 but I will be shocked if it’s a MAX anything. My money is also on low cycle Ng 700’s or 800’s.
03-23-2026 | 07:27 AM
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03-23-2026 | 07:29 AM
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You missed my point entirely, and the long storied history of interisland flying since the dawn of the jet age.
It would be a colossal failure to use a NEO or MAX to fully replace 717 flying, and you can’t keep the frequency required using the SWA model.
Go listen to your CEO’s one requirement for the 717 replacement aircraft at the JP Morgan event last week.
Yes, I agree it will VERY likely be a 737 variant that replaces the 717 but I will shocked if it’s a MAX anything. My money is also on low cycle Ng 700’s or 800’s.
It would be a colossal failure to use a NEO or MAX to fully replace 717 flying, and you can’t keep the frequency required using the SWA model.
Go listen to your CEO’s one requirement for the 717 replacement aircraft at the JP Morgan event last week.
Yes, I agree it will VERY likely be a 737 variant that replaces the 717 but I will shocked if it’s a MAX anything. My money is also on low cycle Ng 700’s or 800’s.
03-23-2026 | 08:42 AM
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I think it’s been said before anyone that thinks 737 won’t do interisland I have some bad news
ben Did say the NEOs get a better RASM than the 737 so as long as they need the ASM I think NEOs still around till they can swap ASM without reducing them or a down turn
ben Did say the NEOs get a better RASM than the 737 so as long as they need the ASM I think NEOs still around till they can swap ASM without reducing them or a down turn
03-23-2026 | 09:40 AM
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But the 800s are not spring chickens, and have done hard duty in the SE. Not sure how long they can keep them going economically.
03-23-2026 | 10:46 AM
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It's replacing a 15 year old iPhone with a 10 year old iPhone.
There us bo way frequency stays the same on those routes with 737s but luckily they only need what, 20 airframes? Find the 20 lowest time/cycle 800s and put them on until they time out, then what?
There us bo way frequency stays the same on those routes with 737s but luckily they only need what, 20 airframes? Find the 20 lowest time/cycle 800s and put them on until they time out, then what?
03-23-2026 | 03:42 PM
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This is the question HAL has been battling for a decade. There is no current production aircraft that can handle interisland. If they can use Ng’s for another decade then they can be replaced with the sea gliders we got coming.
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