United to fly last 737 this week
10-28-2009, 08:12 PM
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Exactly
Originally Posted by n9810f
Didn't UA retire the 75 727-222's and the 25 737-291A's (all ex-Frontier) in the span of a few weeks in October and November 2001? I recall it being a very quick, hasty retirement.
Exactly. The DC-10s and "Rope-Start" 747s went slightly earlier. But the 727s and 737-200s were dumped pretty unceremoniously. Pan Am bought 24 or 25 727s; I think the rest were scrapped. Some Captain was making writing pens out of pieces of hydraulic line from the 727s. But at $200-ish a pop, I passed.
So when the last United 737 is flown to the desert, will the crew be brought back in a GoJet CRJ-700?
10-28-2009, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by n9810f
Didn't UA retire the 75 727-222's and the 25 737-291A's (all ex-Frontier) in the span of a few weeks in October and November 2001? I recall it being a very quick, hasty retirement.
I was lucky enough to fly the B737-300/500's for United for a few years both on Shuttle and mainline (although I never wanted to fly mainline...forced on us after UA closed the Shuttle operation). I have fond memories of the plane. My last flight in a UA B737 was on 1/4/03 SAT-DEN. The captain let me have that leg.
Sad to see the aircraft retired. Even more sad is the loss of over 1,400 pilots. What has this done to their families? Their homes? Their car? etc....
What a sad decline for United. Ten years ago it was one of the best airlines to be at. Good pay and benefits, six figure pension, paid medical/dental for life, a no furlough clause.....
ATTN YOUNG PILOTS: This industry blows! Stay away at all costs! Your life will be turned upside down when you can least afford it.
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10-29-2009, 04:47 AM
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With the price of oil a little more than 1/2 of what is was when UAL announced they would park the 737's because of fuel costs, I think the letter by Captain Steve Wallach says it all.
"We shouldn’t consider this a day of celebration"
"This is not a transition but a further erosion of United Airlines’ history"
"We shouldn’t consider this a day of celebration"
"This is not a transition but a further erosion of United Airlines’ history"
10-29-2009, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by jonnyjetprop
When the world economy recovers, oil will go right back to $150 a barrel.
I think that United management might be right on this one.
I think that United management might be right on this one.
And let the ticket prices today reflect that, and cover if it ever does go back to those levels....THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE DOING!
10-30-2009, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Ottopilot
It's basically a 757 that's lower to the ground and with almost 1/2 the thrust. But it makes money. 
Due to less power and tail strike issues, you fly really fast off and on the runway. I'd rather be in the 757.
Due to less power and tail strike issues, you fly really fast off and on the runway. I'd rather be in the 757.
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