Won't see a bigger airframe anytime soon since the contract would have to be opened again. Maybe in the form of a merger.

Very happy they got the 175 number in there. From a manning perspective (FAs), 175 is terribly inefficient. The company will most likely drool over the MAX 200 when it comes out, so maybe that's our 2020 leverage.

FWIW - the new training/Fly Center is going to have 24 simulator bays. 18 will be filled with 73 NG/Max sims with the remaining six to filled with an as yet to be determined second airframe. Speculation last March was 76/78 airframes to go to Hawaii, deep South Am and possible Europe. Max has the range to do it, but would leave $Millions in cargo rev on the ramp. Makes sense from the perspective, but that was rumor from the guy in the in the third ****ter on the left at the training center.

Exactly...
The company loves to start and spread rumors like this. The training center staff told our class about the "secret" 787 orders and bigger airframes the day we showed up.
After you fly the line a little bit and see how the company treats going to Mexico like going to the moon, I cannot even imagine the drama involved with getting a second airframe. The training center would literally lose their $hit and the legions of F-15 guys working in the brick building would start a syllabus from scratch and figure out how to fly it just like a 737. (No offense to F-15 guys, many of whom are my friends, but that is how things work around here)
It ain't gonna happen, at least not organically.

Exactly. My bet is Hawaiian if any at all.

While we're betting I say Copa

All this "international domicile" verbiage on the AIP does leave one's head scratching doesn't it?

Yes, here we are wondering whether the next one is FLL or LAX. Maybe we are in for a surprise

Boeing is already talking about a decision on the MAX 10 by year end.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...ssible-426628/

Taller gear, bigger motors - same cramped cockpit. Short of a merger, this the only 'big airplane' on the horizon.

The Mad MAX.

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...pspv3sexao.jpg

I'm not sure what the fly represents, but I like it.

In that big Economy Plus section, it'd be nice if a US carrier made it 5-abreast instead of just more legroom. That's a much needed niche market a lot of airlines could stand to add.