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Old 10-23-2018, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by missingbite View Post
Why is it that every other single airline in the WORLD is ordering Airbus A320 series aircraft and we are not? What makes them so dumb and us so smart?
A bit melodramatic don’t you think?
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Old 10-23-2018, 11:41 AM
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Maybe a little but the point remains....Delta, American, JetBlue....the list goes on and on. Aside from SWA, Ryanair and regionals, most are ordering Airbus versions. I could be wrong.
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Old 10-23-2018, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by GPullR View Post
Flew the 737 for 3 years and now the bus for 3 months. Bus always has mels where as the 737 rarely did. Sorry but bus usnt all that its cracked up to be. At least not ours.
The 737 isn’t smart enough to know what doesn’t work. That’s not a disparaging remark but it’s like having a check engine light on a modern car vice driving a carbureted Chevy Nova. 90% of the problems on the Guppy if there’s not a light you’ll never know. The bus tells you EVERYTHING that’s wrong with it no matter how menial, and every computerized airplane I’ve ever flown gets temperamental when they get cold and sit over night so just wait until you show up to the airplane in Calgary after it’s sat overnight in the winter. The light show isn’t unique to Airbus.
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Old 10-23-2018, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by RJDio View Post
Probably, but 700’s make better sense over 25 years than e175’s we continue to buy.
Sure, but I never made that argument... And I'm not aware that -175s are dependent on NG700s vs MAX types.
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Originally Posted by Grumble View Post
The 737 isn’t smart enough to know what doesn’t work. That’s not a disparaging remark but it’s like having a check engine light on a modern car vice driving a carbureted Chevy Nova. 90% of the problems on the Guppy if there’s not a light you’ll never know. The bus tells you EVERYTHING that’s wrong with it no matter how menial, and every computerized airplane I’ve ever flown gets temperamental when they get cold and sit over night so just wait until you show up to the airplane in Calgary after it’s sat overnight in the winter. The light show isn’t unique to Airbus.
A+ for effort but f for facts.
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Old 10-23-2018, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by missingbite View Post
Why is it that every other single airline in the WORLD is ordering Airbus A320 series aircraft and we are not? What makes them so dumb and us so smart?
You realize it's about 54/46 so not exactly every other.
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Originally Posted by Grumble View Post
The bus tells you EVERYTHING that’s wrong with it no matter how menial.
Exactly.

And it waits till the end of every flight to give an aural one.
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Originally Posted by GPullR View Post
You realize it's about 54/46 so not exactly every other.
UAL has ordered the MAX 9 and MAX 10.

What’s the ratio of MAX 9/10 vs 321 NEO sales?
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Originally Posted by GPullR View Post
A+ for effort but f for facts.
Correct me then. Specifics to each type based on experience are a plus. Go....
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Correct me then. Specifics to each type based on experience are a plus. Go....
Sure , been captain on both. 737 tells if its broke just like the bus. Just different ways of doing it. It has lights instead of an ecam as I'm sure u are aware.

From my experience so far, bus breaks way more then the 737 and has many more MELs.
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