The 900 might be a super duper stretched 737 and it might be cheap to operate but from a pilots standpoint it's still a tiny, little, cramped, noisy 737 up front with no place to store your bags. The 757 has a very nice flight deck though I can't give it any points for quiet. The 900 never a 757 will it be in range, performance or flight deck comfort.

I hate to say it but the 320 is about ten times nicer up front, especially on those rare days that it isn't broken!;)

No doubt true, but the market spoke and the 737 won. What they ask me to fly doesn't matter, what they pay me to do it does.

"but the market spoke and the 737 won"

The "market" in this case was SWA. They pushed for the 737 to be continued.

In the early 90s Boeing actually sent reps to tell the airlines the 737 was in its last days. The reasons were, range, avionics (ClassII capabilities), lack of freight and aerodynamic efficiency. Well, 20+ years later it (-900) still doesn't have the range and flexability of the "replacements," it can't carry the same load and it is behind in the efficiency of the competitors. But, SWA wants nothing else.

The market speaks and Boeing listens!

As a friend of mine says, "people aspire to be average."

Boeing sells what people will buy.

WOW! Did they bother to talk to the "acquiring" airline about this??

And who would the "acquiring" airline be?

Once more, for those of you who have never flown a 757: The 737-whatever will NEVER reach the performance capabilities of the 757. It may "replace" it, but only in the sense that RJ's have replaced 737's: an inferior aircraft with limited range and payload, and a misrable product for the customers.

I know, Boeing doesn't build 'em anymore. Another brilliant decision from the managers who outsourced the 787. Bonuses anyone?

Don't get me started....:mad:

A 757 NEO would be the ideal option. The 900ER will never "replace" the 757. Long live the seven-five.

The 737-900 is a sea level, no terrain SAC runway aircraft. It is good for flying IAH-OKC, and not much else. CAL management will try to force the airplane into short field transcons that should be left to larger aircraft. CAL management likes putting an RJ where a 767 should be.

Yes unfortunately they did and since Jeff basically is the "acquiring " airline, we're all screwed.

I guess that's why the new airline is called United and is based in Chicago...