But not as amazing as pilots thinking they know the right fleet mix based on a fraction of the information those managers have.

Exactly. My favorite argument for one airplane vs. another....." it's more comfortable cockpit"....or some other pilot favored aspect. This is business. I'm all for the airplane if it makes the company money.....(and MANY airlines seem to think it does)....the 737 is the right fit. You want comforts, sit at home.

I have to laugh at the guys who bid to fly it..........then complain about it. You have to be a real pilot to appreciate the 737. Weak pilots are not comfortable with "nuances" of the airplane. I see them squirm when they have to approach a short runway at 160 kts.

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I used to say I just had a vote, but not necessarily final authority over the flight controls in the F-18, my first FBW airplane.

Are you talking about the managers that decided to fly a 900ER to Mauii, or the ones that decided regular fuel stops coming back across the Atlantic was Ops Normal in s 757? Or the ones that decided it was better to close the 400 base in ORD, only to reopen it 6 months later?

I would complain less about the 737 if Boeing would, after building 8000+ of them, figure out how to make a toilet seat stay up.

I figure the engineer on that seat must have been female...

Legitimate points about our management's competence or lack thereof. The fact remains our closest competitors, DAL and AAL, both have significant numbers of 737s on order. There's no anti-Airbus conspiracy, it's for financial reasons. Most of the shots taken at the 737 here are at least partially valid, but economics rule the day.

I'm told the real reason for the delay in the 787 program was Boeing had most of their engineers working on that very problem.

I wondered who was going to swing at that softball. Nicely done. You could have gone on for half a page. I admire your brevity and tact.

Yes of course. That's it! Its all about testosterone and ability.

Like I said before, if they gave me enough days off and paid me enough, I would fly a C150 forever.

I would, however, still complain. I am a pilot.

After flying the uber Guppy for two years, after the bus for over 7, I will say the NG is more reliable, and/or the CAL side maintains them to an exceptional level. They just don't seem to break.

In my mind, the toilet seat issue overrides the reliability. While the bean counters look to financials, I just like to be able to pee standing up without worrying about something coming crashing down on my private parts. Maybe I should start trimming the aircraft 5 degrees left wing down before I go back for a break........

That is just me.