As this morning's inbound WestJet flight passed over Akro Towers on its way into GLA I thought; "Trans Atlantic in a 737, nice". I know the current 800/900 models are quite capable of undertaking the oceanic passage but my mind keeps returning to the 737's of my youth; Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, and Britannia series 200's as seen from the terraces at Ringway. To bring me up to speed with the capability of WestJet's 737's I've a few questions:
I see a transit time GLA - YHZ of a little over six hours, how do WestJet crew the aircraft to allow for a return trip?
ETOPS arrangements, how does the aircraft route?
Is the aircraft specially configured for the route?
WX diversions at the Scottish end?
Is the aircraft at the edge of its duration envelope?
So many questions
