B737-900 then what?
"Mildly" Eccentric Stardriver
At the risk of being wrong, I believe that the 737 is limited in Europe to 189 seats, owing to the emergency exits. The -900 has the same number of seats as the -800, just more room for them. Any more seats requires re-certification, which would not be cost-effective.
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Believe it or not, but I`m told that KLM (already uses -300,-400,-800 and -900) is currently talking to Boeing about the 737-900X.
With a new type of overwing exit (bigger), that would allow more pax.
Rotating will be tricky, yes.
With a new type of overwing exit (bigger), that would allow more pax.
Rotating will be tricky, yes.
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The 737-900X would be dimensionally the same as the -900. They are proposing a range increase and 'sardine' seating to boost its capacity to 204 !
http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sit...ry/html/128404
http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sit...ry/html/128404