The Boeing 737.......your grandfather's technology........tomorrow.
Closing the B757 line was probably the worst move Boeing has made in centuries.
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Well, Airbus managed to modify the gear (albeit only the nose gear) on the A330 for the freighter and retained certification, so raising the 737 to make room for the LEAP-X should be possible, shouldn't it? Not that I know that much about A/C certification apart from some dangerous half-knowledge 
glad rag, appreciate the reply. 
My mind goes back to the F-18C/D and the F-18 E/F, and the dispute at the time that the latter was actually a new aircraft/TMS ... so I think I get a little of where the certification concerns might be.
(Grandfathered, are you?)
And I now suspect a pun in the post's title.
My mind goes back to the F-18C/D and the F-18 E/F, and the dispute at the time that the latter was actually a new aircraft/TMS ... so I think I get a little of where the certification concerns might be.
(Grandfathered, are you?)
And I now suspect a pun in the post's title.
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The Navy Captain who got the F/A-18 E/F passed Congress got the two stars for his powers of persuasion! He was my brother's boss.
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The Navy Captain who got the F/A-18 E/F passed Congress got the two stars for his powers of persuasion! He was my brother's boss.
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Well, Airbus managed to modify the gear (albeit only the nose gear) on the A330 for the freighter and retained certification, so raising the 737 to make room for the LEAP-X should be possible, shouldn't it?
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My money is on Boeing, they have got their decisions concerning Airbus right so far, they said the A380 would be a commercial failure and so far it is, not even close to break-even. Boeing saw this and offered them a consortium to spread the cost and increase the likely market, Airbus said 'No', Boeing pulled out of the race.
From a passenger comfort point of view the B737 has the A320 beaten into a cocked hat, from the passenger seats the A320 sounds like a farm tractor on Speed, a deafening racket.
From a passenger comfort point of view the B737 has the A320 beaten into a cocked hat, from the passenger seats the A320 sounds like a farm tractor on Speed, a deafening racket.
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Actually deadheading i prefer the A320, more space as the fuselage is wider. Flying the 737, and from a fuel usage point of view the 737 beats the A320 series currently for us.
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I would have to agree Denti, many of the airlines, specifically Virgin variants, have really optimized the AB platform..
while the Boeing jet may save fuel, the Airbus airlines have overall comfort and wizbang toys for the consumer nailed.
The touch screen for ordering drinks has my vote!
while the Boeing jet may save fuel, the Airbus airlines have overall comfort and wizbang toys for the consumer nailed.
The touch screen for ordering drinks has my vote!
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As an old fat pax, I am qualified to speak from the passenger perspective. I cringe a bit when I see any sector I'm on longer than about an hour is being operated by a 737; I know the difference in cabin width is fairly small, and varies depending on the point at which you measure it, but it's enough to make a difference to the guy in the middle seat. As for noise, can't say I've noticed much difference.
Whether pax preference makes much difference in choice of equipment these days is another question, but was it a factor in the end of the 757?
Whether pax preference makes much difference in choice of equipment these days is another question, but was it a factor in the end of the 757?
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Roof up or down?
from the passenger seats the A320 sounds like a farm tractor on Speed, a deafening racket.
, somewhere over the Hawaian islands...
