SEA nw DC10 From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 491 posts, RR: 1 Posted (10 years 1 month 1 week 16 hours ago) and read 2113 times:
I commute on SW on a weekly basis and many of those flights are on the -500. I've noticed that not a single one of their -500's have been repainted on the outside, or redone on the inside. Is this because WN is planning on dropping the -500's or have they just not reached their D-check status yet?
Sllevin From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 3376 posts, RR: 6 Reply 1, posted (10 years 1 month 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 2062 times:
I think it's that they haven't reached their D-check yet. Southwest certainly doesn't have replacements ordered. They'll eventually sell them to NW to replace the DC-9's
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22024 posts, RR: 51 Reply 2, posted (10 years 1 month 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 2036 times:
I doubt the SWA 737-500's fleet will be going anywhere soon. Afterall the carrier still operates nearly 25 older B737-200's.
From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California
Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 4, posted (10 years 1 month 1 week 12 hours ago) and read 1899 times:
Try the shortest haul routes, Foxecho. We usually don't see them here at KCLE any more either.
The -500s are relatively new and I think WN will keep them for quite a while!
Dutchjet From Netherlands, joined Oct 2000, 7864 posts, RR: 58 Reply 5, posted (10 years 1 month 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 1822 times:
The 735s are not going anywhere - as mentioned, the remaining 732s will leave the Southwest fleet first, followed by some of the 733s that Southwest picked up second hand or through the Morris Air deal.
Southwest is repainting its fleet with the blue color scheme as the aircraft are due for a paint job/D check - I guess none of the 735s have been scheduled yet.
LoveFieldFlyer From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 80 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (10 years 1 month 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 1814 times:
The -735s were acquired between Feb 1990 and May 1992 so they are not that old. They will probably be around for another 10 years or so.
MSYtristar From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 6242 posts, RR: 51 Reply 7, posted (10 years 1 month 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 1721 times:
WN was using a 735 on one of the two PHX-MSY nonstops for a while (about a 3 hour flight), before they replaced it with a 733 recently. Currently, I know of only one 735 flight from here...the 745am arrival from DAL, and it continues at 8:10am to BHM and BWI...different flight # of course.
Don't forget, there is one 735 that is not in the old brown colors...Shamu! That's always a great sight to see.
LoveFieldFlyer From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 80 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (10 years 1 month 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 1707 times:
>> Don't forget, there is one 735 that is not in the old brown colors...Shamu! <<
Actually, there's two. N501SW is Shamu III and N507SW is Shamu II
MSYtristar From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 6242 posts, RR: 51 Reply 9, posted (10 years 1 month 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 1697 times:
LoveFieldFlyer From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 80 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (10 years 1 month 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 1683 times:
>> Isn't there one 733 in Shamu colors as well? <<
Cdfmxtech From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1338 posts, RR: 29 Reply 11, posted (10 years 1 month 1 week 2 hours ago) and read 1646 times:
They'll eventually sell them to NW to replace the DC-9's
There should be a rule against speaking nonsense in these forums!!!
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