Klc317 From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 14 posts, RR: 0 Posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2659 times:
I spot often at CVG and although I rarely fly from there, or on Delta for that matter, I notice that they still operate a ton of the 737-200 series planes. They are great (and noisy) to watch land and take off. I am just wondering how long these will be in service. I have flown on many 737s, but never an older bucket and would love to try and fly on one before they are retired.
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8772 posts, RR: 13 Reply 1, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2574 times:
The retirement process should be starting next year. They have 50 of them in service, so it will take a little time before they're all gone, probably by the end of 2006, 2007 at the latest. Definetely a great plane, it seems like every time I connect through CVG now one leg of my journey is on a 737-200, the other is on a Comair CRJ.
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22070 posts, RR: 51 Reply 2, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2533 times:
Actually Delta's B737-200 are not that old. They were all built in the mid/late 1980s. Actually I think Delta took delivery of the last B737-200 built.
Plenty more old planes flying around than Delta's mid age B737-200s.
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N766UA From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 7996 posts, RR: 27 Reply 3, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2533 times:
I dunno I've seen alot of "WA" registrations out there... those birds have gotta be aging..
N1120a From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 5, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 2414 times:
>I dunno I've seen alot of "WA" registrations out there... those birds have gotta be aging<
Most of the ex-Western -247 birds are actually younger than the original DL -232 planes, the newest apparently of 1987 vintage. That is 17 years old, not young, but certainly not too old to be very useful
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Hirisk From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 223 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 2378 times:
i'll try to list as many i i know
CVG-SRQ
CVG-ORD
CVG-MKE
CVG-PHL
CVG-ATL(dont they all ))
CVG-ORF
CVG-GRR
CVG-MIA
CVG-DCA
sometimes CVG-FLL(usually md88/738)
CVG-LEX
CVG-SDF
sometimes CVG-RDU(md88/738)
CVG-IND
i'm sure there's more,just cant remember
klc317,
how often do u spot at cvg?i'm a ramp rat there and enjoy spotting too
RyanL1011 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2242 times:
not sure if its still this way but when I worked for Delta in DEN we had 737-200 service from SLC to DEN and back to SLC, that was the only time we saw the 737 (back in the mid-late 90s, otherwise we were only doing MD-88s, 90s, 727, 757, 767, and once in awhile the L-1011, we even had a MD11 make a medical stop in DEN once, sure was beautiful having a L1011 next to a MD11.
B4real From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 2595 posts, RR: 6 Reply 9, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2219 times:
I like the piglets (737-232) as I call them. Seats 2A/B and 2C/D are nice as DL equips them.
Deltabobo From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 200 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2215 times:
Destinations served by DL 732's
From ATL:
AUS
BTR
BHM
CLT
ORD
CVG
CLE
CAE
GRR
GSO
GSP
IAH
HSV
IND
MCI
SDF
MKE
YUL
BNA
OKC
OMA
RIC
STL
SAT
YYZ
TUL
From CVG:
ALB
ATL
AUS
BHM
ORD
CLE
GRR
MCI
SDF
MIA
MSP
BNA
MSY
EWR
MCO
PHL
RIC
STL
SAT
SRQ
TPA
DCA
PBI
Dispatchers...saving pilots from themselves and their egos since 1938!
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8772 posts, RR: 13 Reply 11, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2141 times:
There is also a daily GSO-CVG flight...it's the first flight of the day (about 0645) and the third to last flight CVG-GSO (its an 1850ish departure). I was on the GSO-CVG flight two weeks ago, and I'm on the CVG-GSO 737-200 flight next month.
Klc317 From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 14 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2117 times:
hirisk, I make it there about every other weekend for a few hours. It's only about a 25 minute drive from my house. I've always been an aviation buff, but just recently got into going to the airport and actually watching, scanning, and photographing. CVG is a great place because there are several good areas to be close to the runways.
Vimanav From India, joined Jul 2003, 1470 posts, RR: 20 Reply 13, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 2077 times:
Actually Delta's B737-200 are not that old. They were all built in the mid/late 1980s. Actually I think Delta took delivery of the last B737-200 built.
You are right on the first part. All of DL's current B732s are from the mid 80s with the youngest being delivered in JUN87 (f/n 1403 registered N382DL). DL did not however take delivery of the last B737-200.
Was that not Xiamen Airlines & now Blue Dart [VT-BDH].
Yes indeed, c/n no. 24236 f/n no. 1585 ex B-2524 and currently VT-BDH is the youngest B732 airframe.
rgds//Vimanav
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Wjcandee From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 4557 posts, RR: 17 Reply 15, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 1513 times:
Add one more destination from ATL on the 737-200...EWR. The 8pm flight from ATL to EWR (1702) now uses a -200.
Monorail From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 624 posts, RR: 5 Reply 16, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 1467 times:
If we're talking about 50 732's and all those cities served, it's probably going to take more than a redistribution of the CRJs and MD-88s to alleviate the switchover. If DL has already planned on retiring the 732's, what are their long-term plans? The easy, short-term answer may be to CRJ's, but that is an awfully high amount of routes. Is there a sizable system-wide reduction in routes and frequencies on the way? Or am I neglecting to consider new or near future acquisitions? Of course, I'm not trying to equate the DL 732's to NW DC9's.
Airportugal310 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3070 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 1349 times:
I was playing around on Travelocity.com last week, for the dates around March 7th or so, and I noted that the 737-200 was to be in use by Delta for BOS-CVG....
Sspontak From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 467 posts, RR: 2 Reply 19, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1203 times:
I took one of Delta's classic 737-200 last Sunday night from TPA to CVG. The aircraft was in very good condition. I was surprised at the good seat pitch as compared to their MD-88's. I noticed that first class went from 12 to 8 seats. Did the extra pitch go to coach?
Hirisk From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 223 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1158 times:
klc317,
sounds like you live in hamilton.i use to live there.live in florence.nice part is i can spot from my deck!live under the center line extended for 18L/36R(not really under but just to the right)
Flyinround731 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 241 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1155 times:
Starting next year, one of the ATL-HOU flights will go from 738 to 732.
-Joe
Ejmmsu From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1692 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1025 times:
The easy, short-term answer may be to CRJ's, but that is an awfully high amount of routes. Is there a sizable system-wide reduction in routes and frequencies on the way
I know there will be a slew of ASA CRJ's that will become available after the closing of the DFW Hub. I'm not sure how many they had based there, but it was the majority of their presence at DFW. I think the CR7's will be moved to SLC, but i'm not sure about the CR2's. Then there is also the smaller but still substantial mainline presence at DFW, which i believe was mainly 733's. It is possible that the redistribution of aircraft after the closing of the DFW hub will cover the loss of the 732's.
DL seemed content on offering CRJ's on long routes out of DFW, so maybe they will be just as liberal replacing 732 routes with them.
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Wjcandee From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 4557 posts, RR: 17 Reply 23, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 915 times:
Grinstein acknowledged that customers HATE the CRJ on long routes, so hopefully the 732s won't be "replaced" with RJs. Yecch. (Moreover, as much as some people are afraid of 737 classics, at least they haven't had a dual engine failure recently...)
Phollingsworth From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 825 posts, RR: 6 Reply 24, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 899 times:
The problem with replacing the 732s with mainline a/c is what to replace them with. Your only choices at a plane for plan replacement are the 717, 736, and 318. The 736 and 318 are heavier and longer ranged that what DL uses their 732s for (unlikely DL would go Airbus). Further the 736 would actually more expensive from a flight crew perspective than the MD-80 is (737NG payscale). The 717's future is in doubt. As for replacing them with E195s, this is unlikely due to the scope clause which would force them to be mainline a/c and limit their profitability. My guess is DL will up and downsize the 732s to CRJ700s and MD-88s when they are replaced (this assumes the 733 family will go simultaneously). This would allow 737-7/800s to be picked up to replace the MD-88 positions to maintain capacity.
Of course give a/c age and usage DL will have to deal with their 762s and early 763s first. They are already hangar queens
Of course all of this assumes DL will be in a cash flow position to execute these options.
25 United_Fan: As mentioned in another thread here,BUF will get 732's to CVG in Feb.
26 Flyinround731: I know how DL will deal with replacing the 732s. I heard they're getting a few of NW's DC-9s! -Joe
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