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How Many Does WN Have Like This

Runway27right From United States of America, joined May 2004, 131 posts, RR: 11
Posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 2079 times:

Photographed a WN 737 on Jan. 1 with Southwest . com titles on the winglet

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How many does WN have like this (if anyone knows)

PK

[Edited 2005-01-04 02:48:09]

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OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 2054 times:

If I had to guess, I'd say 30-40, but at the rate they're slapping those on during overnight maintenance visits, all wingletted-aircraft will have them in no time...

Dazed767 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 5447 posts, RR: 53
Reply 2, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1985 times:

He means with the southwest.com titles, it's brand new so that may be the only one, or a few others might have it by now.

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1941 times:

I'm aware that he was referring to the titles, as winglet installations themselves run alot longer than a mere overnight visit, and we have alot more than 30-40 winglet equipped -700s.. (Trust me..) Big grin

Addition of the Southwest.com is done on overnight vistits, and all should be modified with a few weeks...

As739x From United States of America, joined Apr 2003, 5834 posts, RR: 23
Reply 4, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1923 times:

Very interesting how WN can slap some winglets on overnight, but Alaska will do them in C check due to some issues with strenghtening the fuel tank and portions of the wing.

ASSFO

"Some pilots avoid storm cells and some play connect the dots!"

Dadoftyler From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 319 posts, RR: 11
Reply 5, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1856 times:

AS739X,

Methinks you misunderstood OPNLguy. The southwest.com *decals* are slapped on during maintenance overnights. The winglets, OF COURSE, are done during maintenance multi-day visits.

I'm certain you didn't mean anything disparaging. Insane

dot

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1749 times:

Let's try this again....

SWA has been installing winglets for awhile now, with something like 60%-70% of the fleet modified, including new deliveries from Boeing that came with them. Retrofitting winglets takes a couple of days...

More recently, it was decided to highlight the "southwest.com" on the winglets. New deliveries now come with the winglets that say that. Other older winglet-equipped aircraft are having the "southwest.com" added (via a decal, I think) and that relatively simple procedure is being accomplished on some overnight maintenance visits.

Everyone clear now? Big grin

NIKV69 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1615 times:

I love the winglets but that old livery is HORRIBLE!!!! Crying

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1607 times:

Rumor has it that eventually, only -three- of the -700s with winglets will be kept in the old scheme, to commemorate the original three 737-200 aircraft that we started with back in 1971...

With only 3 of (by then) 500 aircraft in the old scheme, the odds will be greatly in your favor.. Big grin

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