Trvlr From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4430 posts, RR: 24 Reply 1, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1738 times:
Maybe orders will heat up once the A318 goes into service and Boeing can compare the two better.
FlyAA757 From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 997 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1706 times:
SAS is NOT the only operator of the 736.
Lauda Air, and Tunisair both have the type in service.
104 have been ordered by SAS, Lauda, Tunis, Pembroke, ILFC, GECAS, and Air Algerie.
Trintocan From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2000, 3191 posts, RR: 4 Reply 3, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1658 times:
The 737-600 is an updated version of the -500 and hence the -200. It has the same fuselage as the -500 with the updated NG wing and engines. Yes, it is true that 736 has had fewer orders so far than 73G or 738 but then that may just reflect the fact that 733 and 734 (direct ancestors of 73G and 738 respectively) outsold 735. It is, however, hard to say why that is so. All the same, who knows, 736 orders may eventually pick up.
D L X From United States of America, joined May 1999, 10561 posts, RR: 53 Reply 4, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1597 times:
Don't forget people that the 736 does not have an Airbus competitor yet...
739 ~ 321,
738 ~ 320,
73G ~ 319,
736 ~ 318.
(One more reason I think the 318 will be a much poorer seller than other people on this board think...)
And yes, planes in the range of the 736 are poor sellers in general compared to planes that are just slightly larger. I think it has to do with that being the edge between mainline and express operations. (Too small for mainline, too large for express.) And the darn things are too heavy, just like the 318.
AirT85 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1572 times:
Another reason is Boeing's unwillingness to sell it to certain operators. Frontier tried to get there hands on a few but Boeing wouldnt let them order anything smaller then a -700...
-Tony
ATA757 From United States of America, joined Apr 2011, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1523 times:
I would have thought CO would have got some...they have every other 737!!!
ContinentalEWR From United States of America, joined May 2000, 3762 posts, RR: 15 Reply 7, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1511 times:
Continental ordered 50 odd 737-500's in 1993 and has taken delivery
of all units by 1998. The 737-600 probably does not fit Continental's
immediate fleet requirements. The 737-300/500 are utilized on flight
routings that are 3 hours and under in most cases. The NG 737's in
the fleet (-700) are used for long-haul low density flights like Newark
to Vancouver, Caracas, or San Jose, Costa Rica as well as some flights
to Los Angeles during off-peak hours. The -800's are used as a high
capacity aircraft and on transcontinental flights. Some are used on
Caribbean routes as well.
Slawko From Canada, joined exactly 14 years ago today! , 3799 posts, RR: 10 Reply 8, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1500 times:
Westjet has over 70 737-600/-700 on order..first planes come around December or January
"Clive Beddoe says he favours competition, but his actions do not support that idea." Robert Milton - CEO Air Canada
ATA757 From United States of America, joined Apr 2011, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1476 times:
As to my surprise...
Continental is using the 737-700 between IND and EWR!!!
Continental is also using their 737-700's and 737-800's between IND and IAH!!!
Trvlr From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4430 posts, RR: 24 Reply 10, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1452 times:
From SAN, CO uses 737-700s and 737-800s to Houston and Newark respectively, and they use 1 737-500 to Cleveland. These have replaced most of the Md80s and one or two of the 757s.
Prebennorholm From Denmark, joined Mar 2000, 6019 posts, RR: 55 Reply 12, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1419 times:
737-600 should not be considered a dud even if orders seem rather low compared to -700 and -800.
737-600 is exactly a shortened 737-700, no more no less.
When second hand market of similar sized classic 737's runs dry in a few years time, then 737-600 orders will pick up.
Anyway the -600 will easily turn in profit at Seatle since "development" was little more than mating an existing classic 737 fuselage to 737NG wing and technology.
There is a need for airliners of all sizes. And there are thousands of planes of -600 size flying every day. When the old DC-9s and 737-200 finally has to be retired, then 737-600 will fill that gap.
The competing A318 will not fly until a few years into the future. I think that the timing of the A318 introduction was wisely closen. The "early" introduction of the 737-600 on the other hand may simply be because SAS wanted some 50 of them right away, and since the -700 already was there, then those -600's could be made almost overnight.
Always keep your number of landings equal to your number of take-offs, Preben Norholm
Pronto From Canada, joined Mar 2000, 328 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1406 times:
Could it also be that the -500 was just recently in production and therefore does not need a replacement yet? (same goes for even the -200, which is still being used!)
TWAneedsHELP From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1382 times:
600 a replacement for 200? Not for everybody, at least stateside. The 200 is an economical plane flown by sot conscious carriers. Bahamasair, Metrojet, Vangaurd, Delta Express, Westjet. Will these carriers upgrade to new equipment, or look for second hand replacements? Also, who are some other major 200 users, lets make a list
CYLW From Canada, joined Apr 2000, 413 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (12 years 11 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1377 times:
Who still uses the 737-200?
Canadi>n still has 44 of em!
USAirways/Metrojet - 59! (Some have been sold to Canjet)
Southwest - 34
America West - 14
United - 25 approx
Aloha - 19 some cargo
British
Air France
Lan Chile - 13
Aerolineas Argentinas - around 24
Varig and VASP
The list goes on and on..... I suppose these will all need to be replaced within the next 10 years.
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