AA737-823 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 5340 posts, RR: 11 Reply 3, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 14850 times:
Do you have associated line numbers? If so, are any of these aircraft currently in production stage? IF SO, then maybe we can figure out a timeline!
United1 From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 5337 posts, RR: 8 Reply 4, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 14806 times:
Quoting AA737-823 (Reply 3): Do you have associated line numbers? If so, are any of these aircraft currently in production stage? IF SO, then maybe we can figure out a timeline!
The two CO aircraft are probably one of the 3 that are due for delivery Q12011...theres another 737-800 due Q32011 as well.
RobK From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2004, 3932 posts, RR: 19 Reply 5, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 14691 times:
Quoting AA737-823 (Reply 3): Do you have associated line numbers?
I do but this info is considered highly proprietary by Boeing and they don't like them being released in public months before they're due so if you don't mind I'd rather keep that info 'off radar' for now. I will say that the FlyDubai should be popping out on the flight line at RNT very soon as it's ln 3356. First flight is planned for mid August and under normal circumstances I would expect it to deliver at the end of August, but like I said in my opening post, it's planned to be doing testing under an experimental N-reg so it could be weeks/months before it finally hands over to FlyDubai.
Quoting United1 (Reply 4): The two CO aircraft are probably one of the 3 that are due for delivery Q12011
From the ln's quoted and the current monthly production rates, you should see them on the ramp at RNT/BFI in December.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 6, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 14654 times:
I'm quite surprised that Boeing has not reserved a plane for Seattle's hometown airline.
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GSPSPOT From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 2745 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 14304 times:
Will airlines be able to retrofit the new-look interior to older 73's?
777STL From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 3033 posts, RR: 3 Reply 9, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 14151 times:
Quoting GSPSPOT (Reply 8): Will airlines be able to retrofit the new-look interior to older 73's?
From what I understand - it's not possible to retrofit existing aircraft for the new interior.
PlunaCRJ From Uruguay, joined Nov 2007, 573 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 14106 times:
Quoting GSPSPOT (Reply 8): Will airlines be able to retrofit the new-look interior to older 73's?
No, BSI will only be available on new builds. Apparently it is costs prohibitive to retrofit older 737s with the new interior. This will for sure affect the resale values of these aircrafts.
One has to wonder if the whole "no retrofit" thing isn´t just a strategy to keep new 737s very desirable....
9MMAR From Malaysia, joined Jul 2006, 2099 posts, RR: 21 Reply 11, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 14038 times:
Malaysia Airlines' 9M-MXA is expected to be delivered in October 2010 (that's 3 months away!). MH will received the second B738 (9M-MXB) with the new Boeing Sky interior in December 2010. 33 more B738s will be delivered to MH from 2012 until 2014.
oykie From Norway, joined Jan 2006, 2575 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 14018 times:
Quoting RobK (Reply 2): oykie, no dates finalised yet. The FlyDubai will be doing a bunch of testing under a fixed N-reg for some time before delivery.
Thank's for the answer. It seems like the interior will be delivered on time according to the dates set by Boeing. Are these planes fully fitted with the areodynamic tweaks and CFM56-7B Evolution engine? They are supposed to give a combined 2% better performance over the excisting 737NG.
max999 From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 906 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 13855 times:
Is this an option or default for new 737s going forward?
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GSPSPOT From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 2745 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 13744 times:
Quoting PlunaCRJ (Reply 10): No, BSI will only be available on new builds. Apparently it is costs prohibitive to retrofit older 737s with the new interior.
Well, I don't guess we'll be seeing this interior on WN anytime soon then...
AA737-823 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 5340 posts, RR: 11 Reply 18, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 7243 times:
Quoting ETFokker50 (Reply 15): How is the Boeing Sky interior from the "Signature" interior?
And so Boeing now has 3 interiors? "Classic", "Signature" and "Sky"?
Very much all new. Overhead bins are pivot-style, like on the 777. Lighting goes LED, and much of it a cool blue (you know, the kind that scientific research has shown prevents you from sleeping? Yeah, THAT color). All new PSU's, which look very sharp in photos. If you're interested, you might consider going to... wait for it... BOEING'S website and looking at the photos for yourself.
No, Boeing does not have three interiors. Currently, only one is in production, and that's the signature. Classic hasn't been produced for years. Why count it? They had hat racks in the 60's, I'm not about to count that either...
Quoting embajador3 (Reply 16): I wonder if Ryanair will also adopt this new interior on its new 738s.
I highly doubt it. Considering that the Sky Interior is a deletable option for those airlines who are already existing customers, I fully expect that the FR's and WN's of the world will minimize cost and stick with what they've got.
Do you really expect Ryanair to charge for lavatories on one hand, yet allow nicer cabins on the other? Lol, I wish.
qqflyboy From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 2198 posts, RR: 14 Reply 19, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 5618 times:
AA has confirmed with employees that new delivery 738s later this year will have the BSI. Any word on that from the Boeing side?
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iahcsr From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 3308 posts, RR: 46 Reply 22, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 4580 times:
I seem to recall the CO was going to lease/lend a 738 as a testbed for Sky....
Note to self... check on that Saturday...
9MMAR From Malaysia, joined Jul 2006, 2099 posts, RR: 21 Reply 23, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 4421 times:
Quoting smi0006 (Reply 21): Will MH install PTVs as well? They are competing with the likes of GA who will?
It was communicated to the local enthusiasts that MH's 35 new B738s will have 2 configurations:
- 20 B737-8H6s. Rego will be MXx series, with PTV on all seats for longer-range flights.
- 15 B737-8H6s. Rego will be MSx series, without PTV for shorter flights.
Seat configuration is still undisclosed, but it is rumoured to be 16J/144Y.
tdscanuck From Canada, joined Jan 2006, 12709 posts, RR: 80 Reply 24, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 4233 times:
Quoting iahcsr (Reply 22): I seem to recall the CO was going to lease/lend a 738 as a testbed for Sky....
A CO 737 has been parked at the Boeing military ramp at the south end of KBFI for many weeks...I think this was doing engine testing and may well still be here for what you're talking about.
Tom.
25 LN-MOW: CO has 9 a/c parked at RNT and BFI. They are all waiting for delayed delivery of seats ...
26 LN-MOW: This would most likely be LN-DYF, due for delivery in the beginning of December.
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