xcltflyboy From United States of America, joined Nov 2011, 30 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 months 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 6116 times:
I noticed on the Boyd Group's Aviation Hot Flash that US has retired all of their 733s: "Winding Down The Fleet-Type - Apparently, US Airways has retired the last of its 737-300 fleet...." http://www.aviationplanning.com/HotFlash.htm
LU9092 From United States of America, joined Oct 2007, 65 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (7 months 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 6024 times:
I saw two of them with my own eyes parked at gates on Concourse B (IIRC) at CLT this past weekend. I actually wondered at the time how long those old birds would last.
JohnJ From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1620 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 2905 times:
US Airways' 734s rank among the most uncomfortable aircraft flying for a major US airline. Has nothing to do with aircraft age and everything to do with 30" pitch. I dread those things but unfortunately they're the predominant US mainline aircraft type at my home airport of BDL.
dumbell2424 From United States of America, joined Apr 2009, 793 posts, RR: 2 Reply 11, posted (7 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2580 times:
Quoting USAirALB (Reply 4): Last day for these tired birds is 11/26.
southwest737500 From United States of America, joined Mar 2011, 594 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (7 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2540 times:
USAirALB From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2681 posts, RR: 1 Reply 13, posted (7 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2462 times:
Quoting JohnJ (Reply 10): US Airways' 734s rank among the most uncomfortable aircraft flying for a major US airline. Has nothing to do with aircraft age and everything to do with 30" pitch.
They aren't that bad. I about 6ft2in and I don't have a problem with them.
spiritair97 From United States of America, joined Jan 2011, 1231 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (7 months 2 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2349 times:
Can somebody help explain this then:
I'm looking for ways to get frm NYC to MYR on January 25 and on United's webiste it shows a US Airways flights from MYR-CLT operated by a Boeing 737-300? I know they'll be retired by then (I think?) so what would they fly in there i it's place? a -400? Also, why would the website say it was a -300 if they are to be retired by then?>
It's a placeholder schedule that's loaded over a year out. It'll probaby be corrected within the next month as they finalize the next round of flight schedule updates.
Tiny, unreadable text leaves ample room for interpretation
spiritair97 From United States of America, joined Jan 2011, 1231 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (7 months 2 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 2274 times:
Quoting wn676 (Reply 16): It's a placeholder schedule that's loaded over a year out. It'll probaby be corrected within the next month as they finalize the next round of flight schedule updates.
boberito6589 From United States of America, joined Nov 2009, 239 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (7 months 2 weeks 6 days ago) and read 2220 times:
Quoting spiritair97 (Reply 15): I'm looking for ways to get frm NYC to MYR on January 25 and on United's webiste it shows a US Airways flights from MYR-CLT operated by a Boeing 737-300? I know they'll be retired by then (I think?) so what would they fly in there i it's place? a -400? Also, why would the website say it was a -300 if they are to be retired by then?>
I'm not sure what time of the day your flight is showing but on 25JAN these are the MYR CLT flights:
spiritair97 From United States of America, joined Jan 2011, 1231 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (7 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1904 times:
Maverick623 From United States of America, joined Nov 2006, 4744 posts, RR: 6 Reply 22, posted (7 months 2 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1822 times:
Quoting ERJ170 (Reply 5):
Maybe it's because I'm from NC, but never understood why US never did the following:
CLT-RDU Flt 919
RDU-CLT Flt 704
Well, currently US919 operates STL-PHX on so-called FLEX days in PHX (random days where they add two extra banks of flights at night), and US 704 operates DFW-CLT-FRA (formerly PHX-PHL-FRA).
boberito6589 From United States of America, joined Nov 2009, 239 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1601 times:
Quoting lat41 (Reply 23): How is US filling the lost capacity? New aircraft or shrinking the airline a bit for now?
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