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rbavfan wrote:United_fan wrote:737-400's make better freighters due to their length. I read that there is a greater chance of a loader hitting the engine on a -300.
The 400 freighters have weight & balance issues the 300's do not have.
n7371f wrote:Anybody know where all these WN aircraft are going? Most went to TUS but that was when 1-2 a month were leaving the fleet.
I'd assume VCV, MHV, MZJ would see quite a bit since they have the most space.
MO11 wrote:N383SW wrote:barney captain wrote:Some of the latest -300 retirement numbers;
18 leave Aug 14th (today)
10 leave Sept 10th
30 leave Sept 29th
Do you have the tail numbers for the 18 leaving today?
359 380 386 387 390 620 622 which are leased
376 379 394 395 607 624 629 630 631 642 647 which are not.
Bruce wrote:Some of the planes retired last night will become fire tankers - 5 probably, as they already did one and I think Coulson bought 6 of them. Anyone know which they are?
jbmitt wrote:Didn't the majors park 727s quickly after 9/11? I recall DL phasing out 727, L1011, 733 (glass and non-glass) 732 all in short order.
bigbird wrote:I know that the MAX starts service on Oct. 1 so when are they actually going to start deliveries so that pilot training can begin. How many do they expect to have when service does start?
barney captain wrote:bigbird wrote:I know that the MAX starts service on Oct. 1 so when are they actually going to start deliveries so that pilot training can begin. How many do they expect to have when service does start?
13 on day one. Training has already started - via computer and unless things have changed, there will be no training using the actual airplane. Likely the first time each of us turns the wheel, it will be for revenue service.
737max8 wrote:barney captain wrote:bigbird wrote:I know that the MAX starts service on Oct. 1 so when are they actually going to start deliveries so that pilot training can begin. How many do they expect to have when service does start?
13 on day one. Training has already started - via computer and unless things have changed, there will be no training using the actual airplane. Likely the first time each of us turns the wheel, it will be for revenue service.
It actually will be 9 MAX entering service on October 1st.
10th plane will enter service on October 8th or 9th, can't remember.
11-14 will be later in the fall/winter 2017.
WN732 wrote:MO11 wrote:N383SW wrote:
Do you have the tail numbers for the 18 leaving today?
359 380 386 387 390 620 622 which are leased
376 379 394 395 607 624 629 630 631 642 647 which are not.
Farewell Silver One
n471wn wrote:WN732 wrote:MO11 wrote:
359 380 386 387 390 620 622 which are leased
376 379 394 395 607 624 629 630 631 642 647 which are not.
Farewell Silver One
N359SW is still flying
SWApilotfarmer wrote:At least 17 300's were removed from the fleet last night and this morning. Almost all are going to VCV. Two aircraft went to TUS as previously stated.
TUS
379SW 376SW
VCV
382SW 387SW 391SW 394SW 395SW 600WN 606SW 607SW
624SW 629SW 630WN 631SW 642WN
622SW and 647SW are also currently enroute to VCV.
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RayChuang wrote:Given how hard-worked the WN 733 fleet is, the vast majority of the remaining planes will end up being dismantled for scrap. They will be replaced by a combination of 738's and the new 737 MAX 8 planes.
aaflyer222 wrote:how many 733 currently remain in service?
