Southwest Airlines agrees to buy 100 of Boeing’s smallest 737 Max model

cnbc ^ | MAR 29 20214:39 PM EDT | Leslie Josephs

[BenLurkin]

The Dallas-based low-cost airline said under the agreement it would also convert 70 of its firm orders for Max 8 planes to the smallest and slower-selling jets, the Max 7s. It also added 155 options for 737 Max 7 or Max 8 airplanes through 2029.

Southwest, which operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet, said its order, the largest Max sale since two crashes caused a worldwide grounding in March 2019, is a vote of confidence in the planes. U.S. regulators lifted the 20-month grounding of the 737 Max in November and many other countries have followed suit since then.

The carrier had said it was weighing whether to add Airbus A220 planes to its fleet to replace older Boeing jets, but in October, Southwest’s COO Mike Van de Ven said having two types of planes would be “a big undertaking for us,” citing issues with pilot training and maintenance.

[airplaneguy]

naw. Ive flown it and it flies fine. good jet.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“I’m very pro Airbus at this point.“

Why?

[airplaneguy]

Sure they are. The CASM is lower than the direct competitors.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

this Boeing employee’s insights:

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/faa-safety-engineer-goes-public-to-slam-the-agencys-oversight-of-boeings-737-max/

[Delta 21]

Boeing gave them a reeeely good deal.

[dragnet2]

When will the airlines be switching to electric airliners?

[Finalapproach29er]

..and an aluminium-lithium fuselage.”

So if it gets hit by lightning, will it hold a charge?
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Thanks for the laugh! Best of the day. :)

[Georgia Girl 2]

Every time we board a 737 Mr. GG2 always tells the stews what seat he’s in in case they get into trouble because he’s got stick time on that model. He does it just to be a jokester and they kind of roll their eyes and nod. 🙄

When he worked for Boeing he used to walk around on flights and fix stuff that was broken. Once he fixed the ovens that went on the fritz and they moved him up to first class. Another time the drink cart got stuck in the aisle and he had to fix that.