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Why is this? I’m not an expert or really follow the airline industry too closely. I’m curious to understand what about Boeing’s decision to continue the 737 lin
by marcc 8y ago
Why is this? I’m not an expert or really follow the airline industry too closely. I’m curious to understand what about Boeing’s decision to continue the 737 line prompts your comment.
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- llukas 8y agoThey slapped new engines on old airframe to save costs of qualifying new airframe and airlines save costs on retraining crews.
- PaulHoule 8y agoIt's a very big picture. The reason you feel like hell after taking the Redeye isn't that just that you took the Redeye, but you took the Redeye on a 737. The marketing term "narrow-body" belies that the 737 is wide enough but not tall enough for the human physique. Just thinking about the curve of that circular fuselage makes my neck start to knot up. Don't believe me? The Embraer 195 is a smaller plane that feels huge on the inside compared to the 737. More advanced planes like the 787 use electric bleed air to save energy and vent less toxic fumes from the cabin which also makes air travel more pleasant. The fuselage cross-section dates back to the 1958 Boeing 707. There is great concern about the environmental impacts of air travel and since 737-class planes (like the Airbus A320) are produced in greater numbers than other aircraft, the flying public, the world, and the airlines deserve something better as an everyday flyer.