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Southwest and Ryanair, two of the biggest airlines in the world, are exclusively 737. It allows them to keep maintenance and flight crew costs low, and they wer
by sofixa 2y ago
Southwest and Ryanair, two of the biggest airlines in the world, are exclusively 737. It allows them to keep maintenance and flight crew costs low, and they were the primary forces insisting on Boeing improving a design which is beyond its limits. They'll kick the can down the road for as long as they can.
- projektfu 2y agoDid Southwest sell off all the 717s when they bought AirTran? I haven't flown SWA in a long time.
- sofixa 2y agoAccording to Wikipedia: > Southwest integrated AirTran's fleet of Boeing 737-700 series aircraft into Southwest Airlines brand and livery, and the Boeing 717 fleet was then leased out to Delta Air Lines starting in mid-2013 Same as Alaska Airlines getting rid of the A320s they got by acquiring Virgin America. (Although they're in the same predicament again by acquiring Hawaiian).