Originally Posted by
UA-NYC
So you're making a case that the (bare bones) RJs (with RJ on-board "service", after all) are a better experience than a mainline plane that's been internally renovated and is much more spacious? I think you're mostly alone with that argument.
In the case of the MD80, yes, I am. Interiors don't get you to your destination, mechanical reliability does. They are old, noisy, have an inherent design flaw, and are all coming into fuselage cycle numbers that go well beyond what they were originally designed for.
I also don't mind being alone on an argument; 520+ years ago, everyone thought the world was flat. That doesn't mean they were right.
Originally Posted by
CMK10
The 737-NGs were first ordered in 1994 but not delivered until 1997 (73G) and 1998 (738)
Thank you for the correction. I must have misread.