Refurbished MD80?
Dec 28, 2010, 5:21 pm
#31
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I like the new seats. Wish they had more padding on the seat, but otherwise an improvement. IMO. I have seen lots of folks in F complaining about them though.
Dec 28, 2010, 6:03 pm
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A newer December post reports 76 737-800s now delivered since March, 2009.
Dec 28, 2010, 8:44 pm
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Dec 28, 2010, 11:39 pm
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They are, dearest PUCCI. They are buying Boeing 737-823s as quickly as Boeing can produce them and their purse can pay for them (obviously, two different things...). In the meantime, we are stuck with a number of MD80s, much as SPANTAX pax were stuck with Convair 990s. 
They both seat 2 x 3 across, iirc.
BTW, if you are ever visiting the island of Hawai'i's west coast, they do not call them donkeys - they call them "Kona nightingales" - much more civilized, don't you think?
They both seat 2 x 3 across, iirc. BTW, if you are ever visiting the island of Hawai'i's west coast, they do not call them donkeys - they call them "Kona nightingales" - much more civilized, don't you think?
Dec 29, 2010, 10:05 am
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Plus the front of the cabin is nice and quiet. It’s a testament to the engineers at the old Douglass aircraft that the airframe on that plane is still going strong after all these years.
Dec 29, 2010, 3:56 pm
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Slight Off Topic Question
Just curious, but I've recently noticed that the most quiet seats on the MD80 seem to be around row 15. I found it even quieter than F. I've done just a few segments on the mad dog recently so I haven't had much chance to experience this phenomenon. Has anyone with more experience on this plane noticed this?
Dec 29, 2010, 4:28 pm
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Dec 29, 2010, 4:49 pm
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I'm not a huge fan of the MD-80's but recently talked to a pilot while on a MR layover in DFW about this very subject. We seem to have nothing but the no seat padding/no IFE/loud engine planes flying in and out of ORD these days. He said they can strip/refurb a plane down to the ribs for about $3 million as opposed to paying $70 mil for a new 737. Even with the bad gas efficiency, it's still worth it to redo the planes. Seems I'm stuck with the Edsels for many more years. <sigh>
Dec 29, 2010, 8:03 pm
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As for those saying just go out and buy a 737, I suppose you went out and spent $30k on a hybrid car to save 10mpg?
Dec 29, 2010, 9:01 pm
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They are, dearest PUCCI. They are buying Boeing 737-823s as quickly as Boeing can produce them and their purse can pay for them (obviously, two different things...). In the meantime, we are stuck with a number of MD80s, much as SPANTAX pax were stuck with Convair 990s. They both seat 2 x 3 across, iirc.
BTW, if you are ever visiting the island of Hawai'i's west coast, they do not call them donkeys - they call them "Kona nightingales" - much more civilized, don't you think?
They both seat 2 x 3 across, iirc. BTW, if you are ever visiting the island of Hawai'i's west coast, they do not call them donkeys - they call them "Kona nightingales" - much more civilized, don't you think?
Frankly I loved the MD80 back in the 80s when I could fly DFW-SBA via Bakersfield!! But the poor old thing is years old now (now tha Convair 990s that Swissair had (alone in Europe) were 6 abreast as I recall.
To the sweet young man who said about how he did not care if there was IFE - I dare say he is right. If the drivel that they tried to show down from DFW was anything to go by - did not matter - nothing worked (757). Can I ask for compensation do you suppose??!!