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Jan 15, 2008, 8:53 am
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Jan 15, 2008, 8:56 am
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A lot of airlines have this. I'm not sure why it matters so much. Are the folks in the Y bulkhead that much more prone to kicking your seat back when you're in row 2 compared to, say the folks behind you in FC if you were seated in row 1? Frankly, I like the curtain because it gives that row in Y more legroom which comes in handy to pre-book in case the upgrade doesn't clear...
Jan 15, 2008, 9:05 am
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I would love to see CO jettison the 735 from its fleet entirely. I cannot figure out why they fly those planes from EWR to a market like MIA, I'm really sick of it. 8 seats (2 rows) in FC, and the "bulkhead" is a weird fabric-y contraption, so the second row of FC reclines into the first row of coach. Pitiful.
Jan 15, 2008, 9:07 am
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Forgive me if this is common knowledge, but what aircraft is the chosen replacement for the 737-500?
Jan 15, 2008, 9:11 am
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Routes that are on 737-500 may be upgraded to the 737-300 and 737-700, while those may be replaced by 738 and so on.
Jan 15, 2008, 10:54 am
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Well some of the 735s are leaving the fleet. But it will be quite some time (years) before the 735s are all gone. There's just too many of them, and the number of 735s being retired is smaller than the number of 738s and 739-ERs being delivered.
Jan 15, 2008, 11:04 am
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Come on baby, 735 on IAH-LBB ^
Jan 15, 2008, 11:09 am
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Jan 15, 2008, 11:18 am
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Jan 15, 2008, 12:12 pm
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LOL.... If they upgrade service into LBB I may just have to try it out to see what it is like to fly into and outta LBB on a big plane. While I may have left LBB I am now flying outta of either TUL or OKC and have to wake up real early or leave late to experience the big planes. Funny thing is that the planes and the departure times between these two cities are about the same so the price is the determining factor. Fly on 737-500. 
Jan 15, 2008, 12:29 pm
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CO is taking new deliveries of 737-800 and 737-900ER for its domestic mainline service, and taking the 737-500 out. They are not direct replacement, but to renew the fleet and increase the average number of seats per aircraft.
Routes that are on 737-500 may be upgraded to the 737-300 and 737-700, while those may be replaced by 738 and so on.
Routes that are on 737-500 may be upgraded to the 737-300 and 737-700, while those may be replaced by 738 and so on.
Also, while the 733 is larger than the 735, I'm not quite sure I would call that an "upgrade." Remember the 733 is the oldest plane in the CO fleet, and the oldest a/c operating (N16301) is now nearly 23 years old.
Jan 15, 2008, 12:49 pm
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You are almost certainly right but please note that the 737-700 is one of the longest range 737's (with the 739ER) and will likely continue to serve the longer haul 737 routes (such as EWR to northern South America).
Also, while the 733 is larger than the 735, I'm not quite sure I would call that an "upgrade." Remember the 733 is the oldest plane in the CO fleet, and the oldest a/c operating (N16301) is now nearly 23 years old.
Also, while the 733 is larger than the 735, I'm not quite sure I would call that an "upgrade." Remember the 733 is the oldest plane in the CO fleet, and the oldest a/c operating (N16301) is now nearly 23 years old.
Jan 15, 2008, 4:14 pm
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Based on the retirement and winglet schedules, it seems like the 733 will be retiring faster as the 738/739ER's come online. The 735's will probably be in the fleet until either CO mainline renegotiates so that CO can get some EMB-190 class ships, or Boeing comes out with their 737 replacement with a ~110 seat version.
Jan 15, 2008, 4:23 pm
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Jan 15, 2008, 7:35 pm
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Agony is taking one of the Chautauqua CRJ flights on that route.