Hi!Maybe this isn't the correct place to post this, but since most 737 buffs hang around here I'll give it a try! Recently saw a short segment about the 737-800 on a swedish tv motorshow called prestanda (a swedish and quite terrible version of the wonderful topgear show) and they went on about how expensive aircraft stuff were, for example just the wall-holder to the stewards intercom phone was something like $2000, as were just one overhead bin handle. An LCD screen for the IFE was something like $28000!!! :( I mean a/c stuff is expensive but that? Does anyone know if those prices are even close to the truth?

put simply yes things for aircraft really are that expensive! For example one new NG FMC is currently retailing at

Wow then the engine cutoff levers on the 747-400 are really cheap! Only ~ 1000

for the IFE PTVs, they have to be low voltage, create low heat, yet still be vibrant and of decent picture quality.they also have to be really hard waring.plus there's all the testing that goes with them, airworthiness certificates and all that.

>Wow then the engine cutoff levers on the 747-400 are really>cheap! Only ~ 1000

Wow, thats a lot of money! Now I see why Ryanair is talking about ordering their new airplanes without sunshades in the future! :-) rgrds fredrik

I heard they would make the pilots use the smoke goggles and oxygen masks at a permanent basis so they could leave out the windshields too! :-hah RgdsKevin

:-lol rgrds fredrik

Wow, those things are amazingly expensive! So what are you going to pay for the pocket in the back of a seat? $50,000?And don't let's get into a discussion about Ryanair!EDIT - Or should I say a savage ripping argument about Ryanair?