February 11, 201214 yr Hi guysJust curious if Southwest has received any of their planned upgrades to the 737-300 fleet? I read a while ago on Flight Global that delivery was to start early 2011. Is the project still active?See the article below...www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-southwest-launches-737-300-cockpit-upgrade-with-boeing-and-ge-320450/ Regards, Tyler
February 12, 201214 yr This program had been scrapped. All -300's are going to be phased out asap. Clay Specs: ASUS M5A97 Motherboard, AMD Athlon II 980BE O'Clocked to 4.1ghz, 16gig DDR3 RAM, EVGA GTX 580 3gig, Win 7 64 bit Pro, CH Products stick and throttle, TrackIR 5.
February 12, 201214 yr Yes I read somewhere that SW intend to retire all their Classics as early as this March? Bit of a shame, does it have anything to do with the fatigue problems causing the recent blowouts I wonder? I know that Southwest have some of the heaviest utilized aircraft in the industry, and their Classics are getting quite old in terms of cycles.They've got a bunch of new -800s arriving soon apparently, as well as the -700s and 717s from the Air Tran acquisition. Tom Wright, UK PPL(A) SEP + Night Rating + IMC/IR(R) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM | 16GB RTX 4080 Super | 2x 2TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2 | Thrustmaster TCA Airbus Sidestick + Quadrant | Logitech G Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals | WinCTRL Airbus FCU + EFIS + MCDU
February 13, 201214 yr Yes I read somewhere that SW intend to retire all their Classics as early as this March? Bit of a shame, does it have anything to do with the fatigue problems causing the recent blowouts I wonder? I know that Southwest have some of the heaviest utilized aircraft in the industry, and their Classics are getting quite old in terms of cycles.They've got a bunch of new -800s arriving soon apparently, as well as the -700s and 717s from the Air Tran acquisition.Im supposed to be on 3 737-300's in mid March on SWA, got one more shot to get the flap recording I need for a project I guess! -Ryan Vince Quote from 911 magazine: "- ...RSR delivers unparallelled performance and stunning looks"
February 14, 201214 yr I hope they switch to -700 & -800 only!!! Those -300 are way too old for service, especially for a fast moving company like Southwest! i7-6700K @ 4.5 GHz, 16 GB DDR4-2400 MHz, GTX 1070 8GB
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