Hey!

I've been thinking for a while about what airlines currently use these four types: 737NG, A320 series, 777 (any model) and 747-400.

And I can only think of ANA and Delta. Am I missing some? Of course the airline can fly other types as well, but I'm thinking at least these four. Thanks

Your probably going to find a few airlines. The only reason an airline would have both the a320 and 737 are if there in the process of moving from one to the other which is rare.

Air China and United Airlines also has 737-NG, A320, 747-400 and 777-200 (& 777-300 for Air China)

 

Air New Zealand comes close as they are 737-300, A320, 747-400, and 777-200 & 777-300

Oh yeah, I forgot about United since the merger of course. Air China, yes them too. Thanks

Aeroflot used to have a whole big mix. But today they're all retired...

American will soon

 

Transaero (NEO on order)

 

All I can think of for now

 

Lee

 

 

 

British Airways would come close, wrong 737 though

<br />American will soon <br />

 

American has never flown a 747-400. They had the 747-100 from 1970–1984 and those silly 747-SP from 1986–1994.

 

The old 747-100's are now famous for ferrying around the Space Shuttle and those 747-SP's were just weird compact looking things as they were shortened 747's:

I never understand why the SP was even made... It looks so strange, a very short widebody with two floors and 4 engines.

 

For extended range, sure. But they weren't very popular with the airlines.

The only reason an airline would have both the a320 and 737 are if there in the process of moving from one to the other which is rare.

Austrian operate A320s and 737NGs at the same time, but they're currently transitioning to Airbus only, if I recall correctly. They also have Triple 7s, but no 747.

Yeah, American never flew the 747-400, British Airways and Air France uses the "wrong" 737, and KLM doesn't fly the A320. So I guess there's not that many airlines that operate all four types currently. Not that it really matters. It was just something that I thought about hehe

Your probably going to find a few airlines. The only reason an airline would have both the a320 and 737 are if there in the process of moving from one to the other which is rare.

 

Not necessarily, whether a 737 or A320 is better is very route specific. Depending on the route network the benefits of being able to match the best plane to the route might outweigh the costs of operating two types.

Another reason an airline might want to operate both types is simply the availability of production slots, which people have speculated is part of the reason for both American and Norwegian ordering both the NEO and the MAX.

As you say it is very unusual for an airline to operate both types though, as they are very similar in capability and operating only 1 type is generally cheaper than operating 2.

Not necessarily, whether a 737 or A320 is better is very route specific. Depending on the route network the benefits of being able to match the best plane to the route might outweigh the costs of operating two types.

Another reason an airline might want to operate both types is simply the availability of production slots, which people have speculated is part of the reason for both American and Norwegian ordering both the NEO and the MAX.

As you say it is very unusual for an airline to operate both types though, as they are very similar in capability and operating only 1 type is generally cheaper than operating 2.

 

 

Hmmmm. I think the main reason a company would accept the cost of operating both families would be because it would have inherited a large amount of one or another type through an acquisition or a merger.

 

PS (edit) : But you're right about American and production slots (or I should say at least that I have read the same story :smile: )

 

, British Airways and Air France uses the "wrong" 737, and KLM doesn't fly the A320.

 

KLM does fly NGs. Air France used to fly 733s and 735s but disposed of the last 735 in 2007. But both AF and KLM have a low-cost subsidiary named TRANSAVIA (in fact two companies, one Dutch and one French belonging to the TRANSAVIA group) and they both fly 737 NGs.

 

So, if you include subsidiaries, AF-KLM (or at least Air France) qualifies for the club.

 

Bruno

So Air France isn't using the classics anymore either?

So Air France isn't using the classics anymore either?

 

Correct. If you consider just the Air France brand, they now only fly A318s, 319s, 320s and 321s.

 

Bruno

Yeah okay thanks. I just looked up pictures at airliners.net but didn't realise they stopped using them that long ago.