SWA to test assigned seating

In article ,
mrtravel wrote:

Southwest doesn't have any -900s, and even if they did, the airline
is not certified for ETOPS operations.

Did I say WN had them? You left out the part where I said
"I think WN would have no trouble picking them up if needed"

This is a red herring. Why do you think they'd need -900s for ETOPS
when they can certify their existing 737s instead?

Do you think there would be a problem for WN to get certified?

What do you think? Special training and certification for all pilots
and mechanics, big change in engineering procedures, etc. etc.

We are talking about an airline that had Boeing emulate old-style gauges
in new-gen 737s so that they didn't need to re-train their pilots.

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mrtravel wrote:

I know that the 737-900 is ETOPS. I think WN would have no trouble
picking them up if needed. Additionally, I think WN could kick AA around
in the Carribean.

I hadn't thought about that one. I was more thinking of them
competing with ASA on the Cancun/Cabo/Puerto Vallarta runs, but
going up against AAL on their moneymakers from the east coast would
really make it stick in their craw.

BL.
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On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:11:15 GMT, mrtravel
wrote:

Southwest doesn't have any -900s, and even if they did, the airline
is not certified for ETOPS operations.


Did I say WN had them? You left out the part where I said
"I think WN would have no trouble picking them up if needed"

Do you think there would be a problem for WN to get certified?


Why do you refer to Southwest as WN?

Regards, Dianna
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To reply, please remove "fluff" from my address.

In article 36,
Joseph Coulter wrote:

IIRC Piedmont used to fly to London in 737's

Don't think that's possible. Piedmont had 737-200s and later -400s,
the latter with a range of about 2150nm. Charlotte to London would be
almost 4000nm, and would have far exceeded the 737's range.

The service Charlotte to London Gatwick was in 767s in the late 1980's,
before the creation of, and integration with, USAir in 1989.

Dianna Visek wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:11:15 GMT, mrtravel
wrote:


Southwest doesn't have any -900s, and even if they did, the airline
is not certified for ETOPS operations.


Did I say WN had them? You left out the part where I said
"I think WN would have no trouble picking them up if needed"

Do you think there would be a problem for WN to get certified?



Why do you refer to Southwest as WN?

Regards, Dianna

They same reason I call Delta DL, United UA, and Aeroflot SU
It's an air travel group, learn a bit.

WN is their IATA designator. (Like DL for Delta, NW for Northwest)

There's a list of designators here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IATA_airline_designator


"Dianna Visek" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:11:15 GMT, mrtravel
wrote:

Southwest doesn't have any -900s, and even if they did, the airline
is not certified for ETOPS operations.


Did I say WN had them? You left out the part where I said
"I think WN would have no trouble picking them up if needed"

Do you think there would be a problem for WN to get certified?


Why do you refer to Southwest as WN?

Regards, Dianna
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To reply, please remove "fluff" from my address.

beavis wrote in
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In article 36,
Joseph Coulter wrote:

IIRC Piedmont used to fly to London in 737's

Don't think that's possible. Piedmont had 737-200s and later -400s,
the latter with a range of about 2150nm. Charlotte to London would be
almost 4000nm, and would have far exceeded the 737's range.

The service Charlotte to London Gatwick was in 767s in the late
1980's, before the creation of, and integration with, USAir in 1989.

oops, forgot that they had "big" planes all I ever took were the little
guys.

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