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Topic of the Week: Boeing’s 737 MAX

Boeing has now officially launched its 737 with new engines – it’s being called the 737 MAX to counter the A320neo. What do you think of the MAX? Will it be a success? Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 2 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Boeing, 737

What Will American Do With All Those Airplanes?

In case you missed it, American has decided to buy an insanely large number of airplanes. With 460 orders and another 10 million options (ok, maybe just 465), this was easily the largest order ever for an airline. Not only did American order a lot of...

Published Thu, Jul 21 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, Boeing, Airbus, A320, 737

Southwest, 737s, and Holes: What Happened and What Now?

I’m sure a lot of you have been wondering why I haven’t written about the Southwest 737 that had a big hole open up inflight last week. It was big news for sure, but I just didn’t know enough beyond the basic information to make a post...

Published Thu, Apr 7 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Accidents/Incidents, 737

United Retires The 737 (Trip Report)

Yesterday was something of a flashback for me. When United offered just a couple days ago to give me a seat on the last 737 flight before retirement, I figured, yeah why not? You’d think I would have been more excited, but I have mixed emotions...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 3:08 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Trip Reports, 737

This Week on BNET (May 18 - 22)

The New Delta Sees More Complaints in March March complaints are out, and Delta and its partners saw increases while most others did not. Uh oh. JetBlue and Others See Higher Complaints in March I said above that “most” other airlines didn’t...

Published Sat, May 23 2009 3:11 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, JetBlue, Continental, American, Delta, Hawaiian, Northwest, ExpressJet, Alaska Airlines, BNET, AirTran, MKE - Milwaukee, 737

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Topic of the Week: Boeing’s 737 MAX

What Will American Do With All Those Airplanes?

Southwest, 737s, and Holes: What Happened and What Now?

United Retires The 737 (Trip Report)

This Week on BNET (May 18 - 22)