Comments on: Game-Changing Boeing 787 – First Flight Coming Soon? http://wanderingjustin.com/2009/06/game-changing-boeing-787-first-flight-coming-soon/ Travel - Adventure - Arizona Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:20:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://wanderingjustin.com/2009/06/game-changing-boeing-787-first-flight-coming-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-422 admin Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:53:15 +0000 http://wanderingjustin.com/?p=1126#comment-422 Yes, the humidity factor is huge. The plane can do this because of the wide-scale use of composites in the fuselage. Southwest is using mostly next-gen 737-700s right now. That's part of its business model - maximum interchangeability of parts and people's knowledge. They'll probably always use the 737, unfortunately. Some of the 737s are actually pretty big - the -900 can carry up to 190 people. It's no 787 or even 767, but that's better than 130, I guess. A full fleet of those could reduce traffic by 15 percent or so. Yes, the humidity factor is huge. The plane can do this because of the wide-scale use of composites in the fuselage.

Southwest is using mostly next-gen 737-700s right now. That’s part of its business model – maximum interchangeability of parts and people’s knowledge. They’ll probably always use the 737, unfortunately. Some of the 737s are actually pretty big – the -900 can carry up to 190 people. It’s no 787 or even 767, but that’s better than 130, I guess. A full fleet of those could reduce traffic by 15 percent or so.

]]> By: Deft Digits http://wanderingjustin.com/2009/06/game-changing-boeing-787-first-flight-coming-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Deft Digits Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:18:37 +0000 http://wanderingjustin.com/?p=1126#comment-421 Not too familiar with this puppy yet, but it sounds pretty nice from everything you mentioned. As trivial as it seems, higher humidity's a pretty big deal when you're flying for 10+ hours. Southwest just started up here in the Twin Cities, but given their prices, I'll probably be using them for domestic trips. It'd be cool if they switched, but isn't their entire fleet 737's? Not too familiar with this puppy yet, but it sounds pretty nice from everything you mentioned. As trivial as it seems, higher humidity’s a pretty big deal when you’re flying for 10+ hours.

Southwest just started up here in the Twin Cities, but given their prices, I’ll probably be using them for domestic trips. It’d be cool if they switched, but isn’t their entire fleet 737’s?

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