Wow!!!!!!

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 01/10/2020 at 14:16 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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787 oh yeah what a beauty!

AlfaCorse > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2020 at 14:33

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Is that at San Jose? I took Hainan’s SJC  flight a few years ago. I thought the service was great, but food was just OK.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AlfaCorse 01/10/2020 at 14:38

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Yes, I’m on an alaska flight to Seattle .

AlfaCorse > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2020 at 14:48

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Nice, enjoy the flight! Do you fly on one of the former Virgin America Airbuses with Alaska ?

My hovercraft is full of eels > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2020 at 14:49

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Nice. I took this last year in Madrid (to where I flew on LATAM’s Dreamliner, btw).

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AlfaCorse 01/10/2020 at 14:58

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Actually today yes. It’s a new interior and paint job too.  I came down on a 737-900. I liked it when they hadn’t changed over the interiors yet. The pink lights and glass dividers were cool.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > My hovercraft is full of eels 01/10/2020 at 15:00

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nice! I liked seeing it in person. It is a good looking plane.

HammerheadFistpunch > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2020 at 15:08

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If boeing had just bailed on the 737 and moved to replace it using dre amliner tech they would sitting pretty right now.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 01/10/2020 at 15:18

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You are not wrong. They already have the 777 too, call it the 737-TRD Pro

facw > HammerheadFistpunch 01/10/2020 at 15:34

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Maybe, could have growing pains from the new airliner though, and they’d lose all that customer lock in they were desperately trying to preserve. The benefits of all that expensive carbon fiber are also more limited on a short haul airliner (though possibly there would also be a big long-term benefit if the airframes no longer wore out from pressurization  cycles).

AlfaCorse > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2020 at 16:05

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Oh good, I flew on one of their A320s a few weeks ago with the new paint but old interior.  I t was nice, but was a little worn, the foam piece of one of my armrests was falling apart and was repaired with tape for example. I guess t hey are probably holding off investing money in upkeep of the old interiors in areas where they can before the plane goes in to have the new interior installed.

BahamaTodd > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2020 at 16:45

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I fly to China pretty often and the 787 is my favorite plane so far. I haven’t flown an A350 yet though.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AlfaCorse 01/10/2020 at 17:19

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I am fairly certain that they are upgrading All  the jets that they plan on keeping for a while.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > BahamaTodd 01/10/2020 at 17:20

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The largest plane I’ve been on recently is a 737-900. I have not been across the ocean since I was a teen.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > HammerheadFistpunch 01/10/2020 at 22:12

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Making a short dreamliner the size of a max would have left the dreamliners larger diameter cabin would have lost much of the gain of using the carbon fiber, vs the 737s smaller profile.   the problem overall is not filling the void of the 757 mid size. 

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > facw 01/10/2020 at 22:14

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i remember reading @2015 if boeing switched the 737 over to CF, they’d be using over 50% of the worlds output.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2020 at 22:17

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i took one to oppomeet. When I saw the two guys I was between, we all said “F@#$” internally. Cabin did feel better, but the BA economy seats were cramped. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/10/2020 at 22:54

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BA served me alcohol when I was 17! You can’t get that in the US.

facw > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/10/2020 at 23:09

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Yeah, they would still have needed a narrowbody, they shouldn’t just make a super short 787. Though there is talk that the 757 replacement will be a short two aisle plane.