Great choice SWA!! I have looked at the options that you most likely considered, and the 737 MAX is true to its word on reduced fuel consumption, improved passenger experience, among other things. I believe that this choice will serve South West the best and will ensure that they keep true to their low costs with an excellent passenger experience. The Boeing Sky Interior, which will enter service with South West Airlines on the 737-800s this coming year, will be a large factor in improved passenger experience on their 737 MAXs. Like always, South West Airlines is making the choice to invest in its future, as well as the future of air travel, and it is doing so with the Boeing Company, who produces exceptional products. I am really excited to get on the 737-800s that are going to be delivered this year, and experience Boeing's Sky Interior first hand on one of the greatest airlines that the United States of America has ever seen. Kudos to whom ever decided to donate N300SW to the Frontiers Of Flight Museum at Love Field. A couple of years ago I flew two flights on that particular 737-300, thinking that the airplane would probably end up scrapped or sold off. Since it is now part of the museum, I can someday take my kids to see the airplane, and be able to tell them that their grandparents, aunt, and I flew home from a family vacation on it.
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I was privileged to fly on this aircraft in August of 2008 from Boise, to Reno, and then to San Jose. When I went to the gate, I could not believe how great this plane looked. It had just been repainted and the cabin was spotless. I knew that it was the oldest plane in South West’s the fleet, but I it looked like the newest, despite being a 737 300. I have always enjoyed flying on the original 737 300s made in the 1980s, equipped with Boeing's "Advanced Technologies Interior", introduced on the 757. My mother flew for Western Airlines during the time when it was being acquired by Delta Airlines. Being it was the late 1980s, she said that planes like N300SW were the newest of Delta's fleet. Over the next few years, I expect that South West will retire the rest of their vintage 1980s 737 300s, in favor of buying more fuel efficient 737 Next Generation variants. I am a freshman at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business in California, and believe that this is a very smart move, considering the price of fuel these days, and the costs of maintaining an aging aircraft. I have grown up flying on planes like N300SW, and will miss doing so in the future. I am pleased that South West donated N300SW to the Frontiers of Flight Museum, so it can be preserved for future generations to enjoy. I look forward to flying on South West's new 737 800s with Boeing's "Sky Interior". If they had to pick a plane to replace N300SW that is the best choice.
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I was privileged to fly on this aircraft in 2008 from Boise to Reno and then San Jose. When I went to the gate, I could not believe how great this plane looked. I had just been repainted and the cabin was spotless. I knew that it was the oldest plane in the fleet, but I it looked like the newest, despite being a 737 300. I have always enjoyed flying on the original 737 300s made in the 1980s, equipped with Boeing's "Advanced Technologies Interior" introduced on the 757. My mother flew for Western Airlines during the time when it was being acquired by Delta Airlines. Being it was the late 1980s, she said that planes like N300SW were the newest of Delta's fleet. Over the next few years, I expect that South West will retire the rest of the vintage 1980s 737 300s, in favor of buying more fuel efficient 737 Next Generation variants. I am a freshman at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business, and believe that this is a very smart move, considering the price of fuel these days, and the costs of maintaining an aging aircraft. I have grown up flying on planes like this, a will miss doing so in the future. I am pleased that South West donated N300SW to the Frontiers of Flight Museum, so it can be preserved for future generations to enjoy. I look forward to flying on South West's new 737 800s with Boeing's new "Sky Interior". If they had to pick a plane to replace N300SW that is the best choice.
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