WJ's first -600 has arrived

Trevor · Post by **Trevor** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:07 am

601 arrived in YYC last night and is now sitting in Bay 1. There's a BBQ planned for the unveiling party on Thursday in case anyone missed the announcement.

WS739 · Post by **WS739** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:29 pm

First Full Rev flight is tonight YYC-YLW in place of a -700!

ETA ylw is 2005

Cheers Spotters

Blastor · Post by **Blastor** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:09 pm

WJ's first -600 has arrived...

...and last profit shares depart

Trevor · Post by **Trevor** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:35 am

Blastor wrote:
WJ's first -600 has arrived...
...and last profit shares depart

Highjack attempt #1.

Blastor, if you're so interested in bashing WJ, so be it. But stop hijacking every thread that opens up in this board with your incessant annoyance.

gelbisch · Post by **gelbisch** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:10 am

I'd suggest again that if you ignore him than the fun goes out of it for him. In a determined attempt to avoid any meaningful and quasi-intelligent banter, he has yet to explain why he loathes WJ so much now, when he loved them so much last year.

Now, I'm pretty ignorant about these new models of the 73'... what's the difference between the -700 and the -600?

metal overcast · Post by **metal overcast** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:13 am

Slightly smaller AC.
Less seats in the 600.

gelbisch · Post by **gelbisch** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:41 am

Ah. Otherwise not much difference?

Swamp Donkey · Post by **Swamp Donkey** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:13 am

Does each model use the same engines? (6,7,8.)

and just derate the the thrust?

Trevor · Post by **Trevor** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:30 am

Swamp Donkey wrote:Does each model use the same engines? (6,7,8.)

and just derate the the thrust?

That's exactly correct. They use the CFM56-7Bxx with basic thrusts of:
737-600 (19,500 lbs)
737-700 (20,600 lbs)
737-800 (24,200 lbs)
737-900 (24,200 lbs)

Someone asked about the lengths. They are:
737-600 (102 ft 6 in)
737-700 (110 ft 4 in)
737-800 (129 ft 6 in)
737-900 (138 ft 2 in)

b767jetmec · Post by **b767jetmec** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:47 pm

Are there any plans for WJ to get the -900? And if so, what routes would they be used on?

Trevor · Post by **Trevor** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:03 pm

b767jetmec wrote:Are there any plans for WJ to get the -900? And if so, what routes would they be used on?

As of now, there's no plan on using the -900. Its possible that if our ETOPS work is profitable enough, we might consider the -900EX.

LostinRotation · Post by **LostinRotation** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:47 pm

New aircraft are always exciting

Any pics ?

-=0=LIR=0=-

Frequent Flier_10 · Post by **Frequent Flier_10** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:17 am

Does it have winglets already installed?

wallypilot · Post by **wallypilot** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:40 am

flew on it the other night YVR-YYC. new airplane smell is a rare and wonderful thing! but, it's just a 737...from a pax point of view, no different from any other NG other than that it is smaller. The biggest thing I noticed.....being a brand new airplane: clear passenger windows!

and no, winglets have not been installed.

WS739 · Post by **WS739** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:12 pm

I have pictures and video of the first full rev landing and arrival but no idea how to post pics on here!

CanadaEH · Post by **CanadaEH** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:28 pm

Winglet testing and certification (leasing to Boeing for duration) in 2006..

No LiveTV until near year..

32" seat pitch (same as -700)..

119 seats..

Canus Chinookus · Post by **Canus Chinookus** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:57 pm

WS739 wrote:I have pictures and video of the first full rev landing and arrival but no idea how to post pics on here!

how big is the file?

WJflyer · Post by **WJflyer** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 6:55 pm

Canus Chinookus wrote:
WS739 wrote:I have pictures and video of the first full rev landing and arrival but no idea how to post pics on here!
how big is the file?

Check Airliners.net for the photos of Westjet's new 737-600's at Boeing field, and in Toronto.