I was sitting in the KC airport waiting for my connecting flight back to Albuquerque, and looked out at the SW 737 that was at the gate next to my chair. I did a double take because at first glance it looked like an Uber sticker in the cockpit window. I know it wasn't, but it did make me look twice and gave me a chuckle thinking about the possibilities.
I will go get my eyes checked before my next trip.
It appears to be the nose of a B737 of some model!!
If it is an Uber placard leave it to SW who always has had some of the more creative and fun employees around.
Unless they have changed, all planes SWA flies are 737s. That is one of their big advantages, pilots only need to know one plane, as do flight attendants. Also the 737 only had 2 crew members (pilot and co pilot) many other planes have a 3rd (flight engineer/navigator).
I think IAHFLYR was being a bit tongue in cheek with his reply to my question of "What is this". He probably has forgotten more about airplanes and airlines than I know, however I will take him on 2 out of 3 on hot air balloon questions!
A bit yes...and I'll take balloons for 10 please!
Hey nipper, if you'll allow me to offer up something regarding your comment on a 3rd person on the flight deck ("flight engineer/navigator"), almost every one of those commercial airplanes are sitting in the bone yards across the world. The likes of B727's, DC10's, B741, B742 and B743 did in fact have a three person flight crew, but now days everything is a two person crew up front other than when the flight time exceeds basically eight hours they will include a third pilot and on the longest flights even a fourth pilot which are called International Relief Officer (IRO) to allow for crew rest. Normally shortly after take-off and just before landing is the only time there will be three or four pilots on the flight deck as they take turns getting rest breaks.
And you are correct SW only has B733 (almost phased out), B737 and B738's currently in their fleet.
I remember in the 80s when SWA really started to make waves, they were so competitive because they had a great model. Live in San Antonio, commuted sometimes daily to NASA in Houston ($49 round trip to Hobby, cheaper than a hotel).
Of course now that I fly every week, I won't get caught dead on SWA, like my 1st class too much. :-)
Spoken like a true road warrior and 1st class lover!!! It is tough when you're not up front eh.
Do then remember when SWA leased those B727's from Braniff for a few years!!!! Flew jump seat out to LAX once on them, but the drive to HOU was far to long to every fly SWA and besides, love my 1st class seats as well.
Geez, I completely forgot about the jump seats, I snagged them a couple times, thinking they were fun. Don't think I would do that now. Though I did get one of the 1st class seats that was reversed going to China, that is close, right ? :-)
Hmmm reverse seats, not a fan, but close up front yes. What jump seat are you referring that you snagged, Flight Attendant or Flight Deck?
Back in the 80s SWA had some reverse seats, only 1 or two on a plane. I took those a couple times, not really a jump seat.
Ahhhh yes they did and for all we know they still may. I was actually referring to the flight deck jump seat as we had the ability to do that a few times a year for flight deck familiarization, so why not hop on out to LA for a day or two.
Wow! That really does look like an Uber placard in the window!!! Thanks for sharing nmballoonist - my eyes must be going too! I had to enlarge the picture, and it still looked like Uber!