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This C-GPWS, Ship 601, Westjet’s first Boeing 737-600. Westjet currently (as of 4Q2019) has thirteen 737-600s in their fleet which were delivered August 2005 to September 2006- they also have the last 737-600 built as well. Westjet’s 2004 order quite literally brought the 737-600 back from the dead- the variant had no orders placed from December 1999 to May 2004 until Westjet came along. Launch customer was SAS with their first one being delivered in January 1999. ⠀ ⠀ SAS recently retired their 737-600s, the last SAS -600 flight being made on 30 November 2019. SAS’s launch order was a major coup for Boeing as the -600 beat out the BAe-146, A319, and MD-95. The -600s were the ideal replacement for the 737-500s inherited from the acquisition of Braathens which also came with 737-700s. ⠀ ⠀ Westjet also had some thin routes not unlike SAS’s network. Fleet commonality made the 737-600 a natural choice with they other 737NG variants in the Westjet fleet. ⠀ ⠀ Only 69 were built and compared to the 737-700, it has pretty much the same operating costs but they’re spread out over smaller passenger numbers, giving the -600 higher seat-mile costs, a common drawback with airframe shrinks. In general, variants that are longer (more passengers means lower seat mile costs) do better. ⠀ ⠀ I’d argue that the 737-600 is more of a niche aircraft than a failure. The biggest operators, SAS and Westjet, already had other 737NG variants in their fleet and needed a common type for crew and maintenance simplification but more suited to thinner routes. Only three years separated the launch order from SAS to the first delivery, so it was a minimum risk/cost derivative to bring to market. Interestingly Westjet had originally planned to get blended winglets with their -600s but announced in 2006 that they were going to focus on winglets for the -700/800 fleet only. ⠀ ⠀ #Avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #CYYC #YYC #Calgary #Alberta #Canada #airport #planespotting #airlines #Boeing #737 #Westjet #CGPWS #instagramaviation #instaplane #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight #aviationnation #aviationphotography #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeekNation (at YYC Calgary International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5oKgYVhsIX/?igshid=x5ycwa9krc6b

This C-GPWS, Westjet’s first Boeing 737-600. Westjet has thirteen 737-600s in their fleet which were delivered August 2005 to September 2006- they also have the last 737-600 built as well. Westjet’s 2004 order quite literally brought the 737-600 back from the dead- the variant had no orders placed from December 1999 to May 2004 until Westjet came along. Launch customer was SAS with their first one being delivered in January 1999. There’s a lot of debate on aviation forums about the 737-600 being a commercial “flop”. Only 69 were built and compared to the 737-700, it has pretty much the same operating costs but they’re spread out over smaller passenger numbers, giving the -600 higher seat-mile costs, a common drawback with airframe shrinks. In general, variants that are longer (more passengers means lower seat mile costs) do better. I’d argue that the 737-600 is more of a niche aircraft than a flop. The biggest operators, SAS and Westjet, already had other 737NG variants in their fleet and needed a common type for crew and maintenance simplification but more suited to thinner routes. Only three years separated the launch order from SAS to the first delivery, so it was a minimum risk/cost derivative to bring to market. Interestingly Westjet had originally planned to get blended winglets with their -600s but announced in 2006 that they were going to focus on winglets for the -700/800 fleet only. #Avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #CYYC #YYC #Calgary #Alberta #Canada #airport #planespotting #airlines #Boeing #737 #Westjet #CGPWS #instagramaviation #instaplane #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight #aviationnation #aviationphotography #Avgeekery #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at YYC Calgary International Airport)