Tag Archives: 737-300

Skywings International starts operations

Hamburg International's Boeing 737-33A D-AHIG (msn 23827) at Berlin (Schoenefeld) before it was delivered and re-registered as Z3-AAJ. Copyright Photo: Michael Kubatz.

Skywings International (Skopje) is a new airline based in Macedonia. It was due today (July 19) to commence operations with a leased Boeing 737-33A (Z3-AAJ, msn 23827, ex D-AHIG) leased from and operated by Hamburg International (Hamburg) in full Skywings colors. The new airline was due to fly the inaugural flight today from Skopje to Podgorica. Its website is also advertising scheduled flights from Skopje to Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Rome and Stuttgart and also from Ohrid to Amsterdam and Dusseldorf.

Jet2 adds ex-bmibaby 737-33A G-TOYE

Jet2 (Jet2.com) (Leeds/Bradford) has added ex-bmibaby Boeing 737-33A G-TOYE (msn 27455) as G-CGET.

G-CGET is pictured on the ground at Palma de Mallorca in a basic all-white condition. Copyright Photo: Javier Rodriguez.

Southwest 737-300 lands with 1′ x 1′ hole!

N387SW taxies at San Francisco before it was repainted in the new colors. N387SW is relatively new and was originally delivered to WN on June 29, 1994. Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin.

N387SW taxies at San Jose before it was repainted in the new colors. N387SW is relatively new and was originally delivered to WN on June 29, 1994. Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin.

Southwest Airlines’ (Dallas) flight WN 2294 operating last evening (July 13) with Boeing 737-3H4 N387SW (msn 26602) between Nashville and Baltimore/Washington (BWI) was forced to make an emergency landing at Charleston, WV after a one foot by one foot wide hole was discovered in the rear fuselage top (passengers could see the sky)! WN is inspecting its entire 737-300 fleet.

News link:

www.kypost.com/news/national/story/Southwest-737-lands-in-WV-after-hole-in-fuselage/v-jPq4g0dEqFwUZKt1N1eg.cspx

Picture of the hole from the passenger cabin:

www.wsmv.com/2009/0713/20043835_240X180.jpg

Surinam puts its first 737-300 into service

Boeing 737-36N PZ-TCO (msn 28669) replaces the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) on the Miami route. PZ-TCO is parked at the MIA gate in the revised 2009 colors. Copyright Photo: L. Apso.

Surinam Airways (Paramaribo) in May painted its first Boeing 737-300 in a new revised livery at Opa-locka (near Miami). The upgraded type is now flying on the Miami route.

Saicus Air introduces its first livery

Saicus Air is the new trading name for Flyant Cargo after its sale to New Iberital. The company is operating two Boeing 737-300Fs, one of them has been fully repainted into new colors. Ex-US Airways 737-301 (F) EC-JUV (msn 23741) is pictured at Palma de Mallorca. Copyright Photo: Javier Rodriguez.

Saicus Air (formerly Flyant Cargo) (Palma de Mallorca) has introduced its own new livery.

Jat Airways to add new planes and brand

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Jat is operating YU-ANV with Air Ivoire titles

Boeing 737-3H9 YU-ANV (msn 24140) prepares to depart from Geneva for Belgrade with Air Ivoire titles. Copyright Photo: Adrian Arzenheimer.

Boeing 737-3H9 YU-ANV (msn 24140) prepares to depart from Zurich for Belgrade with Air Ivoire titles. Copyright Photo: Adrian Arzenheimer.

Jat Airways (Belgrade) is now operating its Boeing 737-3H9 YU-ANV (msn 24140) on Jat routes with Air Ivoire titles.

Norwegian to provide high-speed broadband

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Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.no and Norwegian.com) (Oslo-Fornebu) is equipping its entire fleet with high speed in-flight broadband from Row 44. It will be the first European airline to equip its entire fleet with high-speed broadband. The company serves 84 destination across Europe.

Southwest Airlines swings to a 1Q net loss

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Southwest Airlines’ (Dallas) winning streak for quarterly profits came to an abrupt end today with the announcement of a $91 million net loss in the first quarter through March 31. This amount included non-cash mark-to-market special charges of $71 million related to the company’s fuel hedge portfolio. WN produced a net profit of $34 million in the same quarter a year ago.

Southwest Airlines is coming to Boston

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Southwest Airlines (Dallas) continues to enter large markets. It has announced it will serve Boston (Logan) starting on August 16 with 10 daily departures, five to Baltimore/Washington and five to Chicago (Midway).