US Airways to operate a special flight “0737″ on August 19 to honor the last Boeing 737 Classic

[700UW]

 
US Airways (Phoenix and Dallas/Fort Worth) has decided to honor the long line of Boeing 737 Classic aircraft with a special flight “US 0737″ that will be flown on the last day of revenue passenger operations for the last Boeing 737-400 on August 19.
 
US Airways, with the previously legacy operations of Allegheny Airlines, USAir, Piedmont Airlines and now US Airways, the airline has flown the Boeing 737-200, 737-300 and 737-400 models. This is the last flight of a Classic 737 for the company.
 
The new American Airlines will continue to operate the Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 model. This special flight is available to the public and employees who want to experience history of the last flight.
 
Passengers and employees on this special flight will pay tribute to the many years of faithful service this aircraft type has provided to the legacy US Airways certificate holder.
 
The special flight will be routed from Charlotte (CLT) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), then on to Philadelphia (PHL) and finally back to Charlotte to close this chapter of airline history. Extra time is being allocated at each station for special farewell ceremonies.
Previously on November 26, 2012 US Airways retired its last Boeing 737-300 from revenue service. Aircraft 737-3B7 N530AU (msn 24412) operated flight US 1611 from Raleigh/Durham to the Charlotte hub ending 28 years of faithful service
 
The now finalized schedule of special flight US 0737 on Tuesday August 19, 2014:

Thank you US Airways and the American Airlines Group for honoring airline history and for organizing this special goodbye flight.

 

[Real tired]

 
US Airways (Phoenix and Dallas/Fort Worth) has decided to honor the long line of Boeing 737 Classic aircraft with a special flight “US 0737″ that will be flown on the last day of revenue passenger operations for the last Boeing 737-400 on August 19.
 
US Airways, with the previously legacy operations of Allegheny Airlines, USAir, Piedmont Airlines and now US Airways, the airline has flown the Boeing 737-200, 737-300 and 737-400 models. This is the last flight of a Classic 737 for the company.
 
The new American Airlines will continue to operate the Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 model. This special flight is available to the public and employees who want to experience history of the last flight.
 
Passengers and employees on this special flight will pay tribute to the many years of faithful service this aircraft type has provided to the legacy US Airways certificate holder.
 
The special flight will be routed from Charlotte (CLT) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), then on to Philadelphia (PHL) and finally back to Charlotte to close this chapter of airline history. Extra time is being allocated at each station for special farewell ceremonies.
Previously on November 26, 2012 US Airways retired its last Boeing 737-300 from revenue service. Aircraft 737-3B7 N530AU (msn 24412) operated flight US 1611 from Raleigh/Durham to the Charlotte hub ending 28 years of faithful service
 
The now finalized schedule of special flight US 0737 on Tuesday August 19, 2014:

Thank you US Airways and the American Airlines Group for honoring airline history and for organizing this special goodbye flight.

Let's see.
 
What was the first station to see the first 737-300 ever?
What station did all the lease return engine changes?
What station did almost all the overhauls on all the 37's throughout their years?
In what station would it be nice to memorialize Flight 427 with one last 737 trip? 
 
Could it be DFW?
 
Yeah Thanks alot USAirways and AAG.  Kiss off.

 

[nycbusdriver]

Let's see.
 
What was the first station to see the first 737-300 ever?
What station did all the lease return engine changes?
What station did almost all the overhauls on all the 37's throughout their years?
In what station would it be nice to memorialize Flight 427 with one last 737 trip? 
 
Could it be DFW?
 
Yeah Thanks alot USAirways and AAG.  Kiss off.

 
Any bets on a mechanical cancellation?

 

[skinvalve]

Airline people know the last 737 flight should be a to or from PIT/CLT route. Cake and balloons at both stations, one having the honor to dispatch and the other receive, the last classic 737.

 

[700UW]

Piedmont was the launch customer for the 737-400, not sure who was for the 300, I think it was US and/or WN were the launch customer for the 737-300 in the US.
 
It should go CLT, GSO, BWI, SYR, IND and all the other Piedmont hubs and focus cities.

 

[PullUp]

Boeing 737 Classic
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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737-300
In March 1981, USAir and Southwest Airlines each ordered 10 aircraft, with an option for 20 more.
After it received its flight certification on November 14, 1984, USAir received the first aircraft on 28 November.
 
737-400
The aircraft entered service on September 15, 1988, with launch customer Piedmont Airlines (25 aircraft ordered).

 

[nycbusdriver]

Why the "leading zero" on the flight number?  Is it a Boeing 0737?
 
If there is already a Flight 737 in the schedule, they should dispatch the regular flight as 737P, like they do often when to aircraft with the same flight number end up airborne at the same time.

 

[robbedagain]

the last reg scheduled 737-400 from BWI is Aug 18 150pm to CLT

 

[Hope777]

Flt 889 will depart EWR @ 629pm/18Aug to CLT.

 

[xUT]

You mean that people actually like to fly on a 737?

 

[nycbusdriver]

You mean that people actually like to fly on a 737?

 
It's perfect if you're under 5'8 and under 150 pounds.   Downright roomy, even.

 

[Hope777]

Obviously they do as WN is the number 1 domestic airline

 

[700UW]

On September 15, 1988, Piedmont Airlines took delivery of N406US, the first 737-400 to be delivered by Boeing. Today, 406 took her final flight with a US Airways flight number. Her future is uncertain. , it comes on August 5, which happens to be the anniversary of the Piedmont - US Airways merger. At this point, we have two 737 s left on property.
 

 

[robbedagain]

nice pic 700

 

[Real tired]

View attachment 10388
 
This is a crop from a picture of a plaque that was hanging in the PIT Engine Shop  (Hanger 3/SSB) from the late '80's until the Great Purge of '05.