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btimbit · 03-20-2014, 06:33 PM

I flew a Canadian North 737-200 Combi up to Inuvik, NWT last year. They even had a bit from their president about having to operate such old planes in the in-flight magazine. They'd love to update to newer planes, they had some info-graphics about how much extra they waste on fuelling and maintaining these old planes. From what I remember though newer ones can't be equipped to land on some of the remote gravel airstrips they need to operate from, and the Combi really suites the needs of both passenger and cargo transport, especially when the highways up there are closed and air travel is the only option.

03-20-2014, 06:33 PM	#2499
btimbit Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: St. George's, Grenada Exp:	I flew a Canadian North 737-200 Combi up to Inuvik, NWT last year. They even had a bit from their president about having to operate such old planes in the in-flight magazine. They'd love to update to newer planes, they had some info-graphics about how much extra they waste on fuelling and maintaining these old planes. From what I remember though newer ones can't be equipped to land on some of the remote gravel airstrips they need to operate from, and the Combi really suites the needs of both passenger and cargo transport, especially when the highways up there are closed and air travel is the only option. Last edited by btimbit; 03-20-2014 at 06:36 PM.