Looks better on a -700. 😝😜
Desert Gold looking shiny! Blue Canyon one looks ancient now.
My beloved Canyon Blue. May you soon rest in peace. And SJC, my local airport. ^^
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Fun Fact: At SJC, where the new gates are (as I call them: the shipping containers) and the main parking lot is the same location as the original terminal (which was demolished in late 2000/early 2001).
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I agree! I think Arizona One will look great on an -800! Hopefully soon!
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If you look very closely, it appears that N871HK is sporting a “mismatched” nose cone, likely from one of the previous -700 versions (either 711 or 714).
For reference, the white pinstripe on the nose doesn’t quite match the fuselage and the gold seems a bit of a duller shade.
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Finally uploaded my catch of Arizona One on YouTube: Arizona One KSAN Landing
Saw Freedom One again and Maryland One early this morning at SJC! Louisiana One was also there, but wasn’t parked at a gate and instead was parked at a RON pad, so no photo of that one.
Also, Maryland One is having a bit of an identity crisis with a mismatched Heart blue nose cone and nose gear doors…
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Probably a sign of whats to come of Maryland One
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Most likely. Not sure how much longer it will last in its current iteration, but I look forward to seeing it on an -800!
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Uploaded my Illinois One videoIllinois One
You and me both. I can recall when the 737-700 was still the (relatively) hot new thing and when the winglets didn’t have Southwest.com on them.
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Uploaded an old Missouri One video the other day: Southwest Airlines (Missouri One) 737-7H4 [N280WN] Landing at San Diego International Airport
I swear i thought i also had videos of Maryland One and Florida One…
Should throw in that Nevada One (N8646B) returned to service after a hiatus of activity for around a month in DAL (likely heavy MX). Glad to see that bird back in the sky!
While SW was an early adopter of winglets, they were not the first and I’ve heard a few people assume. The first airline in the world to put winglets on their 737’s was American Trans Air (ATA) when they introduced their 737-800’s in 2000 (which replaced their 727’s).
