Right now (March of 2024) there is a huge global conversation ablaze about Boeing and its responsibilities with some of its aircraft, mostly the Boeing 737 Max jet. We won’t go into this particular maelstrom here, as it has been covered left, right and centre by the world’s press corps. But, it’s nothing to brush aside.
So, it’s with not a little bit of surprise (and good humour) that we have something positive to write about the 737, but this one goes 180° in the opposite direction – intendedly. One of our favourite web sites related to travel, (mostly aircraft) is FlightRadar24.com. A labour of love by a team that truly celebrates all that flight can deliver, they always surprise with their content (online on Youtube) and via their clever app.
So, yesterday, they posted a new video where Gabriel, one of their chief writers, was thrilled to death to be able to fly on one of the very first 737s. This plane was first delivered to Frontier Airlines in April 1978. That makes it one of the oldest commercial aircraft – an active 737-200 – currently in service in the world. For us, too, that sounds like a thrill. Venezolana airlines (based in Venezuela) will happily take you around. It’s a fusion with the everchanging with the neverchanging. All ends well, and you can sense the joy and professionalism of the members of the Venezolana team. Hats off to them from us.
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