200 retirement

[planeking6]

Stinks they can't slap winglets on it.

[messupdude]

@planeking6 You can put a wing fence on it instead

[josmazzucca]

famoso breguinha, lindo , lindo , lindo

[planeking6]

They should put winglets on it.

[10JOAN]

Beautiful plane :)!!!

[EdmDude]

Awesome Video! Yes, nothing can replace that all familier sound of a JT8D at full power! I remember seeing Unhushkitted 737s at takeoff! The crackle and ROAR!!

[mik2120]

Canadian North still uses them

[bleedadream777]

@mik2120 and so does first air and nolinar:D

[edgardreinaldo]

I was Flight Attendant of VASP Brazilian Airlines and I flew 737-200 for a very long time in my professional life. The noise of its engine JT8D-17 is like a song for my ears and it is unmistakable. VASP had the world's oldest B737-200, delivered on late 1969 and still in service until january 2005, registration PP-SMA, now retired at Confins Intl Airport (SBCF) in Brazil. I am so proud for to have flown it several times and I miss its noise at airports nowadays.

[iwantpk2]

If i was westjet, i would restore the plane enough so that the plane will meet ffa criteria. sad tho 737-200 is gone :(

[jetblast141]

Sad to see such beautiful planes being retired. I hope they find a good home

[themaster2112]

@jetblast141 it has gone to a good home. it is used to train students like myself in aerospace engineering in newcastle aviation academy

[danielc365]

That plane shouldn't be retired it still flyable and it looks like it runs great!

[henryvaz]

The best! simplesmente o melhor vídeo do Youtube, quem gosta de aviação se emociona! abraços

[sweetreview]

wow that was a great video. Perfect song too. How come they sprayed water at it?

[FlingBoogers]

@sweetreview it's like a "farewell" for the aircraft.

[StoneC0ld5345]

@sweetreview

It's pretty much a traditional farewell salute for retiring aircraft, and even retiring pilots, on their final flights.

[sjmunoz]

1:40 ....pretty fast !

[edmonton67]

My Father flew the 732's a total of 20 years for Transair,PWA, and Canadian. He retired in the left seat in the same way he began. A milk run between YYC and YXD I was privileged to sit and watch his last 732 flight of his career on this amazing,tough aircraft.

[woodtiger9505]

I love westjet.  THEY ARE THE BEST!

if WestJet Doesn't fly there, I DON'T go there!!!

They are amazing!

[CloudSurferUK]

@woodtiger9505 So you don't leave the north american continent much then lol

[woodtiger9505]

not a whole let, carribbean thats about it!

I'll find some way to fly, as long as I don't have to go Air Canada! I WILL NOT fly if its with AC!

[93D15B7]

@woodtiger9505 hell ya they are, perfect landing and takeoff all day at YQR!

[FlingBoogers]

This video is amazing.. Westjet is amazing.... thumbs up to everyone!!!!

[EDDLspotter]

thats awesome!!!

[TheDCdudeADS]

is this in calgary???

[tupps2000]

Yes

[WestJet79]

eyefly123, both of your videos are pretty much my favorite on all of YouTube, I love West Jet, and I really hope you make some more cool West Jet video soon! Your choice of Music is also amazing! Hope to see more from you soon!

[YuriMarinho]

This is one of the bests videos from the youtube, and this is the most beautiful aircraft in the world! Airplane for me, belongs with B.

[ACRE1971]

The best decision is retire 737-200. The aircraft is old and tired . One jet with 30 years is like a man with 60 . Maintenance one aircraft with this or more age is expensive .

[damagecontroller]

That is so sad, david737145, take good care of it.

[christian1892]

amazing video!!

[david737145]

I just want to say i'm still flyng this beutifull airplane at AVIACSA in Mexico, and for kuhne aviacsa has its own maintenance approved by the FAA and DGAC, this is a very professional airline i fly here as a F.O. I'm telling you, don't worry, and fly with them. Not becasue the plane has a some years something will happen, it happen on any new one's too.

[sunnydeezy10]

last flight...flown by one of the greatest WJ pilots DB. Some of you know who that is!

[majaorca100]

sad to see it retired, but they gave her a nice goodbye..nice video

[retinchet]

The 732 is the best looking 737 of all.

[majaorca100]

it really had the best looking engines!

[coldpark48]

@retinchet Best sounding one too

[shibbness]

One of the best videos I've seen here, thank you so much for this.

[WestJet79]

eyefly123, both of your video on here are amazing., it's so sad to see the last 200 retire as that is what helped to start build the airline.

I am so amazed by West Jet and the whole story behind them. I have read Flight Path the West Jet story, and have to say they are my dream company to work for one day. Question for you there was another 200 retirement video on here with 2 planes with sweet child of mine playing, but I can't find it now, do you know where it went or where i could find it?

[juztin1575]

used to work as an FA on the Canadian North 200's...and its moments like these that i am SO proud to say i am a westjetter now...totally gave me goosebumps!

[Airforceproud95]

beautiful. well done westjets

[mezpezlez]

Great plane... First Air and Canadian North still use them in Canada. I love the sound those engines make.

[kuhne]

Hey you seem to know a lot, I have a problem here... it's gona be funny to you. I have to fly in a few days and It's going to be on a Aviacsa (mexican airline) 737-200 old plane.. and I am kind of freaking out cos those planes are ooold!!! I am talking almost 30 years old or something like that.. those 737 201/adv I dont know what those are... do you have any words of reasurance for me? thanks! I am kind of a nervous flyer but if its an old plane of an airline I dont know.. I jsut freak out

[mezpezlez]

I wouldn't be worried if i were you...some of our planes are also 30 years old, Haven't had one go down. The 737-200's are tanks man, Our pilots land them in High winds, and Blizzards.

We also land on a lot of Gravel Strips, so don't worry you will be fine.

[kuhne]

Really? that's no nice to hear.... all I know of Aviacsa is they use those 737-200 and they do maintenance work in house.. so I am not sure how safe they are!

[tankerkk]

:-( So sad. I loved the firetrucks spraying it as a tribute.

[YYCRyno]

When they got this bird back on the ground, maintenance looked it over and noticed that the wing root was cracked due to the high stress in its final vertical climb. This 200 was donated to SAIT at the Art Smith Aero Centre at the south end of the Calgary International. Proud to be a WestJetter!!

[A319CROATIA]

this is sad men, too sad.

[A319CROATIA]

im actualy a big lover of airbus, but looking this.......... man i start crying here

[kiwipilot84]

brilliant video, great send off for one of the worlds best jetliners, 732's and there JT8D's rock, best sound ever! Nice one!

[shibbness]

Thank you Westjet, I know they had to retire the -200 and they did it with style!

[bibudusnov]

i like the thin engines that make the 200 look like a fighter jet!but for an airline its best to pass on a cleaner and more fuel efficient aircraft...anyway that 200 will keep flying for many years,with new rising airlines ;)

[PaidToClicks]

good vid

[hotelgulf718]

Beautiful, Sad, Brilliant. Very moving.

[FlingBoogers]

Whoever made this video is a genius. Great music and great editing.  Thanks!!!!

[Tripwire4x]

My dad used t fly this plane at westjet but now he is on the NG 737's.

[federalrifoc]

i used to fly the 200 on southwest. up until the end, id fly them mainly on intra-texas flights, love-austin, houston. grew up with this plane. kinda sucks to see it go. farewell to the classic!!!

[Convair0990]

Is such a beautiful aircraft... but Its just only one more 737-200 retirement... but i hope we can see the 200 flying fore more, maybe, 20 years! =)

[ezepilot]

beautiful video!! please what is the name of the is song! thanks !

[CobaltBlue76]

'Fix You' by Coldplay

[ezepilot]

ok! thanks brother good lock

[FlyingFilipe]

the 737-200, I gonna miss that smell when it taxi by

[fwayndo1]

ive been on so many westjet 737's before... this one was hard to watch, but youve gotta feel sorta proud that you got to be part of such a great aircraft too.

[dopafeind1]

If I were to cry from the retirement of an aircraft, this would be the video to do it.

[chriszachar]

totally agree but surely westjet will set up a museum and put it on a static display right

[Viseuman]

it sucks that the plane had to retire im sure it still had many years ahead of it if kept flying and proper maintenance done on it

[N8908E]

I share that same sentiment. These are wonderful machines and could still be making money for some small carrier especially with fuel costs dropping.

[Viseuman]

Beautiful Video o how i miss the 737-200 :(

[EXAir113]

I wonder how much the fuel cost them ;)

[garykb]

one of the of the one to fly and be as a passenger how i miss the 737-100 and 200.

Gary

[bmaciborsky]

we never had 100's.

[snvanbuuren]

does westjet fly anything other than 737's?

[RimReaper2]

Not at the moment

[ohyesbru]

I hear they will soon be flying to Europe and buying new aicraft. Maybe the new 787? That would be pretty awesome!

[RimReaper2]

Sign me up!

[wolfeh89]

Perhaps they might, but that would detract from their whole notion of having everything centralized to one aircraft -- one maintenance team, one set of parts stores, one set of manuals in the library, etc.

But perhaps to expand, they might go the route of a new aircraft -- who can say?

[LTF85199]

200 my first love!

[andreaslund1992]

long live the 737-100, -200, and the boeing 727

[732lover]

you and me bolth

[mikeb172sp]

Check out the instrument layout.

[732lover]

i'm cryin on the inside and outside for this plane! *Sobs*

[EdmDude]

Long Live the 737-200! Unhushkitted! damn, they sounded like the space shuttle on launch, made the ground shake! JT8D forever! W0000000000!!!!

[ldm88]

I think this plane was sued for Peach Air too, I remember flying on this plane and dam it was old

[buybygb]

Sorry guys, but I like Westjet's new 737s (the 600s especially). Still I agree that it is a great aircraft (since it's Boeing).

[N350CA]

I luv the -200!!! I was so mad at WJA for retiring them! The MD80's Engines looked so beautiful on the -200

[henryvaz]

foda.. esse vídeo é emocionante! uma pena não ter mais esses aviões por ai mesmo que sem uso comercial.

[rhmj]

O q vc tá falando?Mesmo que sem uso comercial como assim? No Brasil tah cheio de 737 breguinha voando..

[henryvaz]

Aqui no Rio não vejo nenhum ao menos onde operavam e em Salvador os velhos da Vasp estão parados sendo desmontados pelo que pude perceber semana passada quando fui até la.

Mas se estão voando, NOTA 10 :) valeu pela informação :)

[rhmj]

A TAF em breve estará operando com eles aí em Salvador ;-)

Abraços

[henryvaz]

Opa Show de bola! bom saber disso :)

Abraços! :)

[mmgalo]

cryinnnnnnnn

[732lover]

I dont care what people say about the 200's and 100's they were the best ever who cares about the lack of power they made short range jet flights what they are! with out them there would be no 737 at all! The retirement of them makes me cry every time. :(..

[atomicarmstrong]

i miss working on 200's :(

[airsoftmafia]

it accually makes me feel like the plane was important to me (even though I hate the -200) and it works up a tear.

Thank you.

May WestJet continue on so I can work for them someday 8P

[jake3204]

A+++ Great Video

[LTF85199]

737-200 Most beautiful airplane ever made, whey did they add an extension to the vertical fin on the later generations it looks ugly.

[popl222]

do u mean the fin on the end of the wing. If so its because it gets better fuel ecconemy and can do longer flights.

[LTF85199]

no I wasnt talking about the wiglets i love the winglets, i am talking about the vertical stabilizer on the tail, youknow unlike most planes it has a 2nd angled extension to the front.

[popl222]

o sry i though u meant the winglets.Sry i dont get what ur saying (to me they look the same )Do u mean on the rudder of elevators?

[matrixwade]

hmm i thought they were turbojets, but i looked it up and they are a low-bypass turbofan, cool

[leina4]

why do they need sush s ceremoney? i would be happy that they put that junk away =)

[Katelynyuck]

WHAT a bea

[davey1121]

utterly awsome video what more can I say.

[pxoboy]

i love 737-200  sad Video :(

[daz2053]

great song and great video nicely put together

[CaliAer]

the -200 Is the "Real" Queen Of The Skies! I Love This Plane And I Literally Cried Watching This Video!

[chrishhhhhhhhhhh]

VIVA O 200

[cmsroberto]

Congratulations!Very nice video!:)

[Danita31]

¡Qué triste! :( me hizo llorar.

[732lover]

they had long and meaningful lifetimes servcing The USA and Candia. They will always fly forever in our minds.

[wheels069]

They still run in canada on Air North. what a send off by westjet nice job. Too bad they weren't fuel efficent enough to keep :(

[wonsz07]

Why are the eng #1 "low oil pressure" and "start valve open" lights on?

K.

[windycloud23]

Why do you think they retired it? :)

[wonsz07]

Too high fuel burn, to high cost of mtce, no RVSM (which contributes to high fuel burn).

-200 are beautiful, I love them, but they are just old (both airframes and design)

K.

[windycloud23]

those are turbo jet engines on the -200, right?

[wonsz07]

They are low bypass fans. JT8D.

[windycloud23]

Thanks! I need to read more about engines. :)

[matrixwade]

i think you might be mistaken, low bypass fans is a shortened name for a low-bypass ratio turbo fan, the -200's had turbojets, no bypass air at all

[wonsz07]

Sorry to disagree - JT8Ds are low bypass turbofans with 0.96 to 1 bypass ratio. The fan has two stages. They don't have big fan in the front and fan air is ducted all the way to the end of the engine, where it meets core air. We don't have any -200 left, but if I see one around I can take pics for you.

[CaptAlquindar]

Just because they´re starting the eng #1. Take a look at other eng instruments (EPR, N1, EGT, N2, FF...).

[wonsz07]

Yeah, I actually figured it out 5 minutes after posting, when looking at it on normal computer... Thanks anyway :)

[14Acey]

atta boy westjet

[trigged]

Such a magnificent aircraft. Rest well my friend.

[agusoldani]

excelente video

so sad

:´(

[hevdaze]

Good job old girl, you did great, have a good time in Africa. A beautiful goodbye video. Perfect music.

[poberpilot]

The BEST Boeing ever made...

[jmr0991]

sad to see them go...cool plane...cool thrust reversers lol

[cel42334]

Great tribute to the 1st gen 73!

[cakeevanx]

old galleys, old lavs, and the noise, oh the noise...i sincerely don't miss working on this thing. thanks for the video, always good to remember hard times of my life

[Anthonyduo]

...nice

[morph10]

Amazing Video,It brought a tear to my eye,Still my fav plane and always will be.

[antoniocouto]

Amazing work, god bless the B732, i hop i can fly it someday.

[flymajj]

A great way to retire the B737-200 - it is a superb aircraft and I'm glad Westjet gave it such a send off.

[Daniel2986]

Very nice!

[732lover]

May the 737-200 live on in our hearts and thoughts forever! I soloute the 732!

[HeartChew]

wow theres actually westjet stuff on youtube.

[Iridium725]

i love 737's, but im sad ive never gotten to fly in one of these beauties, but they were built a LONG time ago and sadly their time is gone

[wonderfulbob]

GREAT video. Thanks!

[Burningcrusade2007]

The 200's were the best planes to work on. Comming from a TAC/CSA guy i Would rather work on 200s than a 600s... which by the way the 600s suck so much *cry Clive bring back the 200s*

[jake3204]

Simply magnificent, the 200's were like the workhorses of the sky also GREAT MUSIC FOR YHE VIDIO!!

[AerolineasArgentinas]

Love the video, It makes me feel very sad... but He is going to the 737's Heaven !!!! We still flt in Aerolineas Argentinas more than 20 737-200, and they are all in excelente shape !!! thanks for sharing this, nice work

[732lover]

I am going to cry that is so sad! The music the old but great plane 737 retiaring worst day ever!

[tehcheatrulz]

well your the lucky one! I waz only on a 732 once! sad i know

[jennkenis]

200's are beautiful, classic aircraft. It make's me happy that I got to live in a time when they flew. They are the "tank" of the 737 class...

[bmused55]

What a magnificent tribute. The flyby and the dipping of the wings a tear jerking farewell.

Many airlines the world over owe their existence to this magnificent aircraft, for without it, many would nat have found a cheap and reliable aircraft to begin operations. I tip my hat and raise a glass to the 737-200. Farewell and tail winds.

[737200LVR]

737-200s kick ass. it would kick airbuses ass anyday. And they arent a pile there the best airplane youll ever see.

[WestJet]

Is this the 200 that went to SAIT?

[ricardinhont]

its very bad!! putz, send that for me!! in Brazil have many 737-200ADV!!! more than 30 aircrafts...

[gcuellar82]

aaahh it made me cry!!!!! by the way, if you want to see 200's in action, come to Mexico, there are some of them still active flying for Aviacsa and Magnicharters

[averdung]

I remember the 732 when they were new, the only airliner ever to give one a real kick in the pants at TO, the LH climbouts from DUS cleared direct FL 100 were just awesome! Long may they still be with us, the baby Boeings, the only one of the first generation that wasn't a beast to fly (727 veterans won't let me lie).

[phantomjt]

I've added a WestJet Airlines Movie - check it out! Make sure you watch each part in order - or the film will not make sense! CLick on my name to see the movies!

[Leporace]

This ia truly beautiful video. The 737-200 is a fantastic airplane. It's a shame they are being retired all over the world. In a few years there will none of them flying anymore in our skies. There will be only those videos to remember them. Thanks WestJet fot the good job done with this amazing airplane.

[cinaroll]

I always thought the 732 was a pile, but this video did it justice.

[GohanDBZ]

I love the 200's

[guerrieri737]

the best

[nandocarmel]

Shit...im crying! :)

[bachian]

I love the 200's. May rest in peace.

[mecholsky]

Ohhh...poor little baby...I´m cry...cry..snif...snif...snif and snif... a candy music for a candy airplane...

[WestJet81]

What an awesome video! I wish I could of been in Calgary that day to see that! Would of been on awesome sight! The 737-200 was a great aircraft and the workhorse of WestJet. They will be missed! My last flight on WestJet was on the 737-200 and I have a feeling it was the last one to be retired which was probably the one in the video! Does anyone know the song that was used in this video???

[crazyfieryllamas]

Coldplay - Fix You (with the first half of the song cut out after the first few seconds of instrumental, doesn't sound right for the vid XD)

[SilvioPaz]

Amazing!

[WestJet]

The 732 was a amazing aircraft. WestJet, you did a good job with them!