7 Things Pilots Say That Make The Boeing 737 A Unique Jet To Fly

Ask a pilot who has flown both Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies to describe the Boeing 737, and the conversation will probably turn to something other than speed, range, or passenger capacity. It might be the feel of the controls, or the way the aircraft responds to a pilot's hands. Boeing has repeatedly updated the aircraft since the late 1960s, as its own history of the family shows. But despite all those changes, the 737 has retained some characteristics that have become rather unusual in modern commercial aviation.