Southwest to keep 13 more 737s flying beyond the Stage 2 cutoff

Southwest will keep 13 more 737s flying beyond the Stage 2 cutoff, Dec. 31, 1999, by fitting them with hushkits, ordered Friday from AvAero. With 33 shipsets on order overall, Southwest will make the older 737s Stage 3 noise-compliant within two years. Three shipsets have been installed to date.

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