Boeing 737 MAX 8

Boeing 737 MAX 8
First Flight:	January 28, 2016
Assembled in:	Renton, Washington
Number built:	559 (as of March 2019)
Category:	Short/Medium-Haul Narrow-Body
Manufactured by:	Boeing Commercial Airplanes

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is a narrow-body short/medium-haul airliner developed by Boeing in the mid-2010s. The 737 MAX 8 is the tenth model developed by Boeing of the Boeing 737. It is the direct replacement for the Boeing 737-800 and the first model to be developed in the Boeing 737 MAX series.

Specifications

• Length: 39.5m
• Height: 12.3m
• Wingspan: 35.9m
• Range (with full payload): 6,570km
• Maximum Passenger Capacity: 189

Variants

• 737 MAX 8 - CFM International LEAP
• 737 MAX 200 - CFM International LEAP - Greater passenger capacity

Operators

Africa

Eastern Africa

Operator	Delivered	Retired	# of Units	Active Units	Notes
Ethiopian Airlines	2018-	2019, 2024	25	22

Northern Africa

• Royal Air Maroc

Southern Africa

• Comair

Western Africa

• Mauritania Airlines International

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Americas

Aeromexico 737 MAX 8.

American Airlines 737 MAX 8.

Sunwing Airlines 737 MAX 8.

Central America and Caribbean

• Aeroméxico
• Caribbean Airlines
• Cayman Airways

Northern America

Operator	Delivered	Retired	# of Units	Active Units	Notes
Air Canada	2017-2022 2024-2025		40 7	40 7
Alaska Airlines	2023-		8	8
American Airlines	2017-		81	81
Flair Airlines	2021-	2022-2023	29	18
Lynx Air	2022-2023	2024	9	0
Southwest Airlines	2017-		282	282
Sunwing Airlines	2018-2023	2025	9	0
Swoop	2022	2023	6	0
United Airlines	2021-		123	123
WestJet	2017-		56	56

Southern America

• Aerolineas Argentinas
• GOL Transportes Aereos

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Asia

Singapore Airlines 737 MAX 8

Central Asia

• SCAT Airlines

Eastern Asia

Operator	Delivered	Retired	# of Units	Active Units	Notes
Air China	2017-		30	30
Eastar Jet	2018 2023-	2019 -	2 9	0 9
Korean Air Lines	2022-		7	7
Kunming Airlines	2018-	2023	4	2
Shanghai Airlines	2017-		17	17
Shenzhen Airlines	2018-		15	15

• 9 Air
• China Eastern Airlines
• China Southern Airlines
• Fuzhou Airlines
• Hainan Airlines
• Jeju Air
• Jin Air
• Lucky Air
• MIAT Mongolian Airlines
• Okay Airways
• Shandong Airlines
• XiamenAir

Northern Asia

• S7 Airlines

Southeastern Asia

Operator	Delivered	Retired	# of Units	Active Units	Notes
Singapore Airlines	2021-		19	19

• Airfast Indonesia
• Batik Air
• Garuda Indonesia
• Lion Air
• Malaysia Airlines
• SilkAir

Southern Asia

• Air India Express
• Akasa Air
• Jet Airways
• SpiceJet

Western Asia

Operator	Delivered	Retired	# of Units	Active Units	Notes
AJet	2024-		11	11

• Corendon Airlines
• flydubai
• Iraqi Airways
• Oman Air
• Qatar Airways
• SunExpress
• Turkish Airlines

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Europe

Eastern Europe

• Belavia
• Blue Air
• Enter Air
• LOT Polish Airlines
• SmartWings

Northern Europe

• Icelandair
• Norwegian Air International
• Norwegian Air Shuttle
• Norwegian Air Sweden
• TUI fly Netherlands
• TUI Airways
• TUIfly Nordic

Southern Europe

• Air Italy
• Neos

Western Europe

• Luxair
• TUI fly Belgium
• TUI fly Deutschland

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Oceania

Australia and New Zealand

Operator	Delivered	Retired	# of Units	Active Units	Notes
Virgin Australia	2023-		13	13

Melanesia

• Fiji Airways

Prototypes/Demonstrators

Registration	Thumbnail	Model	Year	Serial	Engine	Notes
N8701Q		737 MAX 8	2015	42554/5602	CFM International LEAP	In full livery To Southwest Airlines (N8701Q)
N8702L		737 MAX 8	2016	36989/5668	CFM International LEAP	In simplified white livery To Southwest Airlines (N8702L)
N8703J		737 MAX 8	2016	42556/5728	CFM International LEAP	In simplified white livery To GOL Transportes Aereos (PS-GPQ)
N8704Q		737 MAX 8	2016	36988/5788	CFM International LEAP	In full livery To Southwest Airlines (N8704Q)

Other Special Use

Registration	Owner	Thumbnail	Year	Engine	Notes
HL8566	Republic of Korea Air Force		2024	CFMI LEAP-1B	VIP