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> if the 737-Max had just been given an entirely new model name like "738" That model name would’ve been worse. The 737-800 is very commonly abbreviated to 738
by jsjohnst 8y ago
> if the 737-Max had just been given an entirely new model name like "738"
That model name would’ve been worse. The 737-800 is very commonly abbreviated to 738 in the industry (739 being 737-900, 744 being the 747-400, etc).
- kiallmacinnes 8y agoThat's just awful practice! It's got a name, use it! (Yes, that sorta stuff annoys me ;) e.g. people talking about v2.04 of $project, when they really mean v0.204 - sure, I get it, but at some point the searchability for issues on the internet is going to be screwed!)
- dx034 8y agoIt's not in this case. B738 is the official icao code for the aircraft, just like B38M is for the max.
- kiallmacinnes 8y agoOh, well that's totally different then. Still feels weird to "consume" other potential model numbers like that though :)
- kayfox 8y agoWhen you have limited space to show some information, sometimes the space it takes up needs to be reduced.
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