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How can I tell when I’m booking a flight if that plane will be boeing? I would like to avoid them (for the time being at least).

lotsofpulp 7y ago
You won’t, and airlines have no obligation to transport you on a specific plane. The airlines’ website most times lists what aircraft they are scheduled to use, but they can be swapped anytime if the need arises.
koyote 7y ago
There are quite a few airlines that do not fly Boeing planes (EasyJet for example). When booking the aeroplane will usually be listed but you can also check flight history of the flight number. Of course the airline might still swap the plane at any time.
rethab 7y ago
kayak.com allows you to search by plane type. not sure to what extent they can guarantee that you'll actually be flying that type of machine though.
osivertsson 7y ago
As mentioned in the other answers as a consumer you can try but you will have no guarantee of airplane type. I do wonder if this fear of flying Boeing will spread to company travel departments? Say a few of the really big companies in the world decide their employees should not fly Boeing. That support for this is being baked into booking systems and demanded from operators. Could Boeing ever recover?
service_bus 7y ago
Most airlines typically try to purchase their fleet all from the same manufacturer if they can. There's a lot of additional cost that goes into maintenance, pilot training, pilot availability, etc. that has to be accounted for if you're mixing aircraft from different manufacturers. You can just look up the aircraft owned by an airline and it will give you a pretty good idea what to expect. You can also go on flight tracker sites and just look at what aircraft are running the route currently, which would also be a good indicator.
- FabHK 7y ago
  > Most airlines typically try to purchase their fleet all from the same manufacturer Emirates: A & B Lufthansa: A & B Cathay Pacific: A & B American Airlines: A & B Delta: A & B (& M) Air France: A & B KLM: A & B China Southern: A & B (& Embraer) ANA: A & B Aeroflot: A & B (& Sukhoi) Air China: A & B Ethiopian Air: A & B (& De Havilland) etc.
- ceejayoz 7y ago
  > Most airlines typically try to purchase their fleet all from the same manufacturer if they can. Most of the big ones have a mix of Boeing and Airbus (plus smaller Canadair/Embraer etc. ones for their regionals). Some of the budget airlines are notable for having a single aircrat or single manufacturer fleet - Ryan Air, Southwest, Jet Blue.
  - hansthehorse 7y ago
    I believe Southwest's entire fleet is 737 in various versions.
    - ceejayoz 7y ago
      Yes, they're one of the budget airlines I mentioned. There are some signs they're regretting that now. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/southwest-a-stalwart-boeing-737-max-customer-eyes-other-jets/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/south...

lotsofpulp 7y ago

You won’t, and airlines have no obligation to transport you on a specific plane. The airlines’ website most times lists what aircraft they are scheduled to use, but they can be swapped anytime if the need arises.

koyote 7y ago

There are quite a few airlines that do not fly Boeing planes (EasyJet for example). When booking the aeroplane will usually be listed but you can also check flight history of the flight number. Of course the airline might still swap the plane at any time.

rethab 7y ago

kayak.com allows you to search by plane type. not sure to what extent they can guarantee that you'll actually be flying that type of machine though.

osivertsson 7y ago

As mentioned in the other answers as a consumer you can try but you will have no guarantee of airplane type. I do wonder if this fear of flying Boeing will spread to company travel departments? Say a few of the really big companies in the world decide their employees should not fly Boeing. That support for this is being baked into booking systems and demanded from operators. Could Boeing ever recover?

service_bus 7y ago

Most airlines typically try to purchase their fleet all from the same manufacturer if they can. There's a lot of additional cost that goes into maintenance, pilot training, pilot availability, etc. that has to be accounted for if you're mixing aircraft from different manufacturers. You can just look up the aircraft owned by an airline and it will give you a pretty good idea what to expect. You can also go on flight tracker sites and just look at what aircraft are running the route currently, which would also be a good indicator.

FabHK 7y ago
> Most airlines typically try to purchase their fleet all from the same manufacturer Emirates: A & B Lufthansa: A & B Cathay Pacific: A & B American Airlines: A & B Delta: A & B (& M) Air France: A & B KLM: A & B China Southern: A & B (& Embraer) ANA: A & B Aeroflot: A & B (& Sukhoi) Air China: A & B Ethiopian Air: A & B (& De Havilland) etc.
ceejayoz 7y ago
> Most airlines typically try to purchase their fleet all from the same manufacturer if they can. Most of the big ones have a mix of Boeing and Airbus (plus smaller Canadair/Embraer etc. ones for their regionals). Some of the budget airlines are notable for having a single aircrat or single manufacturer fleet - Ryan Air, Southwest, Jet Blue.
- hansthehorse 7y ago
  I believe Southwest's entire fleet is 737 in various versions.
  - ceejayoz 7y ago
    Yes, they're one of the budget airlines I mentioned. There are some signs they're regretting that now. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/southwest-a-stalwart-boeing-737-max-customer-eyes-other-jets/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/south...