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You know how shady mattress and TV retailers mix up the model numbers so you can't comparison shop? Your next flight might be on a 737-super-1912713-b.
by imglorp 6y ago
You know how shady mattress and TV retailers mix up the model numbers so you can't comparison shop? Your next flight might be on a 737-super-1912713-b.
- __s 6y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/20/boeing-737-max-plane-new-name-poland-enter-air https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/20/boeing-737-... 737-8
- frenchman_in_ny 6y agoYou say that jokingly, but the configurations & carriers are actually part of the model numbers contained in the last two digits (and occasionally letter afterwards) [0]. [0] https://flyingwithfish.boardingarea.com/2010/04/27/reader-mail-what-do-all-these-airplane-numbers-mean/ https://flyingwithfish.boardingarea.com/2010/04/27/reader-ma...
- ansible 6y agoFortunately, the 737-MAX / 737-8 is visually distinctive from the previous generations of 737. Or you could just avoid all 737s.