3 ms·
You can avoid the airlines that fly the Max altogether. Unfortunately it looks like Delta is the only major US airline that does not own any. Spirit and JetBlue
by powvans 6y ago
You can avoid the airlines that fly the Max altogether. Unfortunately it looks like Delta is the only major US airline that does not own any. Spirit and JetBlue also do not have any. United, American, and Southwest all operate the Max. I would avoid those airlines for routes that could be serviced by the Max.
- exhilaration 6y agoIs there a listing or database somewhere where I could look up other airlines? There's a few more regional and discount airlines I'm curious about.
- tyingq 6y agoWikipedia has a list of MAX orders and deliveries by airline. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boeing_737_MAX_orders_and_deliveries https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boeing_737_MAX_order...
- rawgabbit 6y agoHow to ID a MAX. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-identify-boeing-737-max-louis-duc-nguyen https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-identify-boeing-737-max-l...
- tyingq 6y agoOdd that it doesn't mention the sawtooth pattern on the rear of the engine cowling, or the flat bottom shape of the engine as you look into the intake, versus the normal round shape for non-max/leap engines. Either of those is easy to spot from far away.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoI don't think that's right. Didn't several generations of 737 before MAX have that flattened engine bottom? I think I've been seeing it for considerably longer than MAX has been around.
- jerbs 6y agoThe CFM 56 on the 737 (NG or Classic) also has a flat bottom. E.g., [1] shows a 737-800 with an engine with a flat bottom, and [2] shows a 737-300 with an engine with a flat bottom. [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CFM_56_Lauda_737.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CFM_56_Lauda_737.jpg [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Classic_Colors_Southwest_Airlines_N648SW_Boeing_737-3H4_SJC.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Classic_Colors_South...