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As a casual plane nerd I always checked which plane type I am on and have even made ticket decisions based on it (and have been disappointed when the airline ch

by koyote 6y ago

As a casual plane nerd I always checked which plane type I am on and have even made ticket decisions based on it (and have been disappointed when the airline changes the plane type last-minute!). That being said, in my experience, airlines very rarely advertise which 'sub-type' of narrow-body you'll be flying on (at least until you've bought the ticket). Finding a flight which is definitely on an A320-neo (as opposed to ceo) for example is very difficult. I would assume that especially now airlines will do their best to hide the fact that they are flying a 737 Max.

jefftk 6y ago
On the other hand, if this is important to you, it is generally quite practical to choose airlines that do not fly 737s. For example, JetBlue and not SouthWest.
- rootusrootus 6y ago
  That really depends on the airport. Portland, for example. If you try to avoid 737s then you just cut yourself out of 75-80% of all available flights. Also, the 737NG is arguably the safest airliner ever produced (by statistics, not speculation), so why would I want to avoid it?
Fomite 6y ago
I always do because I despise exit seats on A320s, at least on Alaska.
- ThePowerOfFuet 6y ago
  If you tell the flight crew that you don't want to be seated there, they will reseat you.
  - Fomite 6y ago
    It's more an issue, in the case of Alaska, that they treat exit row seats as a premium selection, so it's more of a "If 737 then my life is slightly better for a few dollars, if A320, it's slightly worse, so check beforehand."
fakedang 6y ago
FlightRadar seems to have airplane model numbers for all airlines plying the skies.
- peteretep 6y ago
  Those are generally for flights in the past or a day or two in advance though. You can get some idea of which plane has flown it before, but airlines can and do mix it up
paulmd 6y ago
Boeing has also changed the name of the 737 MAX to the 737-8, at the request of airlines, since people know the former name but not the latter yet. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/20/boeing-737-max-plane-new-name-poland-enter-air#:~:text=Boeing%20appears%20to%20have%20started,referring%20to%20a%20737%2D8 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/20/boeing-737-....
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by koyote 6y ago

jefftk 6y ago

On the other hand, if this is important to you, it is generally quite practical to choose airlines that do not fly 737s. For example, JetBlue and not SouthWest.

rootusrootus 6y ago
That really depends on the airport. Portland, for example. If you try to avoid 737s then you just cut yourself out of 75-80% of all available flights. Also, the 737NG is arguably the safest airliner ever produced (by statistics, not speculation), so why would I want to avoid it?

Fomite 6y ago

I always do because I despise exit seats on A320s, at least on Alaska.

ThePowerOfFuet 6y ago
If you tell the flight crew that you don't want to be seated there, they will reseat you.
- Fomite 6y ago
  It's more an issue, in the case of Alaska, that they treat exit row seats as a premium selection, so it's more of a "If 737 then my life is slightly better for a few dollars, if A320, it's slightly worse, so check beforehand."

fakedang 6y ago

FlightRadar seems to have airplane model numbers for all airlines plying the skies.

peteretep 6y ago
Those are generally for flights in the past or a day or two in advance though. You can get some idea of which plane has flown it before, but airlines can and do mix it up

paulmd 6y ago

Boeing has also changed the name of the 737 MAX to the 737-8, at the request of airlines, since people know the former name but not the latter yet. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/20/boeing-737-max-plane-new-name-poland-enter-air#:~:text=Boeing%20appears%20to%20have%20started,referring%20to%20a%20737%2D8 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/20/boeing-737-....

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