Boeing 737MAX Production/Delivery Thread 2018

TropicalSky · Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:00 pm

Is the 737-10max going to have a wing that optimize for its size or will it retain the wing from the max 9?

BWIAirport · Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:08 pm

seahawks7757 wrote:
Icelandair Ran it’s engines for the first time. First flight should be anyday now.

Do we have pictures of this one? There was a rumor going around they were throwing a new/revised livery at us.

mjoelnir · Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:09 pm

Up to now the only changesI read about, is a change to the MLG to move the rotation point aft and perhaps a thrust pump, otherwise a simple stretch of the 737-9.

Oykie · Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:30 pm

KarelXWB wrote:
Aerial view of the MAX 7:

https://twitter.com/AirlineGeeks/status ... 8026978304

As an aviation geek, I actually like the MAX 7 and look forward to see it live. Look forward to see the Max 9 and 10 live as well. I know it is a 737, but the MAX 8 looked nice the first time I saw the plane live.

ikolkyo · Wed Feb 07, 2018 5:23 pm

Air China #7, B-1393, delivered, in December had its flyaway today.
https://www.flightradar24.com/CCA047/105c0d4e

holzmann · Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:26 pm

Two questions:

1. When is the -10 supposed to have its first flight if design was firmed up today? Late 2018? Early 2019?
2. Does anyone else think that the -7 could be a star for BBJ?

ikolkyo · Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:58 pm

First Icelandair 737 MAX has flown its first flight.
https://twitter.com/aeroimageschris/sta ... 6333126656

seahawks7757 · Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:06 am

BWIAirport wrote:
seahawks7757 wrote:
Icelandair Ran it’s engines for the first time. First flight should be anyday now.

Do we have pictures of this one? There was a rumor going around they were throwing a new/revised livery at us.

It’s green and those rumors have been squashed. Nothing is changing on it. Maybe page two on here?

KarelXWB · Fri Feb 09, 2018 5:32 pm

The Aeromexico 737 MAX is now out of paint.

https://twitter.com/BoeingAirplanes/sta ... 1906415617

seahawks7757 · Sat Feb 10, 2018 12:03 pm

The next American Airline 737 Max 8 now in the database, should roll out of paint in the next couple of days.

seahawks7757 · Sat Feb 10, 2018 12:10 pm

Also some additional photos from the 737 Max 7 rollout for your viewing pleasure.

https://twitter.com/brandonsblog/status ... 3961338880

seahawks7757 · Sat Feb 10, 2018 12:47 pm

Also here are photos of the second 737 Max 7, line 6798, c/n 42569. It is missing its engines and advance technology winglets. It does appear however that it will wear Boeing house colors while it participates in the flight test campaign before eventually finding a home with Southwest Airlines!

More images here-
https://twitter.com/brandonsblog/status ... 9010575360

seahawks7757 · Sat Feb 10, 2018 2:42 pm

And now the first "production" Max 9 in the database-

Appareantly I had a decent week

Oykie · Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:22 pm

seahawks7757 wrote:
Also some additional photos from the 737 Max 7 rollout for your viewing pleasure.

https://twitter.com/brandonsblog/status ... 3961338880

Thank you for sharing these pictures. I wonder if any will find a home as a business jet doing charters for airlines like the Privat air recently did for SAS? Or maybe a 737-7MAX ER, like the 737-700ER ANA has been flying. According to Boeing the BBJ MAX7 will have more than 7000Nm range

seahawks7757 · Sat Feb 10, 2018 9:26 pm

Oykie wrote:
seahawks7757 wrote:
Also some additional photos from the 737 Max 7 rollout for your viewing pleasure.

https://twitter.com/brandonsblog/status ... 3961338880

Thank you for sharing these pictures. I wonder if any will find a home as a business jet doing charters for airlines like the Privat air recently did for SAS? Or maybe a 737-7MAX ER, like the 737-700ER ANA has been flying. According to Boeing the BBJ MAX7 will have more than 7000Nm range

Honestly the majority of Max 7 that’ll be built will most likely be BBJ’s

ikolkyo · Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:49 pm

TUIFly Nordic SE-RNA is out on the flightline

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 1329891328

Aeromexico's first 737 MAX XA-MAG is out on the flightline

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 6881224704

Icelandair's first 737 MAX, TF-ICE lies unpainted on flightline

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 6626380800

Hainan B-1388 in storage on the flightline

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 2738302976

American, N303RE is now painted and on the flightline

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 7592186881

The first 737 MAX 7 is now on the flightline

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 6317637632

WestJet C-FRYV awaits first flight

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 9599815680

Air Canada MAX 8, C-FSEQ, C-FSDW and C-FSES are all awaiting first flights

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris

Air Canada C-FSIL is fresh out of the plant missing red on its tail

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 4146493440

American, N310RF had its engines installed

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 1744137216

Aerolineas Argentinas LV-HKV is awaiting first flight

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 6523886593

Credit to Chris for this massive update!

Sooner787 · Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:48 am

Man , RNT looks like the crowded deck of an aircraft carrier with all those 737's
taking up every square inch of ramp space

Heavierthanair · Sun Feb 11, 2018 1:37 pm

G'day

Found this pic showing Lot's economy class seat on their new Max's on a Swiss tabloid

https://www.blick.ch/news/ausland/ist-d ... 53964.html

Why on earth would anyone post a picture like this, communist era marketing maybe? Or maybe they started to sell seating for minors? :crazy:

Cheers

Peter

seahawks7757 · Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:45 pm

Heavierthanair wrote:
G'day

Found this pic showing Lot's economy class seat on their new Max's on a Swiss tabloid

https://www.blick.ch/news/ausland/ist-d ... 53964.html

Why on earth would anyone post a picture like this, communist era marketing maybe? Or maybe they started to sell seating for minors?

Cheers

Peter

Sounds just like that. Tabloid _____, I’ll let you fill in the blank.

Honestly the configurations and layouts are all up to the individual airlines. The manufacturer has NOTHING to do with it. They just install what is ordered.

godsbeloved · Sun Feb 11, 2018 4:05 pm

seahawks7757 wrote:
Heavierthanair wrote:
G'day

Found this pic showing Lot's economy class seat on their new Max's on a Swiss tabloid

https://www.blick.ch/news/ausland/ist-d ... 53964.html

Why on earth would anyone post a picture like this, communist era marketing maybe? Or maybe they started to sell seating for minors?

Cheers

Peter

Sounds just like that. Tabloid _____, I’ll let you fill in the blank.

Honestly the configurations and layouts are all up to the individual airlines. The manufacturer has NOTHING to do with it. They just install what is ordered.

Sure...airlines are free to install seats at 5 abreast...

KarelXWB · Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:18 am

Udvar-Hazy warns that 737 MAX deliveries could face some delays if the CFM production issues are not resolved quickly.

https://www.reuters.com/article/aviatio ... SL8N1PH3X2

qf789 · Fri Feb 16, 2018 12:18 pm

Second 737MAX8 for Icelandair TF-ICY rolls out of final assembly

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 3556898816

Second 737MAX8 for Oman Air A4O-MB rolls out of final assembly

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 6605585409

Thai LionAir 737MAX9 HS-LSI rolls out of final assembly

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 0147719169

452QX · Fri Feb 16, 2018 12:58 pm

This is a ways off in the distance right now, but Alaska's first MAX delivery (a MAX 9) is scheduled for early 2019.

Seeing as AS' deliveries were originally scheduled to begin around Q1 this year, does anyone know which airline those slots went to instead?

magga1 · Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:06 pm

Boeing 737 MAX 9 Awarded FAA Certification

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2018-02-16- ... tification

ikolkyo · Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:06 pm

The 737 MAX 9 is officially certified, delivery will begin soon. Lion Air Group will be the first operator.

https://twitter.com/boeingairplanes/sta ... 7392457728

Oykie · Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:43 pm

ikolkyo wrote:
The 737 MAX 9 is officially certified, delivery will begin soon. Lion Air Group will be the first operator.

https://twitter.com/boeingairplanes/sta ... 7392457728

Nice! Congratulations to Boeing! It seems the MAX program is developing according to the schedule.

msp747 · Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:45 pm

452QX wrote:
This is a ways off in the distance right now, but Alaska's first MAX delivery (a MAX 9) is scheduled for early 2019.

Seeing as AS' deliveries were originally scheduled to begin around Q1 this year, does anyone know which airline those slots went to instead?

Where are you seeing that? The last I saw, they had pushed back their first deliveries from the end of 2017 to 2018. This says the first deliveries are also MAX 8s.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... 18-430588/

A google search doesn't bring up anything more current than this article. Could it be that's when they take delivery of their first MAX 9?

ODwyerPW · Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:03 pm

7MAX on the Flight Line. Looking forward to seeing this one fly. I wonder if they will do a redeux of the 8MAX hotrod video for it's first flight?

452QX · Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:36 pm

msp747 wrote:
452QX wrote:
This is a ways off in the distance right now, but Alaska's first MAX delivery (a MAX 9) is scheduled for early 2019.

Seeing as AS' deliveries were originally scheduled to begin around Q1 this year, does anyone know which airline those slots went to instead?

Where are you seeing that? The last I saw, they had pushed back their first deliveries from the end of 2017 to 2018. This says the first deliveries are also MAX 8s.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... 18-430588/

A google search doesn't bring up anything more current than this article. Could it be that's when they take delivery of their first MAX 9?

There hasn't been any big public updates in a while. Source is internal.

KarelXWB · Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:04 pm

A white tail 737 MAX has rolled out in Renton, which was designated for the now defunct Monarch Airlines.

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 8779010049

qf789 · Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:52 am

First flight for Air Canada 737MAX8 C-FSES

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 8874638336

ikolkyo · Sun Feb 18, 2018 12:02 am

AA N310RF had its first flight
https://twitter.com/aeroimageschris/sta ... 3972190208

SamYeager2016 · Sun Feb 18, 2018 12:07 pm

KarelXWB wrote:
A white tail 737 MAX has rolled out in Renton, which was designated for the now defunct Monarch Airlines.

How difficult is it likely to be to sell it on to another carrier?

LA704 · Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:53 pm

SamYeager2016 wrote:
KarelXWB wrote:
A white tail 737 MAX has rolled out in Renton, which was designated for the now defunct Monarch Airlines.

How difficult is it likely to be to sell it on to another carrier?

Depends on the specs Monarch ordered, if they are common or not, seats, etc. It will definitely be sold as the MAX8 is a popular product. Price or time until delivery are the variables here.

kanban · Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:55 pm

while the basic plane makes the swap easy, it's the customer configurations that are the choke point. everything from seats, carpets, galleys, lavs to cockpit instrumentation and equipment. Since these items are customer procured, there is no stock to draw from and must be purchased anew and be jammed into the suppliers tight manufacturing schedules.

SamYeager2016 · Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:11 pm

Thanks for the replies. Is all the stuff mentioned by kanban normally installed whilst the aircraft is in the FAL?

WALmsp · Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:54 pm

Monarch ceased ops in October. Has the Monarch jet been in the manufacturing line that long that Boeing had to install all of those customizations, cockpit aside?

qf789 · Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:45 pm

The 10,000th 737 frame destined to be a 737MAX8 for Southwest has arrived at RNT

https://twitter.com/BoeingAirplanes/sta ... 9051193344

KarelXWB · Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:36 pm

United's first 737 MAX 9 is undergoing final assembly:

https://twitter.com/e_russell/status/965678865216692226

kanban · Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:47 am

SamYeager2016 wrote:
Thanks for the replies. Is all the stuff mentioned by kanban normally installed whilst the aircraft is in the FAL?

yes, although there have been initiatives to install the lavs and galleys sooner but the durability of the rail trip West was seen as a constraint. on the 787 most of the flight deck instruments are installed in Wichita before shipping however the air transport is much less rugged than a rail trip.

qf789 · Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:34 am

The 10/000th 737, a 737MAX for Southwest will be loaded for final assembly tonight

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 7469155328

qf789 · Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:43 am

Thai Lion Air 737MAX9 HS-LSI (LN6816) awaiting engine installation

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 8381810688

Air Canada 737MAX8 C-FSIP (LN6841) now with engines installed

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 6408508416

Silk Air 737MAX8 9V-MBD (LN6828) out of final assembly awaiting for engine installation

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 0158711808

qf789 · Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:48 am

Air Canada 737MAX8 C-FSDW (LN6805) undergoing preflight checks

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 6010817537

Oman Air A4O-MB (LN6825) undergoing preflight checks

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 9495164928

Thai LionAir 737MAX9 HS-LSH (LN6771) has been moved to a stall near the rework area

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 5467437056

qf789 · Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:54 am

Shanghai Airlines 737MAX8 (LN6740) now with engines installed

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 8482907136

Air Canada 737MAX8 C-FSIL (LN6840) awaiting engine installation

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 9589454853

Shanghai Airlines 737MAX8 (LN6796) awaiting engine installation

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 1151424512

Aircellist · Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:00 am

I understand that AC are receiving those at quite a healthy pace!

qf789 · Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:01 am

Icelandair 737MAX8 TF-ICY (LN6839) awaiting engine installation

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 5623106560

Aeromexico 737MAX8 XA-MAG returning from its C1 flight, then performed a high speed taxi test

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 7128813568

qf789 · Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:52 pm

TUIfly Nordic 737MAX8 SE-RNA on another test flight

https://www.flightradar24.com/BOE852/107d41a2

ikolkyo · Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:28 pm

AA, MAX 8 N303RE has been delivered.
https://fr24.com/AAL9701/107d7d8c

hayzel777 · Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:47 pm

qf789 wrote:
Shanghai Airlines 737MAX8 (LN6796) awaiting engine installation

https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris/sta ... 1151424512

What happened to the tail cone?

Virginblue4 · Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:35 pm

TF-ICE has been painted.

https://twitter.com/search?q=tf-ice&src=typd

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