Sep 19, 2017, 10:25 am
Last edit by: 24left
Jan 18 2021 TC issues Airworthiness Directive for the 737 MAX
Link to post https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32976892-post4096.html
Cabin photos
Post 976 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29534462-post976.html
Post 1300 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29780203-post1300.html
Cabin Layout
Interior Specs can be found here https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/fly/onboard/fleet.html
- Window seats may feel narrower to come as the armrests are placed "into" the "curvature" of the cabin.
- Seats with no windows feel even more narrower as there is no space created by the curvature of window.
- All bulkhead seats have very limited legroom.
- Seats 15A, 16A, 16F, 17A and 17F have limited windows.
- Exit rows 19 and 20 have more legroom than regular preferred seats.
Routes
The 737 MAX is designated to replace the A320-series. Based on announcements and schedule updates, the following specific routes will be operated by the 737 MAX in future:
YYZ-LAX (periodic flights)
YYZ-SNN (new route)
YUL-DUB (new route)
YYZ/YUL-KEF (replacing Rouge A319)
YYT-LHR (replacing Mainline A319)
YHZ-LHR (replacing Mainline B767)
Hawaii Routes YVR/YYC (replacing Rouge B767)
Many domestic trunk routes (YYZ, YVR, YUL, YYC) now operated by 7M8, replacing A320 family
Link to post https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32976892-post4096.html
Cabin photos
Post 976 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29534462-post976.html
Post 1300 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29780203-post1300.html
Cabin Layout
Interior Specs can be found here https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/fly/onboard/fleet.html
- Window seats may feel narrower to come as the armrests are placed "into" the "curvature" of the cabin.
- Seats with no windows feel even more narrower as there is no space created by the curvature of window.
- All bulkhead seats have very limited legroom.
- Seats 15A, 16A, 16F, 17A and 17F have limited windows.
- Exit rows 19 and 20 have more legroom than regular preferred seats.
Routes
The 737 MAX is designated to replace the A320-series. Based on announcements and schedule updates, the following specific routes will be operated by the 737 MAX in future:
YYZ-LAX (periodic flights)
YYZ-SNN (new route)
YUL-DUB (new route)
YYZ/YUL-KEF (replacing Rouge A319)
YYT-LHR (replacing Mainline A319)
YHZ-LHR (replacing Mainline B767)
Hawaii Routes YVR/YYC (replacing Rouge B767)
Many domestic trunk routes (YYZ, YVR, YUL, YYC) now operated by 7M8, replacing A320 family
Air Canada Selects Boeing 737 MAX to Renew Mainline Narrowbody Fleet
Mar 25, 2019, 3:18 pm
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BTW, this is an awesome panorama phot (click to enlarge) of aircraft on the Everrett flight line plus some MAX birds because...
http://www.paineairport.com/images/fl20190322.jpg
And this is from Boeing at Renton where you can often see Air Canada MAX birds waiting around
https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris
EDIT TO ADD:
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Mar 25, 2019, 5:15 pm
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If the Max grounding continues and Boeing keeps cranking out the new planes, they may have to use some spacious airfields further afield (Moses Lake - MWH - is an obvious candidate).
Writing the above made me reflect:
737 Max: design flaws, omissions and certification issues suspected causes of early crashes.
KC-767: USAF contract shenanigans led to resignation of CEO and jail for the CFO and others.
787: spontaneous battery fire troubles in its early history and plagued by delays; program has yet to be profitable.
The Boeing reputation certainly ain't what it used to be.
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Mar 25, 2019, 5:22 pm
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They'll be rapidly running out of space there, if they haven't done so already. I believe a
If the Max grounding continues and Boeing keeps cranking out the new planes, they may have to use some spacious airfields further afield (Moses Lake - MWH - is an obvious candidate).
If the Max grounding continues and Boeing keeps cranking out the new planes, they may have to use some spacious airfields further afield (Moses Lake - MWH - is an obvious candidate).
Plenty of space at VCV.
Mar 25, 2019, 5:23 pm
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Would an assembly line shut down happen if the MAX grounding becomes something longer term?
Mar 25, 2019, 5:25 pm
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What do you mean about the myopic? Grant Co airport is close to Seattle, is dry, contains oodles of room and has long been used by Boeing for testing and storage use. What about it seems to cause doubt?
Mar 25, 2019, 5:26 pm
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SoCal has a lot of dessert space for storage. Supply chain orders are made more than 12 months in advance for most components, so there will be a pieces going to the assembly lines for the next 12 months at a minimum.
Mar 25, 2019, 5:28 pm
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I would have to assume so. But that would be a very painful internal decision and the inertia required to re-start would be great. What a devastating blow to the area economy that would be, not to mention all the upstream effects on suppliers around the world.
Mar 25, 2019, 7:18 pm
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The order backlog is huge; they could continue cranking out planes for several years, even without a single new order. As long as they can find storage, I don't see the production line pausing.
Mar 26, 2019, 7:16 am
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Mar 26, 2019, 10:25 am
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As a P.Eng., the idea of being seconded from an aircraft manufacturer to the FAA makes my skin crawl. This would be an exceedingly difficult position to be put in and it seems to be a conflict of interest, unless the engineer is given a clear and absolute mandate by the employer to act solely in the interest of the FAA. Maybe in a perfect world this would work...
Mar 26, 2019, 11:15 am
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I get the leap you are trying to make here, but given past events, I'm not sure those industries are exactly poster children for effective regulation and/or compliance.
