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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
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Not really. The A320 is only marginally larger and shorter-legged than the A223. If I were AC I would join the chorus of airlines asking for an A225, which would be larger than the 320, only marginally smaller than the Max, and almost as long-legged.
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Now THAT bird is planeporn.
A writer at Canadian Press with an interesting vocabulary:
"Air Canada says it is mulling banishing its two-dozen MAX 8s to the desert, where the hot, dry conditions keep corrosion by rain, snow, sleet and ice at bay.
.....Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. has plunked its 34 Maxes in Californias Mojave Desert.
WestJet ..... planes are languishing in its Canadian hangars, where they receive regular maintenance checks and have their engines run once a week."
Maybe all of these birds need a hug
https://globalnews.ca/news/5775561/b...anada-storage/
A look at what Canadian airlines are doing with their Boeing 737 MAX 8s fleets
A look at what Canadian airlines are doing with their Boeing 737 MAX 8s fleets
"Air Canada says it is mulling banishing its two-dozen MAX 8s to the desert, where the hot, dry conditions keep corrosion by rain, snow, sleet and ice at bay.
.....Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. has plunked its 34 Maxes in Californias Mojave Desert.
WestJet ..... planes are languishing in its Canadian hangars, where they receive regular maintenance checks and have their engines run once a week."
Maybe all of these birds need a hug
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It certainly sounds like that's Westjet's approach. Weekly wellness checks, a bit of exercise...wouldn't be surprised to find out there's a massage and spa treatment thrown in there too.
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I doubt 2-3 years from now anyone will be worried about the MAX. Boeing will keep selling them and keep building them. Just like almost nobody today thinks about the 787 battery fires.
Boeing foolishly implemented a cut-rate strategy to extend the life of a substandard product, they bet that they could do the modification on the cheap and it wouldn't cause problems. It did and now they have to correct it, with a lot more eyes on them (eyes that should've been on them all along but they weren't because we're cheap). Perhaps the most concerning thing is that they didn't pull the certification as soon as there were issues. The military grounds aircraft a hell of a lot faster than this, and they don't have to answer to the flying general public.
Having said all that , if I were AC I'd cancel the order, sell off the remaining 737s and acquire the 320neos but that's because they're better aircraft..
Boeing foolishly implemented a cut-rate strategy to extend the life of a substandard product, they bet that they could do the modification on the cheap and it wouldn't cause problems. It did and now they have to correct it, with a lot more eyes on them (eyes that should've been on them all along but they weren't because we're cheap). Perhaps the most concerning thing is that they didn't pull the certification as soon as there were issues. The military grounds aircraft a hell of a lot faster than this, and they don't have to answer to the flying general public.
Having said all that , if I were AC I'd cancel the order, sell off the remaining 737s and acquire the 320neos but that's because they're better aircraft..
AC just cant cancel the order. They invested a significant amount of capital in the planes, parts, training, etc. The Max will be flying again, and nobody will care a few years from now.
Boeing decided to update the 737 because that is what airlines wanted. Simply blaming Boeing for updating the 737 vs a new design is ridiculous. Airlines wanted an update only, not a new design. The number of orders for the Max proves it.
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That's a bit of an oversimplification. Airlines bought the plane because Boeing promised miracles which they ended up unable to deliver. I don't think for most airlines, especially AC, an update on a 50 years design vs. a new design was a plus. Probably a minus. But the price was also too good to be true...
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That's a bit of an oversimplification. Airlines bought the plane because Boeing promised miracles which they ended up unable to deliver. I don't think for most airlines, especially AC, an update on a 50 years design vs. a new design was a plus. Probably a minus. But the price was also too good to be true...
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yeah other than the planes crashing. Airlines wanted a more efficient plane (which Boeing delivered, mostly via the GTF engines, and didn't want to invest the time/money to do it right)
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I doubt any airlines wanted a 50-year old design. But they knew the price & timeframe of a new narrowbody airplane replacement precluded any options except for the updated 320/737. Airlines wanted the added airplanes now, not 7 years from now, although they can be accountable for a lack of long term planning by not advising manufacturers with sufficient lead time for a new airplane to be certified & ready to replace existing fleets. I understand its complicated projecting your needs several years in advance, but after nearly a century of commercial air travel, youd think the art would be more finely honed by now.
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[1] actually, they did not provide those.
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Boeing managed to promise that, but so far has been unable to deliver. :-) In the meantime the 737 is getting closer to its best before date by the day. Comes a recession, 220 gets delivered, Boeing provided the airlines with a golden opportunity to bail out more or less free. (OK, in exchange for whatever penalties they would otherwise claim against Boeing.)