Is there a way to avoid 737 max or should I continue to avoid American Airlines indefinitely. Now their flight search doesn’t even give a complete name of the plane and just says 737 so their loss as I am avoiding everything

Are you avoiding it due to the potential safety concern or the horrible Oasis seats?

Not sure what you're searching but AFAIK nothing has changed, I just did a dummy search at aa.com, if you click on details under any of the flight options it still shows the 2 different variants, i.e. '738-Boeing 737' for the non-MAX and '7M8-Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger' for the MAX.

I actually booked a flight from london to Houston and then to Toronto. And the leg between Houston and Toronto, it’s giving me ‘Boeing 737’

an imminent safety concern I would say. It has a design flaw and the measures they have taken have only reduced the risk not eliminated it. I would not travel in it even for free

Maybe fly Delta instead?

Even if the OP gets a 738 the Max can be swapped in as the seating configuration is the same. Does the OP not understand he's at far, far more risk driving to the airport?

It could be argued that the plane is the safest in the skies right now because of the 2 years of scrutinization the FAA put it under. We've all seen the ongoing news about it, especially in the aftermath of the 2 tragic accidents. I also watched the recent Amazon show "Flight Risk" that really took aim at Boeing's horrendous handling of it all. I would still fly on it, though begrudgingly if there weren't any better options. Begrudgingly because it is a sardine can with very tight seating, not because I'm concerned for my safety any more than I would be on another aircraft type.

Furthermore, are you sure you're posting in the right Forum? AA doesn't fly London to Houston direct, nor does it fly Houston to Toronto direct. Did you perhaps book United?

And finally, AA does indeed show the 738 vs 7M8 in their flight searches.

You should avoid flying AA indefinitely.

You should avoid flying AA. You should also avoid cars as the likelihood of dying in a car accident is significantly higher than a 737 Max.

If you want to be sure you’ll avoid a 737 MAX in the US/Canada, your choices are Delta (for now; they’ve ordered 100 but haven’t had them delivered yet), JetBlue, Frontier, or Spirit. United, Air Canada, WestJet, Alaska, and Southwest all have comparable or larger MAX fleets as a fraction of their overall fleet.

But note that “738” really means 737-800, whereas 7M8 means 737-MAX 8. You can always find what AA intends to fly on a given flight, but that can easily change on most routes on AA of any other airline.If you’re using a booking engine that doesn’t say explicitly, you can check the flight on AA.com.

As others have noted, I recommend taking the train or bus to the airport; you’ll do a lot more to make yourself safe by avoiding driving to the airport than you will by avoiding a 737 MAX. You’ll also reduce your carbon emissions, just as flying a 737 MAX does (compared to less fuel efficient older airplanes).

Thanks for checking
am BA gold so have to stick with BA. so BA is taking me to Austin directly. But on oct 14, flight leaving for Dallas from Austin at 1617 (and then again onwards to Toronto) is American airline which just says 737
i am an aeronautical engineer and very well aware of the risks here. FAA did not do their job the first time nor later. The plane should be redesigned and MCAS is an unnecessary addict al variable which is not the solution. It can go wrong, just the probability of its malfunctioning has been reduced.

I loaded the flight status from AA’s app. You could do the same at AA.com. 737-800.It may be that BA’s ticket receipt doesn’t get more specific (though I think “Boeing 737” actually means next-gen 737, and they say “Boeing 737 MAX” for MAXes), but the information remains very easy to find. Took me seconds.

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I'm also an aeronautical engineer and I disagree.

If you're looking at your BA booking for segments on AA equipment, it may be possible BA is truncating it or just standardizing the nomenclature to '737'. As for the 737 type, AA only flies the 737-800 and 737MAX8. If you search your flight on aa.com (do a mock booking one way AUS-DFW), you'll see on Oct 14 it's only a mix of 737-800 and Airbus. You still have me confused since your OP said you are flying to Houston and then onto Toronto but then your follow up you say you are flying BA into AUS and then to DFW on AA.

At any rate, if you're in doubt you can check aa.com directly. They will show the specific 737 type. But as mentioned, it doesn't guarantee 100% that there wouldn't be an aircraft swap though that's a low probability so you can always change your trip and fly a different airline to your final destination, though it may mean some more $$ and undesirable routings.

aa.com clearly shows 738 Boeing 737 for the 417PM on 10/14.

The fewer folks who book my flights, the cheaper my flights become!

Definitely avoid the 737 Max -- I am a clown engineer and I think it just looks scary. How does all that metal stay in the sky?

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