Max talk, again
May 20, 2021, 10:47 am
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Max talk, again
Hey folks. Apologies in advance if this has been beat to death. Last I read regarding the Max 8, there were a handful of origin cities flying the Max, all with a 6xxx flight number. A bit of research today shows that possibly none of those flights are currently on the schedule. Perhaps the 6xxx flight numbers have been retired and/or folded into general flight numbers? I have a pretty cool West Coast swing scheduled in Sept that consists of a handful of one ways between some of the larger OR, AZ, and CA airports. Some of which were on the original March Max rollout. Any thoughts or insight would be appreciated.
May 20, 2021, 2:43 pm
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Hey folks. Apologies in advance if this has been beat to death. Last I read regarding the Max 8, there were a handful of origin cities flying the Max, all with a 6xxx flight number. A bit of research today shows that possibly none of those flights are currently on the schedule. Perhaps the 6xxx flight numbers have been retired and/or folded into general flight numbers? I have a pretty cool West Coast swing scheduled in Sept that consists of a handful of one ways between some of the larger OR, AZ, and CA airports. Some of which were on the original March Max rollout. Any thoughts or insight would be appreciated.
Unclear what insight you're looking for. "Thoughts" are it looks like simply another day at the office, aircraft with assorted callsigns all over the country.
1701
2108
2211
1623
1538
2171
1638
442
1550
1227
390
668
1640
127
May 21, 2021, 7:25 am
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So what we are trying to get at here is that there was a fix approved (electrical grounding) for the most recent grounding of some of the MAX's (including about half of WN's) and that fix has been completed?
May 21, 2021, 8:18 am
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The electrical grounding is a different issue. Those birds are still parked pending the fix.
The MAX was briefly fenced off when it returned to service to ensure a smooth re-entry operationally for any last-minute maintenance issues that arose as well as for any possible customer reaccomodation issues.
The MAX was briefly fenced off when it returned to service to ensure a smooth re-entry operationally for any last-minute maintenance issues that arose as well as for any possible customer reaccomodation issues.
May 25, 2021, 8:01 pm
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Or more often than not on WN, a MAX swapped out for a regular 738. Every single flight I've taken both pre and post grounding that was scheduled to be a MAX was swapped out for a regular 738.