The WestJet 737 MAX 8 thread
Nov 11, 2019, 9:38 am
#168
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Calgary
Posts: 1,444
The ICAO codes will probably stay the same, though - B37M, B38M, B39M (not yet assigned for 737-10).
As will the IATA ones - 7M7, 7M8, 7M9 & 7MJ
Nov 11, 2019, 11:14 am
#170
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: WS Nothing, AC Something, AS Gold. Too big for 737Max washrooms
Posts: 893
Dec 26, 2019, 10:16 am
#172
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Ontario, Canada
Programs: Marriott Titanium
Posts: 154
Just noticed that my April YYZ - BGI has been changed out for a Max8 from a 700 series.
Makes me a titch uneasy. Also I have booked exit row seats in Row 11 that are not exit row seats in the Max. I know I could call to switch them but wonder if the Max will actually be a go by April. Anyone else have flights switched to the Max 8?
Makes me a titch uneasy. Also I have booked exit row seats in Row 11 that are not exit row seats in the Max. I know I could call to switch them but wonder if the Max will actually be a go by April. Anyone else have flights switched to the Max 8?
Dec 27, 2019, 1:53 pm
#174
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 125
Just noticed that my April YYZ - BGI has been changed out for a Max8 from a 700 series.
Makes me a titch uneasy. Also I have booked exit row seats in Row 11 that are not exit row seats in the Max. I know I could call to switch them but wonder if the Max will actually be a go by April. Anyone else have flights switched to the Max 8?
Makes me a titch uneasy. Also I have booked exit row seats in Row 11 that are not exit row seats in the Max. I know I could call to switch them but wonder if the Max will actually be a go by April. Anyone else have flights switched to the Max 8?
Dec 27, 2019, 2:19 pm
#175
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: YVR TLS
Programs: Air France Flying Blue, Altitude SE-100k, AAdvantage, United Mileage Plus, WS rewards, BonVoy Titan
Posts: 913
Too bad really, I liked the Max the few times I flew on it...
Dec 28, 2019, 10:31 am
#176
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Vancouver
Programs: Aeroplan, Mileage Plus, WestJet Gold, AMEX Plat
Posts: 2,026
I concur, still many hoops for Boeing to jump through, apart from the technical review(s) by the FAA there is the public perception, this airplane will not fly unless it's proven to be bullet proof and then some....and if/when it finally does get to fly again the media will hype every loose rivet & flat tire so that the spotlight on the Max will be intolerable for airline PR departments...
Too bad really, I liked the Max the few times I flew on it...
Too bad really, I liked the Max the few times I flew on it...
Dec 28, 2019, 3:20 pm
#178
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: YVR TLS
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Posts: 913
Dec 28, 2019, 11:48 pm
#179
Join Date: Jan 2007
Programs: No single airline or hotel chain is of much use to me anymore.
Posts: 3,279
I'm sure lines of communication are always open, I was told they almost bought the A320 in the early 2000s and almost bought the A330 instead of the 767 but Boeing swooped in both times with offers they couldn't refuse.
Dec 29, 2019, 2:21 am
#180
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Calgary
Posts: 1,444
The A330-900neo and A350-900 were evaluated along with the 787, before the 787 was chosen. I still have the A350XWB baseball hat from attending the 3-day cross-discipline workshop that Airbus laid on in Calgary.