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Boeing aircraft
Boeing 737 MAX 8
737 MAX family First flight 2016 In production
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is a Boeing commercial airliner that entered service in 2017. It typically seats 162 to 178 passengers and has a published range of 3,550 nautical miles (6,570 km). FlightQ currently tracks 63 airlines operating this exact aircraft type.
Specifications and current fleet records checked August 2026.
- Typical seats
- 162 to 178
- Range
- 3,550 nautical miles (6,570 km)
- Entered service
- 2017
- Cruise
- Mach 0.79 (521 mph, 839 km/h)
Powered by Two CFM LEAP-1B turbofans.
Aircraft data
Specifications
- First flight
- 2016
- Entered service
- 2017
- Status
- In production
- Typical capacity
- 162 to 178
- Range
- 3,550 nautical miles (6,570 km)
- Cruise speed
- Mach 0.79 (521 mph, 839 km/h)
- Length
- 39.52 m (129 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan
- 35.92 m (117 ft 10 in)
- Engines
- Two CFM LEAP-1B turbofans
Cabin layouts
Boeing 737 MAX 8 seat maps
42 seat-map configurations
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- Aerolineas Argentinas174 seats
- Aerolineas Argentinas170 seats
- Aeromexico166 seats
- Air Canada189 seats
- Air Canada169 seats
- Air China176 seats
- Air Europa189 seats
- Akasa Air189 seats
- Alaska Airlines161 seats
- Alaska Airlines159 seats
- American Airlines172 seats
- Batik Air Malaysia162 seats
- China Eastern Airlines176 seats
- China Southern Airlines178 seats
- Copa Airlines166 seats
- Ethiopian Airlines160 seats
- Flair Airlines189 seats
- flydubai174 seats
- flydubai166 seats
- Gol Linhas Aereas186 seats
- Hainan Airlines176 seats
- Icelandair160 seats
- Jeju Air189 seats
- Korean Air158 seats
- LOT Polish Airlines186 seats
- Luxair186 seats
- Malaysia Airlines174 seats
- Norwegian Air Shuttle189 seats
- Oman Air162 seats
- Royal Air Maroc156 seats
- Ryanair197 seats
- Shenzhen Airlines162 seats
- Singapore Airlines154 seats
- Southwest Airlines175 seats
- Southwest Airlines175 seats
- SpiceJet189 seats
- Turkish Airlines151 seats
- T'way Air189 seats
- United Airlines166 seats
- Virgin Australia182 seats
- WestJet174 seats
- Xiamen Airlines174 seats
Current operators
Airlines flying the Boeing 737 MAX 8
63 airlines · 1,762 aircraft
Every active airline matched to this exact aircraft type in FlightQ's current fleet directory, ranked by in-service count. Fleet records checked August 2026. Open the sortable operator table
- Southwest AirlinesUnited States323in service
- RyanairIreland210in service
- United AirlinesUnited States123in service
- American AirlinesUnited States103in service
- WestJetCanada70in service
- flydubaiUnited Arab Emirates65in service
- Gol Linhas AereasBrazil59in service
- Air India ExpressIndia53in service
- China Southern AirlinesChina48in service
- AeromexicoMexico47in service
- Air CanadaCanada35in service
- Hainan AirlinesChina32in service
- Air ChinaChina31in service
- LOT Polish AirlinesPoland29in service
- Norwegian Air SwedenSweden29in service
- Ethiopian AirlinesEthiopia28in service
- Xiamen AirlinesChina28in service
- TUI AirwaysUnited Kingdom27in service
- AJetTurkey25in service
- Virgin AustraliaAustralia25in service
- Singapore AirlinesSingapore24in service
- SunExpressTurkey22in service
- Turkish AirlinesTurkey20in service
- Akasa AirIndia19in service
- Malaysia AirlinesMalaysia19in service
- Flair AirlinesCanada18in service
- IcelandairIceland17in service
- ArajetDominican Republic16in service
- Aerolineas ArgentinasArgentina15in service
- Shandong AirlinesChina15in service
- Shenzhen AirlinesChina15in service
- SmartWingsCzech Republic14in service
- Oman AirOman13in service
- Caribbean AirlinesTrinidad and Tobago10in service
- Eastar JetSouth Korea10in service
- Enter AirPoland10in service
- Jeju AirSouth Korea8in service
- Thai Vietjet AirThailand8in service
- Royal Air MarocMorocco7in service
- SpiceJetIndia7in service
- TUIflyGermany7in service
- Copa AirlinesPanama6in service
- Korean AirSouth Korea6in service
- Norwegian Air ShuttleNorway6in service
- TUI fly NetherlandsNetherlands6in service
- AskyTogo5in service
- China Eastern AirlinesChina5in service
- Fiji AirwaysFiji5in service
- Jin AirSouth Korea5in service
- Air EuropaSpain4in service
- Alaska AirlinesUnited States4in service
- Lucky AirChina4in service
- T'way AirSouth Korea4in service
- Batik Air MalaysiaMalaysia3in service
- EgyptAirEgypt3in service
- TUIfly NordicSweden3in service
- LuxairLuxembourg2in service
- SkymarkJapan2in service
- BelaviaBelarus1in service
- Garuda IndonesiaIndonesia1in service
- Ryanair UKUnited Kingdom1in service
- Somon AirTajikistan1in service
- TACV Cabo VerdeCape Verde1in service
Frequently asked about the Boeing 737 MAX 8
When did the Boeing 737 MAX 8 enter service?
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 first flew in 2016 and entered commercial service in 2017.
What is the range of the Boeing 737 MAX 8?
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 has a published range of 3,550 nautical miles (6,570 km), powered by Two CFM LEAP-1B turbofans.
How many passengers does the Boeing 737 MAX 8 carry?
Typical seating is 162 to 178 in a two- or three-class layout. Dense single-class configurations can fit more; ultra-long-haul airlines often fly fewer.
Is the Boeing 737 MAX 8 still in production?
Status: In production.
Which airlines operate the Boeing 737 MAX 8?
Current operators in FlightQ's exact-type fleet directory include Southwest Airlines, Ryanair, United Airlines, among others. Fleet records were checked August 2026.
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