Boeing 737

[nlalanne]

I have two trips booked in early May, which includes four Southwest flights. Three of the four of these flights are on a Boeing 737 Max 8, and one flight is on a Boeing 737-800. I'm seeing that Southwest cut the 737 Max from its fleet plans (https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/southwest-airlines-removes-max-7-2024-plans-cuts-...), especially after recent incidents (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/business/boeing-737-max-uncertainty.html). 

What's going on here? Is this a safe plane? What can we expect for this flight? 

[DancingDavidE]

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@nlalanne wrote:

I have two trips booked in early May, which includes four Southwest flights. Three of the four of these flights are on a Boeing 737 Max 8, and one flight is on a Boeing 737-800. I'm seeing that Southwest cut the 737 Max from its fleet plans (https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/southwest-airlines-removes-max-7-2024-plans-cuts-...), especially after recent incidents (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/business/boeing-737-max-uncertainty.html). 

What's going on here? Is this a safe plane? What can we expect for this flight? 

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The article is saying that Southwest isn't expecting to get any Max "7" deliveries for 2024 - the Max 8 planes currently in stock are flying per schedule and they are still getting more of that particular version of the 737, the current issues at Boeing are focused on the 7, 9 and 10 variants. Southwest only has "8" variants. 

[ZevSupport]

You can toler-ate it 😉

Kidding. Shouldn't affect anything for SWA

[DancingDavidE]

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@ZevSupport wrote:

You can toler-ate it 😉

Kidding. Shouldn't affect anything for SWA

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Stop winging it 😃

[nlalanne]

Thanks for the clarification!

[SoCalFlyer97]

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@nlalanne wrote:

I have two trips booked in early May, which includes four Southwest flights. Three of the four of these flights are on a Boeing 737 Max 8, and one flight is on a Boeing 737-800. I'm seeing that Southwest cut the 737 Max from its fleet plans (https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/southwest-airlines-removes-max-7-2024-plans-cuts-...), especially after recent incidents (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/business/boeing-737-max-uncertainty.html). 

What's going on here? Is this a safe plane? What can we expect for this flight? 

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Was on two MAX8's just yesterday for a day trip to LAS. I felt completely safe and right at home as I do when flying on any of Southwest's 737's.

Below is the MAX8 Plane N8901Q approaching the gate for my return trip home yesterday late afternoon:

Looking at its history on FlightRadar24, this bird has been all over the country and it still shines and runs like new!

...and for my outbound trip that morning, the MAX8 plane N8748Q even had power to share! 

It's 7-day history showed that it's been across the Pacific Ocean a couple times to HNL, to MCO to see the Mouse last weekend, and even to Costa Rica. Still shines and looks as good as new too!

Stay tuned for a report.

[JordanAdler]

Replying for the update.