Boeing 737MAX Production/Delivery Thread - 2021

DaCubbyBearBar · Sat Nov 06, 2021 1:56 pm

MIflyer12 wrote:
DaCubbyBearBar wrote:
Have any of the SWA MAX7 frames arrived yet from Wichita?? With something around 100 frames to be delivered next year, I was figuring production would be starting soon

The WN 8-K filed 10/21/21 said 72 frames on order for 2022. Did I miss something? Frames coming from leasing companies?
Based on 72 MAX firm orders planned for 2022, the Company's contractual aircraft capital expenditures for 2022 are now estimated to be approximately $1.7 billion, compared with its previous guidance of $1.6 billion.

So I was going off the 3rd Quarter Earnings report… 72 firm with 42 options… so possibly 114 frames… more than I remembered… if all are taken than averages just more than 2 frames a week for the year…

gr8slvrflt · Sat Nov 06, 2021 3:28 pm

I’m hearing that WN will not be operating the Max 7 until May 2022. We need to get our staffing up first.

WoodysAeroimag · Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:16 pm

DaCubbyBearBar wrote:
Have any of the SWA MAX7 frames arrived yet from Wichita?? With something around 100 frames to be delivered next year, I was figuring production would be starting soon

As stated previously,

Currently there are 7 manufactured which includes 2 test frames.

6744 1E001 42561 N7201S 737-7 Southwest Airlines (Test Frame stored at BFI)
6798 1E002 42569 N7202U 737-7 Southwest Airlines (Test Frame stored at MWH)
7455 1E003 42586 N7203U 737-7 Southwest Airlines (Stored at MWH)
7485 1E004 42587 N7204U 737-7 Southwest Airlines (Stored at RNT - Has not flown)
7510 1E005 42588 N7205U 737-7 Southwest Airlines (Stored at RNT - Has not flown)
7545 1E006 42589 N7206U 737-7 Southwest Airlines (Stored at MWH)
7570 1E007 42590 N7207Z 737-7 Southwest Airlines (Stored at MWH)

As for any more arriving, I haven't seen any arrive on rail cars, but it's possible but doubtful. Until they certify the MAX7, it's doubtful that any will enter final before then.

WoodysAeroimag · Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:11 am

danipawa wrote:
seems a new max operator:Arajet from Dominican Rep:

https://www.arajet.com/

Their 1st rolled out at Renton.
8034 737-8 Arajet

8034 737-8 Arajet by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

WoodysAeroimag · Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:15 am

RobK wrote:
I've heard they're taking Ural's frames.

Appears they are removing the winglets on 7967.

7967 60194 737-8 Arajet

7967 60194 737-8 Arajet by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

WoodysAeroimag · Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:16 am

N931AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines - with 927 on NW and sticker N931AK for reg

N931AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8145 43345 9Y-BAH 737-8 Caribbean Airlines - Painted

8145 43345 9Y-BAH 737-8 Caribbean Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8135 62334 9H-VUP 737-8 200 Malta Air

8135 62334 9H-VUP 737-8 200 Malta Air by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

VirginFlyer · Sun Nov 07, 2021 3:23 am

RobK wrote:
I don't know if VirginFlyer is still around from the now closed NG thread, but I notice that the 2 mystery outstanding 737-800 orders were cancelled in June, to bring that to a close.

==
[last post from V/F in the old thread]
For the unidentified customers the working understanding from this thread is:
3x 737-700W - UK AEW&C Programme
2x 737-800 - Unidentifiable, likely not to be delivered
2x BBJ2 - Government of Poland - L/Ns 7152, 7297
==

I also note that 2x 700Ws were cancelled at some point too, leaving just one frame there, for the RAF and is in the firing order for later this year/next (BBJ fuselage to be an E-7A).

The 2 Polish frames are still been modified at Bordeaux and not yet delivered to the PLF. One did some systems testing on the remote Swedish test ranges a few months back but is back at Bordeaux for further work.

Thanks RobK! I’ve been away from a.net for a few months because of general life busyness, finally catching up on things now. What does this mean for the AEW&C? A couple of extra used frames picked up from somewhere? Or reallocated as BBJ on the order book? I see 7152 and 7297 were delivered at the end of last month, so that’s all she wrote except for E-7s (if there is even more than one of those) and P-8s.

Sorry for the meander back down NG lane, we return you to your regularly scheduled MAX programming now.

V/F

jeffrey0032j · Wed Nov 10, 2021 5:21 pm

3 Delivery flights BFI-Ireland now:

Fly Dubai A6-FMU BFI-SNN
https://www.flightradar24.com/FDB9741/29cfbc8e

and two Ryanairs BFI-DUB:

Buzz SP-RZD
https://www.flightradar24.com/RYS82D/29cfcb5d

Malta Air 9H-VUQ
https://www.flightradar24.com/RYR82Q/29cfd6c8

ghost77 · Fri Nov 12, 2021 8:38 pm

Two days ago, one more B737-8M was delivered to AeroMexico as N712BA:

60434/7420 ex. ZS-ZCB NTU Comair with colors flew BFI-SLW for paint.

g77

RobK · Fri Nov 12, 2021 8:53 pm

XA- numbers for FlyEgypt, Comair and NordStar in prep?

ikolkyo · Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:47 am

Ryanair MAX 8, EI-HAX was delivered today.https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... x#29d87090
Air Canada MAX 8, C-GEKX was also delivered.https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 0#29d99f5b

WoodysAeroimag · Sun Nov 14, 2021 2:57 am

N733BA 737-7 BBJ - Now with temp sticker and Experimental decals

N733BA 737-7 BBJ by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

N733BA 737-7 BBJ by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8155 737-8 SunExpress

8155 737-8 SunExpress by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines - Painted minus registration

8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8082 737-8 Air China

8082 737-8 Air China by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8006 44488 N306SW 737-8 American Airlines

8006 44488 N306SW 737-8 American Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

ghost77 · Sun Nov 14, 2021 7:08 pm

RobK wrote:
XA- numbers for FlyEgypt, Comair and NordStar in prep?

SU-TMO will become XA-DAP, that's all I have for the moment Rob!

And -8:
43760/8192

-9:
43717/8179
43718/8187
43719/8196
43720/8210

g77

REDHL · Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:03 am

China's CAAC has expressed its satisfaction with the changes that have been made to the MAX and has invited the local airlines to give their comments to an airworthiness directive proposal, which closes on November 26th.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 021-11-14/

Captaincurious · Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:41 am

Congrats to Boeing. Looking for more Chinese orders.

jeffrey0032j · Tue Nov 16, 2021 2:47 pm

Ryanair's EI-HAW is on its delivery flight. This is LN7559, the third oldest frame in Ryanair's order.

https://www.flightradar24.com/RYR82W/29e067ec

Momo1435 · Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:09 pm

A new Canadian ULCC airline Lynx Air launched today, they say they have agreements for 46 737-8s, with the 1st deliveries in early 2022.

https://www.flylynx.com/

Lynx will operate a fleet of Boeing’s newest 737 aircraft, featuring leading-edge fuel-efficient technology. The airline has firm orders and lease agreements in place for a total of 46 aircraft over the next seven years to meet anticipated demand. The first three Boeing 737s will arrive in early 2022.

Boeing also tweeted this

https://twitter.com/BoeingAirplanes/sta ... 2706263047

With delivery slots in early 2022 we should see some of the 3 frames in production or in rework (if they are white tails) very soon.

Polot · Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:32 pm

Momo1435 wrote:
A new Canadian ULCC airline Lynx Air launched today, they say they have agreements for 46 737-8s, with the 1st deliveries in early 2022.

https://www.flylynx.com/

Lynx will operate a fleet of Boeing’s newest 737 aircraft, featuring leading-edge fuel-efficient technology. The airline has firm orders and lease agreements in place for a total of 46 aircraft over the next seven years to meet anticipated demand. The first three Boeing 737s will arrive in early 2022.

Boeing also tweeted this

https://twitter.com/BoeingAirplanes/sta ... 2706263047

With delivery slots in early 2022 we should see some of the 3 frames in production or in rework (if they are white tails) very soon.

Lynx Air is Enerjet rebrand for ULCC ops (they bury that information in the “About Lynx” section of their PR). Enerjet had 3 Maxes publicly on order, and some (all three?) built but not yet delivered in a colorful but looks like abandoned livery:

I’m assuming those are going to be the first three frames.

Momo1435 · Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:50 pm

Aha, that makes sense. I already thought that these 1st deliveries were a bit too quick for a completely new airline. And also yet another Canadian ULCC, how many of those can exist next to each other.

RobK · Wed Nov 17, 2021 8:43 am

They've been through more rebrands than I've had hot dinners. Canada has got to be the top country for failed airlines or ones that never even got off the ground. 46 maxes in an already saturated market and with roughly half the population denied air travel? I'll believe it when I see it.

ikolkyo · Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:55 pm

New MAX Operator Alert.
Caribbean Airlines has taken delivery of their first 737 MAX, 9Y-CAL - MAX 8.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 8#29e4c9fb

Interesting that it was PAE, in others news AM has a delivery scheduled for today. Will update if it actually gets in the air.

ikolkyo · Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:07 am

AM MAX 8, EI-GZA has been delivered, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 6#29e5affa

Ryanair MAX 8, EI-HAy is scheduled to fly away tonight. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-hay

B787oftheworld · Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:23 am

The pace Boeing is delivering Max is unbelievable. A good turnaround for the program although Boeing sales can not sell it despite the fact that Airbus Neo line is sold out until 2025.

Polot · Thu Nov 18, 2021 11:07 am

B787oftheworld wrote:
The pace Boeing is delivering Max is unbelievable. A good turnaround for the program although Boeing sales can not sell it despite the fact that Airbus Neo line is sold out until 2025.

Boeing has sold ~650 Maxes this year.

ER757 · Thu Nov 18, 2021 5:46 pm

ikolkyo wrote:
AM MAX 8, EI-GZA has been delivered, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 6#29e5affa

Ryanair MAX 8, EI-HAy is scheduled to fly away tonight. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-hay

I haven't been following the line #'s closely, so forgive this dumb question - are most of the recent deliveries factory-fresh frames or previously stored ones that had re-work finished?

RobK · Thu Nov 18, 2021 6:06 pm

B787oftheworld wrote:
The pace Boeing is delivering Max is unbelievable.

Agreed. 10-15 per month when it used to be about 50 is indeed "unbelievable". It will take them a decade to clear the backlog at this glacial pace.

MD80MKE · Thu Nov 18, 2021 6:10 pm

ER757 wrote:
ikolkyo wrote:
AM MAX 8, EI-GZA has been delivered, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 6#29e5affa

Ryanair MAX 8, EI-HAy is scheduled to fly away tonight. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-hay

I haven't been following the line #'s closely, so forgive this dumb question - are most of the recent deliveries factory-fresh frames or previously stored ones that had re-work finished?

EI-GZA is Norwegian NTU which is stored about two years. AMX is leasing LN7456/LN7569/LN7681/LN7710/LN7730 from SMBC, on top of the 12 leased from DAE capital. All the frames listed here are NTU frames and about two years old. Out of the 12 leased from DAE, Comair and FlyEgypt NTUs have flown out.

jeffrey0032j · Thu Nov 18, 2021 6:10 pm

ER757 wrote:
ikolkyo wrote:
AM MAX 8, EI-GZA has been delivered, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 6#29e5affa

Ryanair MAX 8, EI-HAy is scheduled to fly away tonight. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-hay

I haven't been following the line #'s closely, so forgive this dumb question - are most of the recent deliveries factory-fresh frames or previously stored ones that had re-work finished?

There are a mix of all categories.
1) Stored even before grounding due ntu. (minority, eg Jet Airways ntu)
2) Built during (or slightly before) and stored during grounding (majority of stored frames)
3) Built after grounding but stored (some of Ryanair's frames)
4) New builds (eg UA -8s, some Ryanairs)

There seem to be an equal mix of the latter 3 categories for recent deliveries. It really depends on the customer's order books, and airline-lessor agreements.

ikolkyo · Fri Nov 19, 2021 4:09 am

FlyDubai MAX 8, A6-FMV is scheduled to depart tonight https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fz9741
Malta Air MAX 8, 9H-VUI is also scheduled to depart tonight. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9h-vui

INFINITI329 · Fri Nov 19, 2021 7:18 am

What airline currently has the longest delivery route from BFI/PAE for their Maxes?

RobertoMugabe · Fri Nov 19, 2021 4:16 pm

RobK wrote:
B787oftheworld wrote:
The pace Boeing is delivering Max is unbelievable.

Agreed. 10-15 per month when it used to be about 50 is indeed "unbelievable". It will take them a decade to clear the backlog at this glacial pace.

Is the delivery rate for Boeing deliberately or just incidentally different from the Airbus approach? Deliberate in that Boeing is not forcing airlines to take deliveries, like Airbus, as a good seller point of view, or incidental in that they cannot force buyers to take planes because so many of these contracts are overdue and compensation is owed?

I'm hoping Chinese airlines will increase that delivery rate when, or if, the Max is certified again. A big part of the slow pickup is the 450 or so Maxes already delivered that need AOG support, which IIRC takes two weeks per plane for reactivation.

Rifitto · Fri Nov 19, 2021 4:22 pm

INFINITI329 wrote:
What airline currently has the longest delivery route from BFI/PAE for their Maxes?

AFAIK it's Tuifly from Seattle to Hannover ,8025 km , 9H45 flight time

LH982 · Fri Nov 19, 2021 4:33 pm

Rifitto wrote:
INFINITI329 wrote:
What airline currently has the longest delivery route from BFI/PAE for their Maxes?

AFAIK it's Tuifly from Seattle to Hannover ,8025 km , 9H45 flight time

Think Smartwings managed a delivery direct to Prague as well. Probably not much in it distance wise.

Avgeek21 · Sat Nov 20, 2021 7:59 am

flydubai A6-FMV, B38M, is now on it’s delivery yo SNN and onwards to AMM.
https://fr24.com/FDB9741/29ec1613

highvoltageeee · Sat Nov 20, 2021 10:08 am

Folks, now that max has resumed flying in india. Question how many frames are due for delivery for spicejet this year? Anything that has been ready?

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bus ... 816939.cms

I think they flew the first one from Delhi.

WoodysAeroimag · Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:33 pm

Avgeek21 wrote:
flydubai A6-FMV, B38M, is now on it’s delivery yo SNN and onwards to AMM.
https://fr24.com/FDB9741/29ec1613

Delayed from yesterday as they had the APU removed yesterday in the inspection tent as I drove by BFI

WoodysAeroimag · Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:37 pm

S Korea will allow the resumption of MAX flights beginning Nov 22nd.

https://twitter.com/Jamie_Freed/status/ ... 50373?s=20

WoodysAeroimag · Sun Nov 21, 2021 12:14 am

8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines - with registrations now applies

8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8149 737-8 S7 - Siberia Airlines - Rolled out

8149 737-8 S7 - Siberia Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8154 737-8 S7 - Siberia Airlines - Rolled out

8154 737-8 S7 - Siberia Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8168 737-9 Copa Airlines - On final assembly line

8168 737-9 Copa Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

43322 N929AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines - Behind FAL

43322 N929AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

7960 737-8 Gol Transportes Aéreos - Rolled out

7960 737-8 Gol Transportes Aéreos by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8020 737-8 TUI Group - Rolled out

8020 737-8 TUI Group by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

ikolkyo · Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:28 pm

SQ MAX 8, 9V-MBG has been delivered. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 0#29f2f1e5

jeffrey0032j · Wed Nov 24, 2021 4:40 pm

Double Ryanair deliveries:

9H-VUJ:
https://www.flightradar24.com/RYR82J/29f7cac5

SP-RZH:
https://www.flightradar24.com/RYS82H/29f7d352

ikolkyo · Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:00 am

AM MAX 8, XA-MJI has been delivered.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 4#29fa6fef

ben7x · Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:34 pm

WoodysAeroimag wrote:
8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines - with registrations now applies
8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

Is 8140 a Sunexpress ntu? Seems to have a XQ engine cowling (because of the orange).

SWADawg · Fri Nov 26, 2021 6:11 pm

ben7x wrote:
WoodysAeroimag wrote:
8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines - with registrations now applies
8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

Is 8140 a Sunexpress ntu? Seems to have a XQ engine cowling (because of the orange).

Um….I think that’s the Boeing work vehicle’s lights you see there. I see no orange on the engine cowl.

ben7x · Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:28 pm

SWADawg wrote:
ben7x wrote:
WoodysAeroimag wrote:
8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines - with registrations now applies
8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

Is 8140 a Sunexpress ntu? Seems to have a XQ engine cowling (because of the orange).

Um….I think that’s the Boeing work vehicle’s lights you see there. I see no orange on the engine cowl.

Makes sense. I recently read that they take over some XQ frames so I thought maybe it’s one of them.

jeffrey0032j · Sat Nov 27, 2021 6:54 am

ben7x wrote:
WoodysAeroimag wrote:
8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines - with registrations now applies
8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

Is 8140 a Sunexpress ntu? Seems to have a XQ engine cowling (because of the orange).

8140 is a new build.

WoodysAeroimag · Sat Nov 27, 2021 6:11 pm

jeffrey0032j wrote:
ben7x wrote:
WoodysAeroimag wrote:
8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines - with registrations now applies
8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

Is 8140 a Sunexpress ntu? Seems to have a XQ engine cowling (because of the orange).

8140 is a new build.

Correct - It's a new build - Here it is after roll out before paint.

8140 43314 N926AK 737-9 Alaska Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

WoodysAeroimag · Sun Nov 28, 2021 1:18 am

8162 737-8 Flydubai - Rolled out

8162 737-8 Flydubai by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8159 9Y-JAM 737-8 Caribbean Airlines - Rolled out

8159 9Y-JAM 737-8 Caribbean Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

8100 737-8 Xiamen Airlines - Rolled out

8100 737-8 Xiamen Airlines by 737 MAX Production, on Flickr

ben7x · Sun Nov 28, 2021 12:48 pm

So I did a little research. I confused 8140 with 7468 which was a Sunexpress Germany ntu. But thank y’all for your replies!

lizhien · Mon Nov 29, 2021 3:08 pm

MSN 44252 9V-MBH (SilkAir livery) has flown to BFI. She would be the 2nd Max delivered to SIA this year.

Any idea how long the aircraft could be at BFI before its accepted by the customer?

avi8 · Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:10 pm

Will it get repainted in SQ livery?

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