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0 pointssjm-lbm5y ago0 comments

your listing of 737's isn't quite correct:

737-600s, 737-700s, 737-800s and 737-900s are part of the 737NG/Next Generation series that debuted in 1998. They are still flying and are safe. 737-8s are part of the 737MAX series (which includes 737-7s, 737-8s, 737-9s, and 737-200s), and they are all unsafe/grounded. As far as I know, the 737-8 is the only MAX variant to actually have been delivered so far, but I can't find a proof of that at the moment.

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DuskStar5y ago· 1 in thread

Yeah, I should have said -600, -700, -800, -900 instead of -6, -7, -8, -9.

For some reason I got that naming convention mixed up, and forgot that the -800 was NG while -8 was MAX.

The 737-200 is one of the first-gen 737s, and still active today, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737#737-200

sjm-lbmOP5y ago

Sibling comment got it, but I was thinking about the MAX 200/737-8200, which is a variant of the -8 that has more exit doors and therefore can have a higher seating density.

Totally agree that the model numbers are confusing, though (obviously).

liability5y ago

> 737MAX series (which includes [...] 737-200s),

The 'MAX 200' is the 737-8200. The 737-200 is one of the originals from the 1960s.

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