Virgin Australia Boeing 737 Max 8

[FlyingKangaroo]

'MAX' is just a marketing name after all. The official regulatory designation is a Boeing 737-8 etc.

Not that much different to airlines dropping 'Next Generation' when referring to the 737-800 or 'Dreamliner' for the 787 variants

Again, correct; though you’ll be hard-pressed to find a 787 that doesn’t have “Dreamliner” proudly painted on the fuselage or an Airbus neo without the same + indicated on its safety card.

I have a small model of a Copa Airlines 737-MAX8 with “MAX” taking up the last quarter of the fuselage. It makes me chuckle every time I spot it on the shelf. Safe to say that frame doesn’t look the same in real life anymore.

 

[Luke B]

Either way as far as a passenger emergency card is concerned both the 737-8 and 737-800 have the same emergency exits so no point having two different cards.

 

[PERLHR]

Can't believe I'm taking a pic of this....

 

[A321]

Can't believe I'm taking a pic of this....View attachment 508681

I feel like the header of the safety card is etched into my brain after countless hours in seat.

 

[jrfsp]

Deliveries now picking up.

Looks like two new aircraft inbound to Brisbane tomorrow on delivery, seems coordinated both arriving into Hawaii together.

737-8 VH-8VE
E190-2 VH-E2D

According to another site one delivery each fortnight for the next 12 weeks.

And then nothing until the max 10s, maybe 2027….or 2028….?

 

[Saab34]

And then nothing until the max 10s, maybe 2027….or 2028….?

Boeing and Ryanair seems confident around certification, so hopefully later next year.

 

[Harrison_133]

A couple of media articles on the MAX-10 are starting to make the rounds.

Virgin confirmed it expects to take delivery of the first MAX-10 "towards the end of 2027." They also said the seat count will be announced at a later date.

Interestingly, the couple of articles so far all state that 10 MAX-10s are on order. When some MAX-10s were swapped for -8s a few years ago, the MAX-10 order was reduced to 13 aircraft. I wonder what happened to those extra 3 -10s?

New Boeing-made plane to be largest in Virgin Australia’s fleet

The aircraft will have seating for up to 204 passengers, but the airline says there are other benefits too.

7news.com.au

 

[Saab34]

Don’t they hold options? I recall he said at a analyst briefing a while back they have ability to take more into the 2030s

 

[AIRwin]

8VF SN67044 - 25kThrust

Arrived in BNE yesterday

 

[esseeeayeenn]

New Boeing-made plane to be largest in Virgin Australia’s fleet

The aircraft will have seating for up to 204 passengers, but the airline says there are other benefits too.

7news.com.au

"The MAX 8 is visibly recognisable from a distance thanks to its jagged sawtooth appearance at the back of the engines."

I would have thought the scimitar wingtips were a 1000% more recognisable from a distance.
Though neither feature is unique to the MAX.

 

[Obzerva]

"The MAX 8 is visibly recognisable from a distance thanks to its jagged sawtooth appearance at the back of the engines."

I would have thought the scimitar wingtips were a 1000% more recognisable from a distance.
Though neither feature is unique to the MAX.

For me, it's the engines.

Also, VA added scimitars to some 737-800s

Virgin Australia adding Split Scimitar winglets to five Boeing 737-800s

Virgin Australia has retrofitted new Split Scimitar winglets on the first of five Boeing 737-800s that will be used on international routes.

australianaviation.com.au

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Also, VA added scimitars to some 737-800s

Virgin Australia adding Split Scimitar winglets to five Boeing 737-800s

Virgin Australia has retrofitted new Split Scimitar winglets on the first of five Boeing 737-800s that will be used on international routes.

australianaviation.com.au

Quite, hence the qualification:

Though neither feature is unique to the MAX.

The chevrons on the engine cowling are also a "feature" of the 787 and even the 747-8, which also sports chevrons on the engine exhaust itself.
Incidentally although they may look aerodynamic, they actually reduce effective thrust; their purpose is noise reduction.

 

[AIRwin]

Also, VA added scimitars to some 737-800s

So has QF:

Thread 'Qantas Starts Installing Split Scimitar Winglets'

Feb 7, 2024

QF has started installing 23 pairs of split scimitar winglets on their B737s. I think that they look great. Apparently it takes more than 500 man hours to install each one.

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/qantas-boeing-737800s-are-getting-a-new-look/news-story/6cbd1c256594836966d59037f35a9745

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