Once upon a time, easyJet had some Boeing 737s. In fact, it had more than 80 of the type. However, today easyJet is an Airbus-only airline.
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Despite the FlyersRights concerns, the FAA, Boeing and many pilots deem the 737 MAX safe to fly and many airlines have the plane in service. “I can say categorically that the 737 MAX product is safe,” then-acting FAA administrator Bill Nolen told members of the US Senate Commerce Committee in March.
The Boeing 737 MAX passenger airliner was grounded worldwide between March 2019 and December 2020 – longer in many jurisdictions – after 346 people died in two crashes: Lion Air Flight 610 on October 29, 2018 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019.
The Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts are returning to the skies. If there is an aircraft that you want to avoid it is this one. The 737MAX has been responsible for the deaths of 346 people in 2 separate plane accidents.
“If you could book a 737 500, and you find out it's a 737 MAX, technically they don't have to honor your request. … So you don't have a right to specify you are not going to go on a 737 MAX.”
Fear not, weary traveler—the now infamous Boeing 737 MAX has been cleared for takeoff. The intense scrutiny the aircraft has faced and the updates it has received as a result of investigations following two fatal crashes will undoubtedly make the MAX safer to fly than ever before.
According to experts, the model (737-800) is considered to be the safest aircraft ever made. The 737-800 belongs to the aviation giant's next-generation aircraft which also includes 600, 700, and 900.
Introduced in 1997, the Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft offered significant internal upgrades and greater fuel efficiency than the classic generation aircraft before them. These features made the Boeing 737-600, -700, -800 and -900/-900ER immediately popular with airlines, as associated running costs were cheaper.
The dominant force at the airline is the Boeing 737 family, which accounts for 84 of these planes. This figure comprises both the 737-300 and 737-800 variants, of which the Yorkshire-based carrier operates seven and 77 examples respectively.
Configured in a single-class layout with 189 seats, Ryanair's Boeing 737-800s are the mainstay of the airline's fleet. Because of the low fares, I tend to think of Ryanair flights as like being on a bus in the air, as the seats do not recline and there is no in-flight entertainment.