The airline's last Boeing 737 (a 737-300) was retired on 29 October 2016, after a flight from Milan to Frankfurt.
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The addition of the 100th MAX, registered N17301, made United the second-largest operator of MAX aircraft worldwide, passing Ryanair. According to ch-aviation, United now has 109 in its fleet. Southwest Airlines remains number one worldwide, with 180, and the Ryanair Group has 96 between Ryanair and Malta Air.
“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.”
So now it's official: the International Airlines Group (IAG) has today confirmed a firm order for 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets, with an option for another 100. Let's look closely at this change of direction in IAG's short/medium-haul fleet strategy.
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.
The Venezolana Boeing 737 is one of the oldest planes still flying in commercial service. It was first used in 1978, making it over four decades old. Despite its age, this aircraft continues to operate under the banner of Venezolana, an airline based in Venezuela.
The oldest plane in Lufthansa's fleet is an Airbus A320 registered as D-AIQF. The airline has been with Lufthansa since its delivery 1991, making it 29 years old. The next oldest aircraft is D-AIQS, another Airbus A320. This one, however, is 27 years old, having been delivered to Lufthansa back in 1993.
Boeing 737 classicIndeed, 357 are stored, with 600 in service. This gives a total fleet of 957 aircraft. 814 of these are in the hands of airlines, with 553 in use.
Because of the sheer intensity of the scrutiny the aircraft faced, the Boeing 737 MAX could be considered one of the safest in the world. In fact, among the dozens of models of commercial airliners around the world, it is likely the safest due to the amount of regulation testing that took place.