Boeing 737 MAX 8 Key Facts

As of 2026-09-17, 1,021 Boeing 737 MAX 8 airframes have been observed in commercial service.
Typical passenger configuration is 178 seats with a design range of 6,570 km.
The observed global fleet average age for this type is 5.8 years.

Boeing 737 MAX 8 commercial airliner Photo: Thomas Kirchel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical Seating 178 seats 2-class passenger configuration

Maximum Range 6,570 km 3,548 nautical miles

Max Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 82,190 kg 181,198 lbs

Global Fleet Age Distribution

Distribution of observed Boeing 737 MAX 8 airframes across active airline operators.

Observed Airframes (Boeing 737 MAX 8)

Tail Number	Operator	Mode S Hex	Owner / Lessor	Status	Last Observed Airport	Age
B-	Air China	`a7e05b`	BOC Aviation	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.4 years
N37257	United Airlines	`a43e60`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.8 years
N37295	United Airlines	`a43eea`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.6 years
N37536	United Airlines	`a4493e`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.8 years
N378SC	American Airlines	`a45316`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.0 years
N47281	United Airlines	`a5cc12`	SMBC Aviation Capital	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.0 years
N47282	United Airlines	`a5cc13`	SMBC Aviation Capital	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.4 years
N47284	United Airlines	`a5cc15`	SMBC Aviation Capital	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.2 years
N47288	United Airlines	`a5cc19`	SMBC Aviation Capital	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.8 years
VT-JXA	Jet Airways	`800c58`	Gecas	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.8 years
VT-JXB	Jet Airways	`800c59`	Gecas	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.2 years
VT-JXC	Jet Airways	`800c5a`	Gecas	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.6 years
VT-JXD	Jet Airways	`800c5b`	Gecas	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.0 years
VT-JXE	Jet Airways	`800c5c`	Smbc	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.4 years
VT-MXA	Spicejet	`800cf2`	DAE Capital	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.0 years
VT-MXC	Spicejet	`800cf4`	DAE Capital	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.8 years
VT-MXF	Spicejet	`800d15`	DAE Capital	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.0 years
VT-MXG	Spicejet	`800d16`	DAE Capital	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.4 years
PK-LQJ	Lion Mentari Airlines	`8a067f`	Lion Air	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.4 years
PK-LQF	Lion Mentari Airlines	`8a0680`	Lion Air	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.8 years
PK-LQG	Lion Mentari Airlines	`8a0681`	Lion Air	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.2 years
PK-LQH	Lion Mentari Airlines	`8a0682`	Lion Air	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.6 years
N17279	United Airlines	`a1240a`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.6 years
N17285	United Airlines	`a12429`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.4 years
N17294	United Airlines	`a1244b`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.4 years
N17331	United Airlines	`a1272d`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.2 years
N1805U	Southwest Airlines	`a143c6`	Southwest Airlines Co	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.6 years
N1806U	Southwest Airlines	`a143e9`	Southwest Airlines Co	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.0 years
N1807U	Southwest Airlines	`a1440c`	Southwest Airlines Co	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.4 years
N1809U	Southwest Airlines	`a14452`	Southwest Airlines Co	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.2 years
N27251	United Airlines	`a2b10b`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.0 years
N27252	United Airlines	`a2b10c`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.4 years
N27255	United Airlines	`a2b10f`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.6 years
N27256	United Airlines	`a2b110`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.0 years
N27258	United Airlines	`a2b112`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.8 years
N27260	United Airlines	`a2b12d`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.0 years
N27261	United Airlines	`a2b12e`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.4 years
N27263	United Airlines	`a2b130`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.2 years
N27267	United Airlines	`a2b134`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.8 years
N27268	United Airlines	`a2b135`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.2 years
N27269	United Airlines	`a2b136`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.6 years
N27271	United Airlines	`a2b151`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.8 years
N27273	United Airlines	`a2b153`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.6 years
N27276	United Airlines	`a2b156`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.8 years
N27277	United Airlines	`a2b157`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.2 years
N302SA	American Airlines	`a32851`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.0 years
N302SS	American Airlines	`a32861`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.2 years
N303RE	American Airlines	`a32bf3`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.6 years
N303RG	American Airlines	`a32bf5`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.4 years
N304RB	American Airlines	`a32fa7`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.8 years
N306RC	American Airlines	`a33716`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.0 years
N306SP	American Airlines	`a3373a`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.6 years
N306SW	American Airlines	`a33741`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.4 years
N308RD	American Airlines	`a33e85`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.2 years
N310RF	American Airlines	`a3484e`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.2 years
N314RH	American Airlines	`a3572c`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.6 years
N315RJ	American Airlines	`a35ae4`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.8 years
N316RK	American Airlines	`a35e9c`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.6 years
N316SE	American Airlines	`a35eb0`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.6 years
N318SF	American Airlines	`a3661f`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.8 years
N321RL	American Airlines	`a37389`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.4 years
N323RM	American Airlines	`a37af8`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.6 years
N323SG	American Airlines	`a37b0c`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.6 years
N324RA	American Airlines	`a37ea4`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.2 years
N324RN	American Airlines	`a37eb0`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.4 years
N324SH	American Airlines	`a37ec4`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.4 years
N326RP	American Airlines	`a3861f`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.0 years
N326SJ	American Airlines	`a38633`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.0 years
N327SK	American Airlines	`a389eb`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.8 years
N328RR	American Airlines	`a38d8f`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.6 years
N329SL	American Airlines	`a3915a`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.0 years
N335RT	American Airlines	`a3a9eb`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.6 years
N335SN	American Airlines	`a3a9ff`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	5.6 years
N336RU	American Airlines	`a3ada3`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	4.4 years
N336SR	American Airlines	`a3adb9`	AerCap	ACTIVE	Unassigned	7.6 years

Recent Delivery Flights

No recent OEM factory delivery flights recorded for this model in the sample period.

Recorded Safety Occurrences

2019-03-10: Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed near Bishoftu six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa following uncommanded MCAS nose-down trim activation. (Bishoftu)
2018-10-29: Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta due to repeated erroneous MCAS activation from a faulty angle of attack sensor. (Java Sea)

Age Bracket	Count
0-4 yrs	25
5-9 yrs	50
10-14 yrs	0
15-19 yrs	0
20+ yrs	0