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Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8)

B737MAX-42826Active

RegistrationTRTC-SMV

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorSunExpress

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0accidents

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Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8) built in 2017 in Renton. Operates for SunExpress. Previously flew for Norwegian Air International, Tom Crean and Sun Express.

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Nearly new · 9 years · ≈ 31,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× N/A

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats189 (Y189)

First flight2017

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationTurquía

OwnerSunExpress

MSN42826

Hex / ICAO 24-bit4BCDB6

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of Transportstyrelsen (Sweden) under its former registration SE-RYK · Oct 11, 2026

The model · Boeing 737 MAX

Figures for the 737 MAX 8 variant, the most representative of the family

Length39.5 m129 ft

Wingspan35.9 m118 ft

Height12.3 m40 ft

Range6,482 km3,500 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed839 km/h453 ktMach 0.79

Service ceiling12,500 m41,011 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight82,645 kg182,201 lb

Maximum payload37,575 kg82,839 lbIts 178 passengers with baggage would weigh about 17.8 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity178 passengersUp to 189 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 44 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,482 km range, from Ankara it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos4,759 km BOMMumbai4,455 km DELNew Delhi4,201 km MADMadrid3,078 km LHRLondon2,851 km

Beyond its rangePEKBeijing6,817 km

The type first flew in 2016 (10 years ago) · About 1,800 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

189Economy

189 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2024AJet airline network

Base

ESBAnkara SAWPendik, Istanbul

Main destinations

AMSAmsterdam BCNBarcelona BSLBâle / Mulhouse CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)CGNKöln (Cologne)DUSDüsseldorf DXBDubai FRAFrankfurt am Main HAMHamburg MADMadrid MUCMunich PRGPrague VIEVienna ZRHZurich

2024–2025SmartLynx Airlines Malta airline base

Base

MLAValletta

since 2025SunExpress network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

ADBGaziemir AYTAntalya

Main destinations

SAWPendik, Istanbul ADASeyhan AMSAmsterdam ASRKayseri BSLBâle / Mulhouse CGNKöln (Cologne)DTMDortmund DUSDüsseldorf FRAFrankfurt am Main HAJHannover

2025–2026Sun Express airline network

Main destinations

AMSAmsterdam

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2017

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Jun 29, 2017

Delivered to Norwegian Air International

Delivered to Norwegian Air International as EI-FYB.

Mar 13, 2019

Airworthiness directive

On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration TC-SMV), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.

Source: la FAA

Mar 6, 2020

Transferred to Tom Crean

Transferred to Tom Crean.

Mar 11, 2020

Transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden

Transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden.

Nov 19, 2021

Transferred to AAA Max 2 Malta Ltd

Transferred to AAA Max 2 Malta Ltd.

Aug 2, 2022

Transferred to Sky Leasing

Transferred to Sky Leasing.

Oct 23, 2023

Transferred to SmartLynx Airlines Malta

Transferred to SmartLynx Airlines Malta.

Oct 26, 2023

Transferred to SmartLynx Malta

Transferred to SmartLynx Malta.

Mar 30, 2024

Transferred to AJet

Transferred to AJet.

May 23, 2024

Transferred to SmartLynx Airlines Malta

Transferred to SmartLynx Airlines Malta.

May 13, 2025

Transferred to SunExpress

Transferred to SunExpress.

May 16, 2025

Transferred to Sun Express

Transferred to Sun Express.

Operators

2017-06-29

Norwegian Air International

Registration EI-FYB · Lessor: Norwegian

2020-03-06

Tom Crean

Registration SE-RYK

2020-03-11

Norwegian Air Sweden

Registration SE-RYK

2021-11-19

AAA Max 2 Malta Ltd

Registration OE-IVY

2022-08-02

Sky Leasing

Registration OE-IVY

2023-10-23

SmartLynx Airlines Malta

Registration 9H-ARI · Lessor: DAE Capital

2023-10-26

SmartLynx Malta

Registration 9H-ARI

2024-03-30

AJet

Registration 9H-ARI

2024-05-23

SmartLynx Airlines Malta

Registration 9H-ARI · Lessor: DAE Capital

2024-10-01

SmartLynx Airlines Malta

Registration 9H-ARI · Lessor: DAE Capital

2024-11-14

SmartLynx Airlines Malta

Registration 9H-ARI · Lessor: DAE Capital

2025-05-13

SunExpress

Registration TC-SMV

2025-05-16

Sun Express

Registration TC-SMV · Lessor: Dae Capital

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8) · TC-SMV · SunExpress. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737MAX-42826

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Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8) · TC-SMV · SunExpress. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737MAX-42826 (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8) · TC-SMV · SunExpress}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737MAX-42826},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737MAX-42826}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

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