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Boeing 737 MAX 9 (737-9)

B737MAX-44161Active

RegistrationPAHP-9901CMP

Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photograph

OperatorCopa Airlines

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Boeing 737 MAX 9 (737-9) built in 2018 in Renton. Operates for Copa Airlines.

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Nearly new · 8 years · ≈ 28,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× N/A

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats166 (C16 · W24 · Y126)

First flight2018

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationPanamá

OwnerCOPA Airlines

MSN44161

Hex / ICAO 24-bit0C20DC

VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by airbus777 from Washington, DC, USA showing this registration on a 737-9 MAX

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 Tocumen it could fly non-stop as far as:

SEASeattle5,867 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)5,351 kmGIGRio De Janeiro5,295 km GRUSão Paulo5,086 km LAXLos Angeles4,845 km

Beyond its rangeMADMadrid8,157 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

16Business

24Premium

126Economy

166 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2018Copa Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

PTYTocumen

Main destinations

BOGBogota SJOSan José (Alajuela)CCSMaiquetía CLOCali CTGCartagena GUAGuatemala City MDEMedellín MEXMexico City MGAManagua TGUTegucigalpa IAHHouston

2018–2026COPA Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

PTYTocumen

Main destinations

BOGBogota SJOSan José (Alajuela)CCSMaiquetía CLOCali CTGCartagena GUAGuatemala City MDEMedellín MEXMexico City MGAManagua TGUTegucigalpa IAHHouston

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2018

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Aug 31, 2018

Delivered to Copa Airlines

Delivered to Copa Airlines as HP-9901CMP.

Aug 31, 2018

Transferred to COPA Airlines

Transferred to COPA Airlines.

Mar 13, 2019

Airworthiness directive

On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration HP-9901CMP), 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

Jan 6, 2024

Airworthiness directive

On January 6, 2024, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft (registration HP-9901CMP), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to the absence of the four bolts securing the mid-cabin door plug, which departed the aircraft in flight (a manufacturing process failure). Source: la FAA.

Source: la FAA

Operators

2018-08-31

Copa Airlines

Registration HP-9901CMP

2018-08-31

COPA Airlines

Registration HP-9901CMP

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BibTeX

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