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Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8)

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RegistrationINVT-BWG

OperatorAir India Express

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Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8) built in 2019. Operates for Air India Express.

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Nearly new · 7 years · ≈ 24,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x CFMI LEAP-1B

Seats162 (C8 · Y154)

First flight2019

Country of registrationIndia

MSN61142

Hex / ICAO 24-bit8016AE

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

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 Calicut it could fly non-stop as far as:

ICNSeoul5,805 km ISTIstanbul5,680 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)5,202 kmPEKBeijing5,121 km CAICairo5,053 km

Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg6,616 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

8Business

154Economy

162 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2024–2026Air India Express network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

CCJCalicut COKKochi TRVThiruvananthapuram

Main destinations

IXEMangaluru BOMMumbai SHJSharjah AUHAbu Dhabi DXBDubai MAAChennai MCTMuscat/Seeb DOHDoha BAHManama

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2019

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Sep 15, 2024

Delivered to Air India Express

Delivered to Air India Express as VT-BWG.

Operators

2024-09-15

Air India Express

Registration VT-BWG

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