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Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8) · N47280 · United Airlines

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Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8)

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Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8) built in 2020 in Renton. Operates for United Airlines.

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Nearly new · 6 years · ≈ 21,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines2× 2 x CFMI LEAP-1B
PropulsionTurbofan
Seats166 (F16 · Y150)
First flight2020
Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
OwnerUnited
MSN64614
Hex / ICAO 24-bitA5CC11
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 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 Newark it could fly non-stop as far as:

FRAFrankfurt am Main6,211 kmLIMLima5,869 kmAMSAmsterdam5,869 kmCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)5,857 kmMADMadrid5,788 km
Beyond its rangeGRUSão Paulo7,684 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

16First
150Economy

166 seats in total

Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2023–2025United Airlines · 3 years
Main base
EWRNewark3 years
Also flew to
DENDenverIAHHoustonSFOSan FranciscoORDChicagoIADWashingtonLASLas VegasTPATampaLAXLos AngelesMCOOrlandoMIAMiamiBOSBostonSNASanta AnaPBIWest Palm Beach/Palm BeachSANSan DiegoCLEClevelandAUSAustinOGGKahuluiLGANew YorkFLLFort LauderdaleRDURaleigh/Durham

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2025
United Airlines · 939 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)
Main route of the year: Kahului (OGG) → San Francisco (SFO)
2024
United Airlines · 992 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)
Main route of the year: Newark (EWR) → West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (PBI)
2023
United Airlines · 1,043 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)
Main route of the year: Newark (EWR) → Las Vegas (LAS)
No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2023.

Aircraft chronology

2020
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).
Feb 8, 2020
Delivered to Boeing Renton
Delivered to Boeing Renton as N965BA.
Feb 20, 2023
Transferred to United Airlines
Transferred to United Airlines.
Feb 6, 2024
Incident at Newark, New Jersey
On February 6, 2024, the Boeing 737-8 aircraft (registration N47280), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark, New Jersey (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).
What happened
On 6 February 2024, at about 15:55 Eastern time, United Airlines flight 1539 (Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N47280, from Nassau to Newark-Liberty) suffered a jam of the rudder pedals during the landing roll at Newark. The pedals stuck in the neutral position and would not respond to foot pressure, so the captain used the nose wheel steering to hold the centreline while braking; the first officer confirmed the same fault and, shortly afterwards, the pedals worked normally again. The data recorder confirmed that the rudder surface stayed almost neutral despite the increasing force applied, until control was restored some 30 seconds after touchdown. The 161 occupants disembarked unhurt and a subsequent test flight reproduced the anomaly. Source: the NTSB (United States).
Source: NTSB
Mar 8, 2024
News
On March 8, 2024, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N47280), operated by United Airlines, was in the news. Source: United Airlines.
Source: United Airlines

Operators

2020-02-08
Boeing Renton
Registration N965BA
2023-02-20
United Airlines
Registration N47280

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BibTeX

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