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Boeing 737 MAX 8 · A6-FKF · flydubai

Boeing 737 MAX 8 illustration in flydubai livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 737 MAX 8

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RegistrationAEA6-FKF
Operatorflydubai
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Boeing 737 MAX 8 in Renton. Operates for flydubai.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
ICAO type designatorB38M
Engines2×
PropulsionJet
Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationEmiratos Árabes Unidos
MSNOS-8965d1
Hex / ICAO 24-bit8965d1
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 Dubai it could fly non-stop as far as:

PVGShanghai (Pudong)6,448 kmJNBJohannesburg6,413 kmHKGHong Kong5,919 kmLOSLagos5,896 kmSINSingapore5,846 km
Beyond its rangeICNSeoul6,729 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.

The full story of the Boeing 737 MAX Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorflydubai network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
DXBDubai
Main destinations
DWCDubai(Jebel Ali)KRTKhartoumAMMAmmanBAHManamaDMMAd DammamDOHDohaJEDJeddahKBLKabulKTMKathmanduKWIKuwait CityMCTMuscat/Seeb

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Aircraft chronology

Sep 30, 2026
Accident south-southeast of Tabarjal
On September 30, 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (registration A6-FKF), operated by flydubai, was involved in an accident south-southeast of Tabarjal (Saudi Arabia) due to the first officer’s assault on the captain in the flight deck with the emergency axe, followed by a sudden descent and a diversion to Tabuk, leaving 2 injured. Source: flydubai.
What happened
Flight FZ1073 left Dubai for Tel Aviv at 03:05 UTC with 174 passengers and 8 crew, including two company pilots travelling to operate the return flight. About two and a quarter hours later, over northern Saudi Arabia, the first officer attacked the captain inside the flight deck with the emergency axe and tried to take over the aircraft. In the struggle the 737 entered a dive, dropping from about 34,000 to about 17,000 feet in less than a minute, and the transponder broadcast the emergency and unlawful-interference codes. The Israeli Air Force scrambled fighter jets, which were recalled when the aircraft turned back towards Saudi Arabia.

The captain, injured in the head, managed to open the armoured door. One of the pilots travelling on board, a cabin crew member and several passengers entered the flight deck and overpowered the attacker, and the two return-flight pilots took the controls and diverted to Tabuk, where the aircraft landed at 06:45 UTC. The captain and the first officer were taken to hospital; everyone else was unhurt and continued to Tel Aviv that same afternoon on another aircraft. The rudder suffered significant damage during the descent.

The first officer was detained and transferred to the United Arab Emirates. According to the UAE Attorney General, who described it as an attempted terrorist attack, he had planned to crash the aircraft into the terminal at Ben Gurion Airport, inspired by the 11 September attacks, and had previously flown to Tel Aviv twice to study the route. He confessed to acting alone, although the investigation remains open to rule out accomplices. The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is investigating the occurrence, and flydubai temporarily suspended its flights to Israel.
Source: flydubai

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 737 MAX 8 · A6-FKF · flydubai}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
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