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Boeing 737 MAX 9
MAX 9
“The stretched MAX for when eight rows is not enough.”
Boeing · commercial
Length
138 ft 4 in
Wingspan
117 ft 10 in
Max speed
453 kts
Range
3,550 nmi
Ceiling
41,000 ft
Engines
2x CFM LEAP-1B
Crew
2
Max passengers
220
Typical config
178 (2-class)
Built
500+
United's darling. The MAX 9 bridges the gap between narrowbody and widebody economics with more range and more seats.
Fun fact
A door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 in January 2024, leading to another round of fleet inspections.
How to spot one
Longest MAX variant flying. Split-tip winglets + longer fuselage than MAX 8. Door plug area behind wing.
Crews call it
The Stretch MAX
Sounds like
Same LEAP-1B profile, long body creates a slightly different resonance on rotation
Related
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the MAX 9 from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.
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