Originally Posted by
joepilot
Some Sparky pilot correct me if I am wrong about this, but doesn't the -8 have longer range than the -9 if they both carry max payload? I figure this will be weight restricted more often than not, so the extra capacity does not really help.
Joe
You are wrong, the -9 has longer range and higher payload than the -8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing...liner#Variants
The LAX-SIN flight is 324 miles further than SFO-SIN, there's a year's worth of data on that flight so I'm not what you're basing your conclusions on.