737 MAX Thread Drift
01-12-2026 | 10:40 AM
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as of now those are really the only major growing fleets with consistent deliveries. Curious how much hiring will come with the MAX10 certification. Let alone all the training required for the MAX qual to get everyone checked out. Surprised we haven’t gotten a head start on it. Worries me we either don’t believe it’s very close or that we’re gonna be behind the curve when it finally does. My guess is the former.
01-12-2026 | 01:35 PM
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as of now those are really the only major growing fleets with consistent deliveries. Curious how much hiring will come with the MAX10 certification. Let alone all the training required for the MAX qual to get everyone checked out. Surprised we haven’t gotten a head start on it. Worries me we either don’t believe it’s very close or that we’re gonna be behind the curve when it finally does. My guess is the former.
01-12-2026 | 06:00 PM
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1) they have no plans to operate the Max at anytime before q3 2027 (most likley)
or possibly
2) they will only qual 1 base at a time and push max flying to specific bases
01-13-2026 | 07:28 PM
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Expect that initially the Max10 will either be project pilot flown for the first 3-6 months, or that they will do a base by base qual. Think ATL first then the other bases.
01-14-2026 | 07:38 AM
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01-14-2026 | 01:55 PM
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I don’t think there is any way to “project pilot fly” a fleet for 6 months. It will probably be 1-2 bases initially and there is precedent for that. When DL got the MD-90 I think CVG was the first base. Then it quickly expanded to all the 88 bases. Given that the 321NEO was mostly train by memo, I doubt the MAX spool up will be logistically challenging at all. While not the exact same situation, there’s already 2 sims for it ready to go on day one. From the day the first one enters revenue service I doubt it’ll be a year before all bases are fully qualled to fly it. Most likely 6 months or so max. Not a big deal.
01-16-2026 | 02:50 PM
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You still have to do the required MAX training which requires a sim session now. The MAX is actually quite different from the NG both how it flies and the functionality of the switches and buttons being slightly altered. Also the 10 coming with a touch screen FMC on the FO side.
01-16-2026 | 03:40 PM
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You still have to do the required MAX training which requires a sim session now. The MAX is actually quite different from the NG both how it flies and the functionality of the switches and buttons being slightly altered. Also the 10 coming with a touch screen FMC on the FO side.
also who thought a touchscreen was a good idea?
01-16-2026 | 03:49 PM
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You still have to do the required MAX training which requires a sim session now. The MAX is actually quite different from the NG both how it flies and the functionality of the switches and buttons being slightly altered. Also the 10 coming with a touch screen FMC on the FO side.
Yes it has touch screen. Some switches are slightly different. Yes you get a sim. Mostly gonna cover MCAS and a few other things about LEAP.
It's not going to require 6 months of project pilot flying like for the 220 for example as some have stayed on here. UAL, AAL, SWA Alaska seemlessly flip from one model to the next in regular operations. The MAX ain't all that different despite what you think.
01-16-2026 | 04:07 PM
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Most of this is not true especially the flying part.
Yes it has touch screen. Some switches are slightly different. Yes you get a sim. Mostly gonna cover MCAS and a few other things about LEAP.
It's not going to require 6 months of project pilot flying like for the 220 for example as some have stayed on here. UAL, AAL, SWA Alaska seemlessly flip from one model to the next in regular operations. The MAX ain't all that different despite what you think.
Yes it has touch screen. Some switches are slightly different. Yes you get a sim. Mostly gonna cover MCAS and a few other things about LEAP.
It's not going to require 6 months of project pilot flying like for the 220 for example as some have stayed on here. UAL, AAL, SWA Alaska seemlessly flip from one model to the next in regular operations. The MAX ain't all that different despite what you think.
be able to switch no problem. But it’s definitely a much different machine NG to MAX then it is CEO to NEO. The first thing you notice is how much smoother and responsive it is compared to the NG. Think 75 vs 76. HUD is in the FMC instead of the dedicated HGS box. Some of the functions like AIII are different. It’s noticeably slicker coming down. Big screens but the actual PFD is somehow smaller. Let alone the 10 being a massive Frankenstein compared to the already lipsticked pig that is the 9ER.
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