Southwest Airlines first 737 MAX 8 takes first test flight

http://painefield.blogspot.com/2017/03/n8705q-b737-8-max-southwest-first-flight.html?m=1
The plane took its first test flight yesterday. This plane among others will be delivered to Southwest Airlines later this summer. Personally I think this is a beautiful plane 😍😍😍


(Not my photos, credit to Woody’s Aeroimages)

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What a beauty! Hope to spot these this summer.

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Same. I might try to get on the first revenue flight but if I can’t then I will keep tracking it and go to the closest commercial airport to me (KISP - 30 minutes away) and watch it come in there when it does for the first time

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This beauty is bound to come to Denver in the very near future, its my goal to be the first to catch it.

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Engines look much better with a bit of paint on, great livery.

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That’s great! I love the new winglets!

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I always find it interesting to see that the MAX split scimitar winglets different from the ones put on the NG’s. The max is always a beauty.

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Looks like a very good quality airplane

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Can’t wait until Virgin Australia gets these later this year!

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I like the NGs more, they look sleek. MAX are too square.

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Beautiful birdy! Looking forward to seeing this as well as the stretched MAX 7!

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Look, I love the cockpit of it but one thing that I wish never existed are those winglets! I prefer the 900 ER winglets on Alaskan etc. I understand it is fuel efficient but personally I think they ruined the iconic ‘737’ but whatever I don’t mean to cry 😭

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The iconic 737 never had winglets to begin with ;)

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Can’t wait to see this at Atlanta in the future😋

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The livery looks very cool. Looking forward to see it in service!

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😍 that livery makes the MAX look amazing!
💙💛❤️

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It’s so beautiful! Southwest livery looks so good on it!

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Hopefully it’ll come to MCO soon!

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I like the 737 MAX in Southwest livery, nice to see it entering the skies.

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That’s really cool!
Southwest is a very good and advanced airline.

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