Boeing 737 MAX 8 — specifications and route economics

Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) — up to 210 seats, MTOW 82.0 t, LEAP-1B. With FlightCost you can calculate any route on this type for free: fuel, airport and air navigation charges, crew, maintenance, leasing and the break-even load factor — with a source for every number.

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Top view at the same scale as its class neighbours.

Specifications

Economics on Frankfurt — Barcelona

1,093 km along the flight path, 2.1 h block, 80% load factor — 168 of 210 seats (certified maximum), July. Calculated by the FlightCost engine; ownership, maintenance and crew rates are defaults: 37% of the total rests on assumptions.

Types of this class on the same route

Same route, load factor and assumptions — only the aircraft type differs.

Lease rate and maintenance cost: estimates for ownership and upkeep

If you do not enter your own rates, the calculator uses estimates from weight and seat count. These are parametric, not operator data: each one can be replaced in the calculation.

Maintenance by year — US carriers' reports (Form 41)

Maintenance cost per block hour as reported by US carriers flying this type: direct (labour, materials, outside services) and full — with the maintenance department's overheads. Dollars of each year, not restated. 2020 stands above its neighbours: flying dropped, the fixed part of the cost stayed.

2025: direct USD 369, with overheads USD 638 per block hour, 4 carriers

Source: BTS, Form 41 Schedule P-5.2; analysis in the “Maintenance” research. →

Price and lease rate from publications

Aircraft list prices, transaction prices and market appraisals are shown separately from monthly lease rates. Each observation includes a date and a source link.