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Gallery: TUI fly’s First Boeing 737 MAX 8

August 04, 2021
Credit: Photo by Kurt Hofmann

D-AMAX was scheduled for delivery two years ago, but the global 737 MAX grounding and the COVID-19 pandemic delayed those plans.

Credit: Photo by Kurt Hofmann

TUI fly Germany CEO Oliver Lackmann is also a Boeing 737 captain and was in command of the first service from Dusseldorf to Jerez, flight X3 2252.

Credit: Photo by Kurt Hofmann

The 737 MAX winglets. Without winglets, Boeing said the air flow over the tip of every wing will roll up from the high-pressure area under the wing to the low-pressure area above it.

Credit: Photo by Kurt Hofmann

The 737 MAX is powered by two CFM LEAP-1B engines. According to Boeing, deliveries since December 2020 through June 2021 stand at 132 aircraft.

Credit: Photo by Kurt Hofmann

The TUI fly 737 MAX features 189 seats, which makes it easy to combine 737NG and 737 MAX operations.

Credit: Photo by Kurt Hofmann

A touchscreen features important operating elements for the cabin crew.

Credit: Photo by Kurt Hofmann

Cabin interior. The Hanover-based leisure carrier’s active fleet includes 21 737-800s and one 737-8. The TUI Group has both 737-8 and -10 models on order. Lackmann did not rule out the possibility that TUIfly Germany could operate the larger MAX 10 variant one day.

Credit: Photo by Kurt Hofmann

TUI fly plans to also operate the 737 MAX on flights to Cape Verde, Abu Dhabi or Dubai where more range is needed.

Credit: Photo by Kurt Hofmann

After landing in Jerez, another Boeing 737-800NG from TUI fly was parked next to the 737 MAX. TUIfly said that currently 30 pilots received the 737 MAX type-rating.

Credit: Photo by Kurt Hofmann

The crew during the turnaround in Jerez. A crew member said that, “Every time when you fly with a new aircraft it is really special and exciting. We all enjoy it.”

Credit: Photo by Kurt Hofmann

After takeoff, the 737 MAX made a right turn direct over the city of Jerez. Two additional 737 MAXs will join the fleet during the coming winter season.

Credit: Photo by Gregor Schläger

Final preparations are made inside the first TUI fly 737 MAX for daily operations.

Credit: Gregor Schläger

A crew member makes more final preparations.

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TUI fly has become the only airline in Germany to operate the Boeing 737 MAX. TUI Group previously placed an order for 77 737 MAXs, of which more than 20 have been delivered. The Group operates around 150 medium- and long-haul aircraft, and comprises five airlines: TUI Airways, TUI fly, TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Netherlands and TUI fly Nordic, which the company is consolidating into TUI Airline.

The German carrier received its 737 MAX certifications from German aviation authorities [Luftfahrt-Bundesamt] on July 19. According to Boeing, as of July 25, the worldwide 737 MAX fleet is closing in on a quarter-million revenue flight hours and nearly 95,000 revenue flights. The number of 737 MAX operators is now 30.

Aviation Week/ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann has provided some exclusive pictures from the first Boeing 737 MAX service of an German airline, on July 30, from Dusseldorf to Jerez de la Frontera in Andalucía, Spain.
 

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