INFO / LOG : The March MAX hunt – The Census
Apr 2, 2020 16:24:14 GMT
Post by Admin on Apr 2, 2020 16:24:14 GMT
Following on from the three-part overview of my MAX hunt in March, here are my thoughts on which MAXs were seen at the various Boeing locations. Please note the comments against each site, as the quality of the logs varies! Anything in brackets was not actually read off, but is fairly obvious from what should be at each site. No sub-types, c/n or l/n except for the few visible.
Sorry for the formatting that ProBoards has placed on the report - was fine on the original document, which I have attached as an alternative.
March MAX hunt - the census.docx (28.9 KB)
Everett March 8 2020
These five were parked on the ramp next to the Historic Flying Museum
VP-BXX Nordstar
D-ASMA SunExpress Germany
D-ASMB SunExpress Germany
N981BA white
N982BA white
These two were on the production flight line
A4O-MF Oman Air
N983BA white with Jet rudder
Renton March 8 2020
VietJetAir outside factory
SP-RZB Buzz outside factory
N3134C Ryanair outside factory
N4027C Ryanair alongside factory
SP-RZA Buzz alongside factory
SP-RZD Buzz alongside factory
A6-FMM FlyDubai
B-20CH Shenzhen Airlines
B-207Q Lucky Air
B-208W Shanghai Airlines
B-209A China Southern Airlines
C-GEPF Air Canada
C-GEPG Air Canada
EC-NBV Air Europa
HL8348 Korean Air
HL8355 T'Way
HP-9913CMP COPA
N241BE Enerjet '803'
N323SG American Airlines
N7204U Southwest
N7205U Southwest
N8736J Southwest
N27519 United Airlines
N27751 Boeing Prototype MAX10
N47517 United Airlines
SP-RZC Buzz
TC-SOJ SunExpress
TC-SOK SunExpress
XA-MAY AeroMexico
Boeing Field March 9 2020
The parking area on the non-airfield side of East Marginal Way (Plant 2) still had many aircraft, but fewer than last July and many had changed position.
N965BA white
VT-JXG Jet Airways
VT-JXH Jet Airways
VT-JXF Jet Airways
B-208H 9Air plant 2
N27515 United Airlines plant 2
VT-JXM plant 2
N1782B China Southern Airlines plant 2
D-AMAB TUIfly plant 2
TF-ICB Icelandair plant 2
TF-ICC Icelandair plant 2
B-20A3 Shanghai Airlines plant 2
D-ASMC SunExpress Germany plant 2
B-209V Shenzhen Airlines plant 2
N5573L China Southern Airlines plant 2
TC-LYB Turkish Airlines plant 2
TC-LCP Turkish Airlines plant 2
TC-LYD Turkish Airlines plant 2
(TC-LCR) Turkish Airlines plant 2
G-TUMH TUI Airways plant 2
TC-SOI SunExpress plant 2
DQ-TFL Samoa Airways plant 2
(CN-MAZ) Royal Air Maroc plant 2
B-20A6 Air China plant 2
(EC-NBL) Air Europa plant 2
D-AMAA TUIfly plant 2
EI-RZA Neos plant 2
SE-RTD Norwegian plant 2
TC-LCN Turkish Airlines plant 2
A6-FML FlyDubai plant 2
(B-208J) Shenzhen Airlines plant 2
(N5573K) China Southern Airlines plant 2
N378SC American Airlines plant 2
(C-GEJN) Air Canada '525' plant 2
(C-GELJ) Air Canada '529' plant 2
N918BA white plant 2
C-GEKZ Air Canada '528' plant 2
(A6-FMK) FlyDubai plant 2
TC-LCO Turkish Airlines plant 2
TF-ICP Icelandair plant 2
N315SD American Airlines plant 2
N318SF American Airlines plant 2
N984BA plant 2
HP-9907CMP COPA plant 2
N5573P Sunwing plant 2
(PR-X)MQ GOL plant 2
N913AK Alaska Airlines flight line
N7379E Boeing flight line
N42073 Ryanair 'HEZ' flight line
N8809L Southwest flight line
N1800B Southwest '8744' flight line
N1800B Southwest '8813' flight line
N8816Q Southwest flight line
(N37516) United Airlines flight line
(PR-X)MM GOL flight line
(C-GJSL) Enerjet flight line
(PR-X)MR GOL flight line
(N240BE) Enerjet '802' flight line
N8745K Southwest flight line
N8815L Southwest flight line
(EI-HAT) Ryanair flight line
(D-AM)AD TUIfly flight line
XA-HSB AeroMexico flight line
(N316SE) American Airlines flight line
(C-GEKX) Air Canada '527' line south of flight line
(N336SR) American Airlines line south of flight line
(PK-LQR) Lion Air line south of flight line
(PR-X)MH GOL line south of flight line
N1796B primer - SW rudder flight test ramp
(N918AK) Alaska Airlines north of flight test ramp
N8703J Southwest north of flight test ramp
C-GEKH Air Canada north of flight test ramp
N7201S Boeing north of flight test ramp
(D-AM)AX TUIfly north of flight test ramp
Moses Lake March 10 2020
Although a few MAXs have moved back to Renton, there are still around 230 stored here.
We had arranged an overflight with Michael Stein of Columbia Pacific Aviation, who knows exactly what we need mstein@columbiapacificaviation.com.
A thirty-minute flight allowed plenty of photos of the stored MAXs (over 500 – photos, not aircraft), which has allowed definitive positions, although a few aircraft managed to miss my photographic coverage, hence a few brackets. A couple of friends visiting a few days later noted some movements, including a couple out of the Boeing hangar, which can hold up to three examples.
There are four main groups, the largest in front of the general hangar area, a smaller group near there, a group in front of the Boeing hangar and others on the old alert pans. Many wear test registrations with a number of repeats.
The second column is what was read off on nose-wheel doors or the top of the wing
B-20C8 China Southern Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 1L
B-20C9 China Southern Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 1L
B-20CQ Xiamen Dispersal SE - pan 1L
B-20CR Xiamen Dispersal SE - pan 1L
OK-SWI Smartwings Dispersal SE - pan 2L
N5573B white Dispersal SE - pan 2L
N324SH American Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 2L
B-20CC Shanghai Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 2L
B-20CE Air China Dispersal SE - pan 3L
B-20CG Shenzhen Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 3L
No marks white Dispersal SE - pan 3L
No marks Lion Air Dispersal SE - pan 3L
No marks white Dispersal SE - pan 1R
No marks white Dispersal SE - pan 1R
No marks China Eastern Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 1R
B-20AT China Southern Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 1R
DQ-FAE Fiji Dispersal SE - pan 2R
EW-529PA Belavia Dispersal SE - pan 2R
XA-MAW AeroMexico Dispersal SE - pan 2R
VT-MXW Spice Jet Dispersal SE - pan 2R
(OK-SWQ) Smartwings Dispersal SE – pan 3R
(N5515X) B-20AZ Xiamen Dispersal SE - pan 3R
VQ-BXY Nordstar Dispersal SE - pan 3R
No marks white Dispersal SE - pan 3R
VT-MBB Spice Jet Dispersal SE - centre
N5573L B-20D2 Air China Dispersal SE - centre
OK-SWO Smartwings Dispersal SE - centre
B-208F China Southern Airlines Dispersal SE - centre
SP-LVG LOT Dispersal SE - centre
N56807 China Southern Airlines Dispersal SE - centre
N1782B B-20D9 Shanghai Airlines Dispersal SE - centre
N326SJ American Airlines Dispersal SE - centre
N37522 United (new c/s) Dispersal SE - centre
N1780B XA-OCC AeroMexico Dispersal SE - centre
N327SK American Airlines Dispersal SE - centre
N1784B ? white Dispersal SE - centre
EI-RZB Neos Dispersal S - pan 1L
B-20C1 Air China Dispersal S - pan 1L
blank white Dispersal S - pan 1L
B-20C0 Air China Dispersal S - pan 1L
HL8370 Eastar Jet Dispersal S - pan 2L
HL8368 Eastar Jet Dispersal S - pan 2L
VP-BXG S7 Dispersal S - pan 2L
No marks OK Air Dispersal S - pan 2L
(N1780B) Westjet Dispersal S - pan 1R
(N1780B) United (new c/s) Dispersal S - pan 1R
N334SM American Airlines Dispersal S - pan 1R
SE-RTK Norwegian Dispersal S - pan 1R
EI-RZC Neos Dispersal S - pan 2R
TC-LYC THY - Turkish Airlines Dispersal S - pan 2R
B-20C3 SDA Dispersal S - pan 2R
PR-XMK GOL Dispersal S - pan 2R
B-20D3 China Southern Airlines Dispersal S - pan 3R
B-20CA China Southern Airlines Dispersal S - pan 3R
B-20C2 Donghai Airlines Dispersal S - pan 3R
B-20AR SDA Dispersal S - pan 3R
N5515X B-20DJ Air China Dispersal S - centre
N1779B white Dispersal S - centre
N5515X VT-MXR Spice Jet Dispersal S - centre
N1800B Spice Jet Dispersal S - centre
N1784B Silkair Dispersal S - centre
PR-XMJ GOL Dispersal S - centre
N1784B B-20CP Xiamen - UN colours Main ramp - small group - row 1
N1784B white Main ramp - small group - row 1
N5573P white Main ramp - small group - row 1
N1800B CIY Cayman Airways Main ramp - small group - row 1
N5515X Fuzhou AL Main ramp - small group - row 1
N7207Z Southwest Main ramp - small group - row 1
No marks Lucky Air Main ramp - small group - row 1
N1784B Korean Air Main ramp - small group - centre
N1779B Urumqi Air Main ramp - small group - centre
No marks white Main ramp - small group - centre
N56807 white Main ramp - small group - row 2
N1779B GOL Main ramp - small group - row 2
N1779B white - AZAL rudder Main ramp - small group - row 2
N5002K Ryanair Main ramp - small group - row 2
B-20DH Air China Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1781B 9M-LRG Batik Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1779B XA Blue Air Main ramp - main group - row 1
No marks Kunming Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1779B RTS Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 1
B-20DL Shenzhen Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 1
HL8369 Eastar Jet Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1800B B-20D6 China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 1
SE-RTI Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 1
N5573B SDA Main ramp - main group - row 1
B-20CM Xiamen Main ramp - main group - row 1
SE-RTH Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1800B Batik Main ramp - main group - row 1
VT-MBA Spice Jet Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1779B white Main ramp - main group - row 1
N3134C Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 1
SP-LVN LOT Main ramp - main group - row 2
HL8351 Korean Air Main ramp - main group - row 2
N5573K B-20DN Shenzhen Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 2
N1779B RTM Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 2
No marks white Main ramp - main group - row 2
N40274 Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 2
N1784B China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 2
N56807 SDA Main ramp - main group - row 2
N1779B SDA Main ramp - main group - row 2
N5573P Donghai Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 2
B-20DK Shenzhen Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 2
N56807 OK Air Main ramp - main group - row 2
N1782B white Main ramp - main group - row 2
B-20C9 China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 2
N3134C Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 2
N27520 United (new c/s) Main ramp - main group - row 3
N5573B Xiamen Main ramp - main group - row 3
N5573L MM Oman Air Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1781B Urumqi Air Main ramp - main group - row 3
A4O-MG Oman Air Main ramp - main group - row 3
N5573B Urumqi Air Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1780B China Eastern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1780B Mongolian Main ramp - main group - row 3
B-206L 9 Air Main ramp - main group - row 3
N5573B LOT Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1782B Kunming Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 3
gap Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1784B Ukraine Main ramp - main group - row 3
gap Main ramp - main group - row 3
gap Main ramp - main group - row 3
gap Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1780B 7526 United (new c/s) Main ramp - main group - row 4
9V-MBN Singapore Main ramp - main group - row 4
OK-SWK Smartwings Main ramp - main group - row 4
N1784B MKE Corendon Main ramp - main group - row 4
SE-RTF Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 4
N1800B COPA Main ramp - main group - row 4
C-GELU Air Canada Main ramp - main group - row 4
N1779B white Main ramp - main group - row 4
N5573B RTN Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 4
N1782B B-20DU Xiamen Main ramp - main group - row 4
gap Main ramp - main group - row 4
gap Main ramp - main group - row 4
gap Main ramp - main group - row 4
gap Main ramp - main group - row 4
ZS-ZCB British AW / Comair Main ramp - main group - row 4
N1780B 9M-LRH Batik Main ramp - main group - row 5
N5573K China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 5
N1799B Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 5
VT-MXQ Spice Jet Main ramp - main group - row 5
N1800B China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 5
N3134C Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 5
No marks Lion Air Main ramp - main group - row 5
VP-BXF S7 Main ramp - main group - row 5
HL8356 T'Way Main ramp - main group - row 5
No marks white Main ramp - main group - row 5
N5515X B-20CN Xiamen Main ramp - main group - row 5
9V-MBK Silkair Main ramp - main group - row 5
blank Sriwijaya Air Main ramp - main group - row 5
DQ-FAF Fiji Main ramp - main group - row 5
SP-LVO LOT Main ramp - main group - row 5
N56807 B-20CT China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 5
N1800B MK Oman Air Main ramp - main group - row 6
OK-SWJ Smartwings Main ramp - main group - row 6
N5573K B-20DP Shenzhen Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 6
N964BA white Main ramp - main group - row 6
N7203U Southwest Main ramp - main group - row 6
N1779B B-20CS China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 6
9V-MBL Silkair Main ramp - main group - row 6
N37527 United (new c/s) Main ramp - main group - row 6
N5515X VP-BAJ UT Air Main ramp - main group - row 6
VP-BXM S7 Main ramp - main group - row 6
B-20CL Xiamen Main ramp - main group - row 6
N1800B white Main ramp - main group - row 6
No marks white Main ramp - main group - row 6
TC-MKB Corendon Main ramp - main group - row 6
EI-HAX Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 6
XA-MAU AeroMexico Boeing ramp - north of hangar
gap Boeing ramp - north of hangar
(B-20AX) SDA Boeing ramp - north of hangar
gap Boeing ramp - north of hangar
Southwest Boeing ramp - north of hangar
N37525 United (new c/s) Boeing ramp - north of hangar
XA-MAZ AeroMexico Boeing ramp - north of hangar
N47524 United (new c/s) Boeing ramp - north of hangar
HL8357 T'Way Boeing ramp - south of hangar
N8740A Southwest Boeing ramp - south of hangar
N8800L Southwest Boeing ramp - south of hangar
N329SL American Airlines Boeing ramp - south of hangar
XA-IMH AeroMexico Boeing ramp - south of hangar
N1782B Southwest Boeing ramp - south of hangar
gap Boeing ramp - row 1
N1782B Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
gap Boeing ramp - row 1
N8737L Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
N1780B Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
N8739L Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
N8741L Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
blank Somon Air rudder Boeing ramp - row 1
N37521 United (new c/s) Boeing ramp - row 1
N8801Q Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
gap Boeing ramp - row 1
gap Boeing ramp - row 1
N8803L Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
N8802Q Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
HP-9910CMP COPA Boeing ramp - row 2
B-208E China Southern Airlines Boeing ramp - row 2
B-20AH Lucky Air Boeing ramp - row 2
No marks white Boeing ramp - row 2
VT-MXM Spice Jet Boeing ramp - row 2
OK-SWH Smartwings Boeing ramp - row 2
N37523 United (new c/s) Boeing ramp - row 2
UR-MXA Ukraine Boeing ramp - row 2
PR-XML GOL Boeing ramp - row 2
B-20AS Xiamen Boeing ramp - row 2
B-206D Air Changan Boeing ramp - row 2
VT-MXY Spice Jet Boeing ramp - row 2
B-207R Air Changan Boeing ramp - row 2
B-209L Hainan Airlines Boeing ramp - row 2
gap Boeing ramp - row 2
HL8349 Korean Air Boeing ramp - row 2
VT-MXN Spice Jet Boeing ramp - row 3
N1784B Southwest Boeing ramp - row 3
SP-LVE LOT Boeing ramp - row 3
HL8367 Eastar Jet Boeing ramp - row 3
N8805L Southwest Boeing ramp - row 3
PK-LQS Lion Air Boeing ramp - row 3
N3134C Ryanair Boeing ramp - row 3
No marks white Boeing ramp - row 3
VT-MXL Spice Jet Boeing ramp - row 3
TC-LCI THY - Turkish Airlines Boeing ramp - row 3
TC-LCT THY - Turkish Airlines Boeing ramp - row 3
UR-MXC Ukraine Boeing ramp - row 3
HL8350 Korean Air Boeing ramp - row 3
N7206U Southwest Boeing ramp - row 3
N7202U Boeing (SW rudder) Boeing ramp - row 3
PR-XMI GOL Boeing ramp - row 3
PH-TFR TUI Boeing ramp - row 3
N8738K Southwest Boeing ramp - singleton
N37518 United (old c/s) Boeing ramp - singleton
N4027A Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 1
N1784B B-20DV Xiamen Ramp near RR 747 - row 1
N1781B Ural Airlines Ramp near RR 747 - row 1
N1784B white Ramp near RR 747 - row 2
N56807 B-20DR Air China Ramp near RR 747 - row 2
EI-HEM Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 2
N3134C Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 2
N3134C Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 2
N3134C Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
N3134C Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
EI-HEK Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
N5515X Norwegian Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
9V-MBG Silkair Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
N3134C Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
Kelly Field TX March 13 2020
At the time of my visit there were three groups, one spread around the Boeing plant, the main group on the northern apron and a smaller group a little south of that, plus a lone KC-46. The northern group are difficult to read off and it is best to photo the tail schemes to try and work them out. The next group can be read from an adjacent road – like elsewhere a number wear test registrations, but most (if not all) appear to have the line number taped onto the nwd with red tape. (This is also used on stripped down C-17s.) Some of those in the Boeing area can be read from a staff car park while a dead-end road around the southern end of the runway allows views back onto this ramp.
Those unidentified on the Boeing ram p are included in the main group listing.
Health warning - the list below has so much conjuring that I should get an A* at Hogwarts and should not be used to update databases
Air Canada Boeing ramp
Air Canada Boeing ramp
Air Canada Boeing ramp
(PR-X)MP GOL Boeing ramp
(N5573B / CN-MAW) Royal Air Maroc Boeing ramp
N1781B (9XR-WV) RwandAir Boeing ramp
Silkair Boeing ramp
SmartWings Boeing ramp
N1791B / (N)8808(Q) Southwest Airlines Boeing ramp
N1781B / (N)8810(L) Southwest Airlines Boeing ramp
N1782B / TC-LCH) Turkish Airlines Boeing ramp
(N17529) United Airlines Boeing ramp
(N1784B / N37530) United Airlines Boeing ramp
N1780B white Boeing ramp
N5515X Air China small group near N104HR
N1781B / (N306SP) American Airlines small group near N104HR
N56807 / TC_MKZ) Corendon Air small group near N104HR
N253BE Kunming Airlines small group near N104HR
(N1779B / SP-LVI) LOT Polish Airlines small group near N104HR
N1780B / (SE-)RTG Norwegian Air Sweden small group near N104HR
(N1799B / VP-CTT) Primer – l/n 7819 small group near N104HR
N1784B / (UP-B3727) SCAT Airlines small group near N104HR
N1780B / (UP-B)3726 SCAT Airlines small group near N104HR
N1779B / (B-20AG) Shandong Airlines small group near N104HR
N1782B / (G-TU)MJ TUI Airways small group near N104HR
N1781B / (D-AMAC) TUIfly small group near N104HR
(N1782B / TC-)LCS Turkish Airlines small group near N104HR
(N5515X / (B-)20AQ XiamenAir small group near N104HR
(N1781B / B-2)0C7 China Southern Airlines main group
(N1782B / (PH-)CDK Corendon Dutch Airlines main group
N1780B / (SE-RTE) Norwegian Air Sweden main group
N5573L / (G-TU)MK TUI Airways main group
(N1781B / C-GELQ) Air Canada main group
(N1515X / C-GEMV) Air Canada main group
(N5573P / C-GEOJ) Air Canada main group
(N1779B / C-GEPB) Air Canada main group
(N1787B / B-20A7) Air China main group
(N1784B / B-20AN) Air China main group
(N5002K / B-20AP) Air China main group
(N915AK) Alaska Airlines main group
(N335SN) American Airlines main group
(N1779B / EW-528PA) Belavia main group
(N1798B / N853BA) Boeing Company main group
(N417CC) Boeing Company main group
(N406GK) Boeing Company main group
(N1779B / B-209U) China Southern Airlines main group
(N1781B / B-20AU) China Southern Airlines main group
(N5515R / HP-9909CMP) Copa Airlines main group
(HP-9912CMP) Copa Airlines main group
(N5515X / 9H-MAX) Corendon Air Europe main group
(N1780B / B-20AM) Donghai Airlines main group
(N1795B / N788BJ) Dragon Step main group
(N56807 / ET-AWG) Ethiopian Airlines main group
(N1779B / SU-TMN) flyEgypt main group
(PR-XMO) GOL main group
(N5573K / SP-LVH) LOT Polish Airlines main group
(N1779B / B-20A5) Lucky Air main group
(N5573B / EI-MGL) MIAT Mongolian Airlines main group
(N3134C) Nordstar Airlines main group
(VQ-BXW) Nordstar Airlines main group
(N1799B / A4O-MH) Oman Air main group
(A4O-MI) Oman Air main group
(N1780B / A4O-MJ) Oman Air main group
(N1779B / 9XR-WU) RwandAir main group
(N1781B / VP-BXE) S7 Airlines main group
(N5573L / B-20A0) Shandong Airlines main group
(N243BE / B-20AK) Shanghai Airlines main group
(N244BE / B-20AY) Shanghai Airlines main group
(N5573B / B-209W) Shenzhen Airlines main group
(N1784B / 9V-MBH) SilkAir main group
(N1796B / 9V-MBI) SilkAir main group
(N1799B / 9V-MBJ) SilkAir main group
(N1780B / OK-SWL) SmartWings main group
(N5515X / OK-SWN) SmartWings main group
(OK-SWP) SmartWings main group
(N8811L) Southwest Airlines main group
(N57001 / VT-MXZ) SpiceJet main group
(N5573B / VT-MXO) SpiceJet main group
(N1795B) SunExpress main group
(TC-SOL) SunExpress main group
(N5515X / TC-SOM) SunExpress main group
(N1795B / C-FTXF) Sunwing Airlines main group
(N1782B / UR-MXB) Ukraine International Airlines main group
(N1779B / VQ-BIN) UT air main group
(VQ-BIK) UT air main group
As mentioned previously, I had planned the trip before Boeing started putting MAXs into Victorville (I had already seen the Southwest there last July), but I understand there are about another 20 there.
So now to the real fun part, trying to tie up all of these to full details, especially at Moses Lake. Thanks to Sean Meagher for the company, Nick Yeadon and Rob van Ringlesteijn for their inputs and Planebase for the data dump which helped tie some down.
Steve Mitchell
Sorry for the formatting that ProBoards has placed on the report - was fine on the original document, which I have attached as an alternative.
March MAX hunt - the census.docx (28.9 KB)
Everett March 8 2020
These five were parked on the ramp next to the Historic Flying Museum
VP-BXX Nordstar
D-ASMA SunExpress Germany
D-ASMB SunExpress Germany
N981BA white
N982BA white
These two were on the production flight line
A4O-MF Oman Air
N983BA white with Jet rudder
Renton March 8 2020
VietJetAir outside factory
SP-RZB Buzz outside factory
N3134C Ryanair outside factory
N4027C Ryanair alongside factory
SP-RZA Buzz alongside factory
SP-RZD Buzz alongside factory
A6-FMM FlyDubai
B-20CH Shenzhen Airlines
B-207Q Lucky Air
B-208W Shanghai Airlines
B-209A China Southern Airlines
C-GEPF Air Canada
C-GEPG Air Canada
EC-NBV Air Europa
HL8348 Korean Air
HL8355 T'Way
HP-9913CMP COPA
N241BE Enerjet '803'
N323SG American Airlines
N7204U Southwest
N7205U Southwest
N8736J Southwest
N27519 United Airlines
N27751 Boeing Prototype MAX10
N47517 United Airlines
SP-RZC Buzz
TC-SOJ SunExpress
TC-SOK SunExpress
XA-MAY AeroMexico
Boeing Field March 9 2020
The parking area on the non-airfield side of East Marginal Way (Plant 2) still had many aircraft, but fewer than last July and many had changed position.
N965BA white
VT-JXG Jet Airways
VT-JXH Jet Airways
VT-JXF Jet Airways
B-208H 9Air plant 2
N27515 United Airlines plant 2
VT-JXM plant 2
N1782B China Southern Airlines plant 2
D-AMAB TUIfly plant 2
TF-ICB Icelandair plant 2
TF-ICC Icelandair plant 2
B-20A3 Shanghai Airlines plant 2
D-ASMC SunExpress Germany plant 2
B-209V Shenzhen Airlines plant 2
N5573L China Southern Airlines plant 2
TC-LYB Turkish Airlines plant 2
TC-LCP Turkish Airlines plant 2
TC-LYD Turkish Airlines plant 2
(TC-LCR) Turkish Airlines plant 2
G-TUMH TUI Airways plant 2
TC-SOI SunExpress plant 2
DQ-TFL Samoa Airways plant 2
(CN-MAZ) Royal Air Maroc plant 2
B-20A6 Air China plant 2
(EC-NBL) Air Europa plant 2
D-AMAA TUIfly plant 2
EI-RZA Neos plant 2
SE-RTD Norwegian plant 2
TC-LCN Turkish Airlines plant 2
A6-FML FlyDubai plant 2
(B-208J) Shenzhen Airlines plant 2
(N5573K) China Southern Airlines plant 2
N378SC American Airlines plant 2
(C-GEJN) Air Canada '525' plant 2
(C-GELJ) Air Canada '529' plant 2
N918BA white plant 2
C-GEKZ Air Canada '528' plant 2
(A6-FMK) FlyDubai plant 2
TC-LCO Turkish Airlines plant 2
TF-ICP Icelandair plant 2
N315SD American Airlines plant 2
N318SF American Airlines plant 2
N984BA plant 2
HP-9907CMP COPA plant 2
N5573P Sunwing plant 2
(PR-X)MQ GOL plant 2
N913AK Alaska Airlines flight line
N7379E Boeing flight line
N42073 Ryanair 'HEZ' flight line
N8809L Southwest flight line
N1800B Southwest '8744' flight line
N1800B Southwest '8813' flight line
N8816Q Southwest flight line
(N37516) United Airlines flight line
(PR-X)MM GOL flight line
(C-GJSL) Enerjet flight line
(PR-X)MR GOL flight line
(N240BE) Enerjet '802' flight line
N8745K Southwest flight line
N8815L Southwest flight line
(EI-HAT) Ryanair flight line
(D-AM)AD TUIfly flight line
XA-HSB AeroMexico flight line
(N316SE) American Airlines flight line
(C-GEKX) Air Canada '527' line south of flight line
(N336SR) American Airlines line south of flight line
(PK-LQR) Lion Air line south of flight line
(PR-X)MH GOL line south of flight line
N1796B primer - SW rudder flight test ramp
(N918AK) Alaska Airlines north of flight test ramp
N8703J Southwest north of flight test ramp
C-GEKH Air Canada north of flight test ramp
N7201S Boeing north of flight test ramp
(D-AM)AX TUIfly north of flight test ramp
Moses Lake March 10 2020
Although a few MAXs have moved back to Renton, there are still around 230 stored here.
We had arranged an overflight with Michael Stein of Columbia Pacific Aviation, who knows exactly what we need mstein@columbiapacificaviation.com.
A thirty-minute flight allowed plenty of photos of the stored MAXs (over 500 – photos, not aircraft), which has allowed definitive positions, although a few aircraft managed to miss my photographic coverage, hence a few brackets. A couple of friends visiting a few days later noted some movements, including a couple out of the Boeing hangar, which can hold up to three examples.
There are four main groups, the largest in front of the general hangar area, a smaller group near there, a group in front of the Boeing hangar and others on the old alert pans. Many wear test registrations with a number of repeats.
The second column is what was read off on nose-wheel doors or the top of the wing
B-20C8 China Southern Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 1L
B-20C9 China Southern Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 1L
B-20CQ Xiamen Dispersal SE - pan 1L
B-20CR Xiamen Dispersal SE - pan 1L
OK-SWI Smartwings Dispersal SE - pan 2L
N5573B white Dispersal SE - pan 2L
N324SH American Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 2L
B-20CC Shanghai Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 2L
B-20CE Air China Dispersal SE - pan 3L
B-20CG Shenzhen Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 3L
No marks white Dispersal SE - pan 3L
No marks Lion Air Dispersal SE - pan 3L
No marks white Dispersal SE - pan 1R
No marks white Dispersal SE - pan 1R
No marks China Eastern Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 1R
B-20AT China Southern Airlines Dispersal SE - pan 1R
DQ-FAE Fiji Dispersal SE - pan 2R
EW-529PA Belavia Dispersal SE - pan 2R
XA-MAW AeroMexico Dispersal SE - pan 2R
VT-MXW Spice Jet Dispersal SE - pan 2R
(OK-SWQ) Smartwings Dispersal SE – pan 3R
(N5515X) B-20AZ Xiamen Dispersal SE - pan 3R
VQ-BXY Nordstar Dispersal SE - pan 3R
No marks white Dispersal SE - pan 3R
VT-MBB Spice Jet Dispersal SE - centre
N5573L B-20D2 Air China Dispersal SE - centre
OK-SWO Smartwings Dispersal SE - centre
B-208F China Southern Airlines Dispersal SE - centre
SP-LVG LOT Dispersal SE - centre
N56807 China Southern Airlines Dispersal SE - centre
N1782B B-20D9 Shanghai Airlines Dispersal SE - centre
N326SJ American Airlines Dispersal SE - centre
N37522 United (new c/s) Dispersal SE - centre
N1780B XA-OCC AeroMexico Dispersal SE - centre
N327SK American Airlines Dispersal SE - centre
N1784B ? white Dispersal SE - centre
EI-RZB Neos Dispersal S - pan 1L
B-20C1 Air China Dispersal S - pan 1L
blank white Dispersal S - pan 1L
B-20C0 Air China Dispersal S - pan 1L
HL8370 Eastar Jet Dispersal S - pan 2L
HL8368 Eastar Jet Dispersal S - pan 2L
VP-BXG S7 Dispersal S - pan 2L
No marks OK Air Dispersal S - pan 2L
(N1780B) Westjet Dispersal S - pan 1R
(N1780B) United (new c/s) Dispersal S - pan 1R
N334SM American Airlines Dispersal S - pan 1R
SE-RTK Norwegian Dispersal S - pan 1R
EI-RZC Neos Dispersal S - pan 2R
TC-LYC THY - Turkish Airlines Dispersal S - pan 2R
B-20C3 SDA Dispersal S - pan 2R
PR-XMK GOL Dispersal S - pan 2R
B-20D3 China Southern Airlines Dispersal S - pan 3R
B-20CA China Southern Airlines Dispersal S - pan 3R
B-20C2 Donghai Airlines Dispersal S - pan 3R
B-20AR SDA Dispersal S - pan 3R
N5515X B-20DJ Air China Dispersal S - centre
N1779B white Dispersal S - centre
N5515X VT-MXR Spice Jet Dispersal S - centre
N1800B Spice Jet Dispersal S - centre
N1784B Silkair Dispersal S - centre
PR-XMJ GOL Dispersal S - centre
N1784B B-20CP Xiamen - UN colours Main ramp - small group - row 1
N1784B white Main ramp - small group - row 1
N5573P white Main ramp - small group - row 1
N1800B CIY Cayman Airways Main ramp - small group - row 1
N5515X Fuzhou AL Main ramp - small group - row 1
N7207Z Southwest Main ramp - small group - row 1
No marks Lucky Air Main ramp - small group - row 1
N1784B Korean Air Main ramp - small group - centre
N1779B Urumqi Air Main ramp - small group - centre
No marks white Main ramp - small group - centre
N56807 white Main ramp - small group - row 2
N1779B GOL Main ramp - small group - row 2
N1779B white - AZAL rudder Main ramp - small group - row 2
N5002K Ryanair Main ramp - small group - row 2
B-20DH Air China Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1781B 9M-LRG Batik Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1779B XA Blue Air Main ramp - main group - row 1
No marks Kunming Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1779B RTS Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 1
B-20DL Shenzhen Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 1
HL8369 Eastar Jet Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1800B B-20D6 China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 1
SE-RTI Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 1
N5573B SDA Main ramp - main group - row 1
B-20CM Xiamen Main ramp - main group - row 1
SE-RTH Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1800B Batik Main ramp - main group - row 1
VT-MBA Spice Jet Main ramp - main group - row 1
N1779B white Main ramp - main group - row 1
N3134C Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 1
SP-LVN LOT Main ramp - main group - row 2
HL8351 Korean Air Main ramp - main group - row 2
N5573K B-20DN Shenzhen Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 2
N1779B RTM Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 2
No marks white Main ramp - main group - row 2
N40274 Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 2
N1784B China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 2
N56807 SDA Main ramp - main group - row 2
N1779B SDA Main ramp - main group - row 2
N5573P Donghai Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 2
B-20DK Shenzhen Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 2
N56807 OK Air Main ramp - main group - row 2
N1782B white Main ramp - main group - row 2
B-20C9 China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 2
N3134C Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 2
N27520 United (new c/s) Main ramp - main group - row 3
N5573B Xiamen Main ramp - main group - row 3
N5573L MM Oman Air Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1781B Urumqi Air Main ramp - main group - row 3
A4O-MG Oman Air Main ramp - main group - row 3
N5573B Urumqi Air Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1780B China Eastern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1780B Mongolian Main ramp - main group - row 3
B-206L 9 Air Main ramp - main group - row 3
N5573B LOT Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1782B Kunming Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 3
gap Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1784B Ukraine Main ramp - main group - row 3
gap Main ramp - main group - row 3
gap Main ramp - main group - row 3
gap Main ramp - main group - row 3
N1780B 7526 United (new c/s) Main ramp - main group - row 4
9V-MBN Singapore Main ramp - main group - row 4
OK-SWK Smartwings Main ramp - main group - row 4
N1784B MKE Corendon Main ramp - main group - row 4
SE-RTF Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 4
N1800B COPA Main ramp - main group - row 4
C-GELU Air Canada Main ramp - main group - row 4
N1779B white Main ramp - main group - row 4
N5573B RTN Norwegian Main ramp - main group - row 4
N1782B B-20DU Xiamen Main ramp - main group - row 4
gap Main ramp - main group - row 4
gap Main ramp - main group - row 4
gap Main ramp - main group - row 4
gap Main ramp - main group - row 4
ZS-ZCB British AW / Comair Main ramp - main group - row 4
N1780B 9M-LRH Batik Main ramp - main group - row 5
N5573K China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 5
N1799B Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 5
VT-MXQ Spice Jet Main ramp - main group - row 5
N1800B China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 5
N3134C Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 5
No marks Lion Air Main ramp - main group - row 5
VP-BXF S7 Main ramp - main group - row 5
HL8356 T'Way Main ramp - main group - row 5
No marks white Main ramp - main group - row 5
N5515X B-20CN Xiamen Main ramp - main group - row 5
9V-MBK Silkair Main ramp - main group - row 5
blank Sriwijaya Air Main ramp - main group - row 5
DQ-FAF Fiji Main ramp - main group - row 5
SP-LVO LOT Main ramp - main group - row 5
N56807 B-20CT China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 5
N1800B MK Oman Air Main ramp - main group - row 6
OK-SWJ Smartwings Main ramp - main group - row 6
N5573K B-20DP Shenzhen Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 6
N964BA white Main ramp - main group - row 6
N7203U Southwest Main ramp - main group - row 6
N1779B B-20CS China Southern Airlines Main ramp - main group - row 6
9V-MBL Silkair Main ramp - main group - row 6
N37527 United (new c/s) Main ramp - main group - row 6
N5515X VP-BAJ UT Air Main ramp - main group - row 6
VP-BXM S7 Main ramp - main group - row 6
B-20CL Xiamen Main ramp - main group - row 6
N1800B white Main ramp - main group - row 6
No marks white Main ramp - main group - row 6
TC-MKB Corendon Main ramp - main group - row 6
EI-HAX Ryanair Main ramp - main group - row 6
XA-MAU AeroMexico Boeing ramp - north of hangar
gap Boeing ramp - north of hangar
(B-20AX) SDA Boeing ramp - north of hangar
gap Boeing ramp - north of hangar
Southwest Boeing ramp - north of hangar
N37525 United (new c/s) Boeing ramp - north of hangar
XA-MAZ AeroMexico Boeing ramp - north of hangar
N47524 United (new c/s) Boeing ramp - north of hangar
HL8357 T'Way Boeing ramp - south of hangar
N8740A Southwest Boeing ramp - south of hangar
N8800L Southwest Boeing ramp - south of hangar
N329SL American Airlines Boeing ramp - south of hangar
XA-IMH AeroMexico Boeing ramp - south of hangar
N1782B Southwest Boeing ramp - south of hangar
gap Boeing ramp - row 1
N1782B Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
gap Boeing ramp - row 1
N8737L Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
N1780B Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
N8739L Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
N8741L Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
blank Somon Air rudder Boeing ramp - row 1
N37521 United (new c/s) Boeing ramp - row 1
N8801Q Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
gap Boeing ramp - row 1
gap Boeing ramp - row 1
N8803L Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
N8802Q Southwest Boeing ramp - row 1
HP-9910CMP COPA Boeing ramp - row 2
B-208E China Southern Airlines Boeing ramp - row 2
B-20AH Lucky Air Boeing ramp - row 2
No marks white Boeing ramp - row 2
VT-MXM Spice Jet Boeing ramp - row 2
OK-SWH Smartwings Boeing ramp - row 2
N37523 United (new c/s) Boeing ramp - row 2
UR-MXA Ukraine Boeing ramp - row 2
PR-XML GOL Boeing ramp - row 2
B-20AS Xiamen Boeing ramp - row 2
B-206D Air Changan Boeing ramp - row 2
VT-MXY Spice Jet Boeing ramp - row 2
B-207R Air Changan Boeing ramp - row 2
B-209L Hainan Airlines Boeing ramp - row 2
gap Boeing ramp - row 2
HL8349 Korean Air Boeing ramp - row 2
VT-MXN Spice Jet Boeing ramp - row 3
N1784B Southwest Boeing ramp - row 3
SP-LVE LOT Boeing ramp - row 3
HL8367 Eastar Jet Boeing ramp - row 3
N8805L Southwest Boeing ramp - row 3
PK-LQS Lion Air Boeing ramp - row 3
N3134C Ryanair Boeing ramp - row 3
No marks white Boeing ramp - row 3
VT-MXL Spice Jet Boeing ramp - row 3
TC-LCI THY - Turkish Airlines Boeing ramp - row 3
TC-LCT THY - Turkish Airlines Boeing ramp - row 3
UR-MXC Ukraine Boeing ramp - row 3
HL8350 Korean Air Boeing ramp - row 3
N7206U Southwest Boeing ramp - row 3
N7202U Boeing (SW rudder) Boeing ramp - row 3
PR-XMI GOL Boeing ramp - row 3
PH-TFR TUI Boeing ramp - row 3
N8738K Southwest Boeing ramp - singleton
N37518 United (old c/s) Boeing ramp - singleton
N4027A Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 1
N1784B B-20DV Xiamen Ramp near RR 747 - row 1
N1781B Ural Airlines Ramp near RR 747 - row 1
N1784B white Ramp near RR 747 - row 2
N56807 B-20DR Air China Ramp near RR 747 - row 2
EI-HEM Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 2
N3134C Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 2
N3134C Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 2
N3134C Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
N3134C Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
EI-HEK Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
N5515X Norwegian Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
9V-MBG Silkair Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
N3134C Ryanair Ramp near RR 747 - row 3
Kelly Field TX March 13 2020
At the time of my visit there were three groups, one spread around the Boeing plant, the main group on the northern apron and a smaller group a little south of that, plus a lone KC-46. The northern group are difficult to read off and it is best to photo the tail schemes to try and work them out. The next group can be read from an adjacent road – like elsewhere a number wear test registrations, but most (if not all) appear to have the line number taped onto the nwd with red tape. (This is also used on stripped down C-17s.) Some of those in the Boeing area can be read from a staff car park while a dead-end road around the southern end of the runway allows views back onto this ramp.
Those unidentified on the Boeing ram p are included in the main group listing.
Health warning - the list below has so much conjuring that I should get an A* at Hogwarts and should not be used to update databases
Air Canada Boeing ramp
Air Canada Boeing ramp
Air Canada Boeing ramp
(PR-X)MP GOL Boeing ramp
(N5573B / CN-MAW) Royal Air Maroc Boeing ramp
N1781B (9XR-WV) RwandAir Boeing ramp
Silkair Boeing ramp
SmartWings Boeing ramp
N1791B / (N)8808(Q) Southwest Airlines Boeing ramp
N1781B / (N)8810(L) Southwest Airlines Boeing ramp
N1782B / TC-LCH) Turkish Airlines Boeing ramp
(N17529) United Airlines Boeing ramp
(N1784B / N37530) United Airlines Boeing ramp
N1780B white Boeing ramp
N5515X Air China small group near N104HR
N1781B / (N306SP) American Airlines small group near N104HR
N56807 / TC_MKZ) Corendon Air small group near N104HR
N253BE Kunming Airlines small group near N104HR
(N1779B / SP-LVI) LOT Polish Airlines small group near N104HR
N1780B / (SE-)RTG Norwegian Air Sweden small group near N104HR
(N1799B / VP-CTT) Primer – l/n 7819 small group near N104HR
N1784B / (UP-B3727) SCAT Airlines small group near N104HR
N1780B / (UP-B)3726 SCAT Airlines small group near N104HR
N1779B / (B-20AG) Shandong Airlines small group near N104HR
N1782B / (G-TU)MJ TUI Airways small group near N104HR
N1781B / (D-AMAC) TUIfly small group near N104HR
(N1782B / TC-)LCS Turkish Airlines small group near N104HR
(N5515X / (B-)20AQ XiamenAir small group near N104HR
(N1781B / B-2)0C7 China Southern Airlines main group
(N1782B / (PH-)CDK Corendon Dutch Airlines main group
N1780B / (SE-RTE) Norwegian Air Sweden main group
N5573L / (G-TU)MK TUI Airways main group
(N1781B / C-GELQ) Air Canada main group
(N1515X / C-GEMV) Air Canada main group
(N5573P / C-GEOJ) Air Canada main group
(N1779B / C-GEPB) Air Canada main group
(N1787B / B-20A7) Air China main group
(N1784B / B-20AN) Air China main group
(N5002K / B-20AP) Air China main group
(N915AK) Alaska Airlines main group
(N335SN) American Airlines main group
(N1779B / EW-528PA) Belavia main group
(N1798B / N853BA) Boeing Company main group
(N417CC) Boeing Company main group
(N406GK) Boeing Company main group
(N1779B / B-209U) China Southern Airlines main group
(N1781B / B-20AU) China Southern Airlines main group
(N5515R / HP-9909CMP) Copa Airlines main group
(HP-9912CMP) Copa Airlines main group
(N5515X / 9H-MAX) Corendon Air Europe main group
(N1780B / B-20AM) Donghai Airlines main group
(N1795B / N788BJ) Dragon Step main group
(N56807 / ET-AWG) Ethiopian Airlines main group
(N1779B / SU-TMN) flyEgypt main group
(PR-XMO) GOL main group
(N5573K / SP-LVH) LOT Polish Airlines main group
(N1779B / B-20A5) Lucky Air main group
(N5573B / EI-MGL) MIAT Mongolian Airlines main group
(N3134C) Nordstar Airlines main group
(VQ-BXW) Nordstar Airlines main group
(N1799B / A4O-MH) Oman Air main group
(A4O-MI) Oman Air main group
(N1780B / A4O-MJ) Oman Air main group
(N1779B / 9XR-WU) RwandAir main group
(N1781B / VP-BXE) S7 Airlines main group
(N5573L / B-20A0) Shandong Airlines main group
(N243BE / B-20AK) Shanghai Airlines main group
(N244BE / B-20AY) Shanghai Airlines main group
(N5573B / B-209W) Shenzhen Airlines main group
(N1784B / 9V-MBH) SilkAir main group
(N1796B / 9V-MBI) SilkAir main group
(N1799B / 9V-MBJ) SilkAir main group
(N1780B / OK-SWL) SmartWings main group
(N5515X / OK-SWN) SmartWings main group
(OK-SWP) SmartWings main group
(N8811L) Southwest Airlines main group
(N57001 / VT-MXZ) SpiceJet main group
(N5573B / VT-MXO) SpiceJet main group
(N1795B) SunExpress main group
(TC-SOL) SunExpress main group
(N5515X / TC-SOM) SunExpress main group
(N1795B / C-FTXF) Sunwing Airlines main group
(N1782B / UR-MXB) Ukraine International Airlines main group
(N1779B / VQ-BIN) UT air main group
(VQ-BIK) UT air main group
As mentioned previously, I had planned the trip before Boeing started putting MAXs into Victorville (I had already seen the Southwest there last July), but I understand there are about another 20 there.
So now to the real fun part, trying to tie up all of these to full details, especially at Moses Lake. Thanks to Sean Meagher for the company, Nick Yeadon and Rob van Ringlesteijn for their inputs and Planebase for the data dump which helped tie some down.
Steve Mitchell