737 MAX tracker: every Boeing 737 MAX flying right now
The 737 MAX is the fourth generation of Boeing's 737, rebuilt around larger, more efficient CFM LEAP-1B engines. Below is every MAX broadcasting right now, which versions and airlines are in the air, and a search box to check whether a flight is on one.
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Boeing 737 MAX at a glance
- First flight
- January 29, 2016 (MAX 8), from Renton, Washington
- Entered service
- May 2017, with Malindo Air
- Engines
- Two CFM International LEAP-1B
- Versions
- MAX 7, MAX 8 (plus the high-density MAX 8-200), MAX 9 and MAX 10
- Grounded
- March 2019 to November 2020 in the US, after two fatal crashes
- Newest approvals
- The FAA certified the MAX 7 in August 2026 and the MAX 10 on October 20, 2026
Why the MAX was grounded
Lion Air flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea on October 29, 2018, and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed near Addis Ababa on March 10, 2019. The two accidents killed 346 people. Both were traced to MCAS, a flight-control system Boeing added so the MAX would handle like earlier 737s despite its bigger, farther-forward engines. Fed by a single faulty angle-of-attack sensor, it pushed the nose down again and again.
Regulators around the world grounded the MAX in March 2019. The FAA cleared it to fly again on November 18, 2020, after Boeing changed MCAS to compare both sensors, act only once per event and never overpower the pilots, and after airlines retrained their crews. Other regulators followed over the next year, China last, in December 2021.
The door plug
On January 5, 2024, a panel called a door plug blew out of Alaska Airlines flight 1282, a MAX 9, minutes after takeoff from Portland, Oregon. The cabin lost pressure and the crew landed safely; no one was killed. The NTSB found that the four bolts meant to hold the plug in place had not been put back at Boeing's factory.
The FAA grounded 171 MAX 9s fitted with the same plug for inspections and limited how many 737s Boeing could build each month while it reviewed the company's quality control.
The MAX 7 and MAX 10
The smallest and largest versions waited years for approval, slowed first by the extra scrutiny after the crashes and then by an engine anti-ice problem Boeing had to redesign. The FAA certified the MAX 7 in August 2026 and the MAX 10 on October 20, 2026. Both are still rare, and one on this map is often a test or delivery flight around Seattle.
Who flies the MAX
Large fleets include Southwest, Ryanair with its 197-seat MAX 8-200, United, American, Alaska, Air Canada, WestJet and flydubai, so the count climbs through the European and North American day. The airline list above shows who has the most in the air at this moment.
To see every generation together, use the 737 tracker. The 737-800 vs MAX 8 comparison puts the two most common versions side by side.
Questions
How can I tell if my flight is on a 737 MAX?
Your booking or the airline's app usually names the aircraft, often written as "Boeing 737-8" or "737-9", or with the codes 7M8 and 7M9. Once the flight is airborne, type its flight number into the search box on this page; if it is on a MAX, it appears in the list. Airlines can swap aircraft close to departure, so check again on the day.
What changed after the grounding?
MCAS now compares both angle-of-attack sensors, activates only once per event and can always be overpowered by the pilots, and pilots train on it in simulators. Regulators including the FAA, EASA and Transport Canada reviewed the changes before the MAX returned.
How many 737 MAX jets are flying right now?
The number at the top of the page is live, refreshed every 30 seconds from ADS-B receivers, and counts only MAX jets a receiver can hear at this moment.
Why isn't an aircraft I know is flying on the map?
Positions come from volunteer ADS-B receivers, which only hear aircraft within roughly 200 nautical miles. Over oceans, deserts and parts of Africa and Asia there are few receivers, so an aircraft can vanish mid-flight and reappear near land. Military and some government aircraft also switch their transponders' public data off.
More live trackers
Positions from the adsb.lol volunteer ADS-B network (ODbL). Aircraft are shown only while a receiver can hear them.