Just a few years ago, we photographed C-FNAX, an Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190. We photographed C-FNAX again while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on March 25, 2018. However, it was quite a different aircraft. The E190 has since gone to Mexico to fly for Aeromexico Connect as XA-AEN. The new C-FNAX is a WestJet Boeing 737 MAX 8 that joined that Canadian airline in October, 2017.
For full-size, high resolution versions for any of the photos in the image gallery, simply click on the individual pictures. See below for more detailed information on C-FNAX, the WestJet Boeing 737 MAX 8 model in general and the airline.
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C-FNAX
C-FNAX performed its maiden flight on September 26, 2017 and the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was delivered to WestJet October 2, 2017. The B38M is one of 13 currently in the WestJet main fleet with 9 more on order. The aircraft is configured for a maximum total of 174 passengers with 12 seats in premium economy and 162 economy class seats.
The previous aircraft with the same registration number can be found here: C-FNAX Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190. That airliner was delivered to Aeromexico Connect on November 10, 2017 as XA-AEN.
Boeing 737 MAX 8
The initial variant in the Boeing 737 MAX family, the Boeing MAX 8 took its first commercial flight on May 22, 2017 with launch customer Malindo Air. This was over a year after the aircraft took its maiden flight on January 29, 2016.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is 40 metres or 130 feet in length, slightly longer than the Boeing 737-800. The Wingspan is 36 metres or 118 feet while the height at the tail is 12 metres or 40 feet. The flight range is 6,570 kilometres, around 1,000 KM more than the B738.
WestJet
WestJet was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The airline has a main fleet of nearly 130 aircraft with over 50 more currently on order. These airplanes fly to 109 destinations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Regional subsidiary WestJet Encore flies a fleet of over 40 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft. Ultra low cost carrier subsidiary Swoop begins service in June, 2018 with a small fleet of Boeing 737-800 airliners.