American Airlines takes delivery of first 737 MAX 8

American Airlines has taken delivery of it's first of 100 firmly ordered Boeing 737 MAX 8s, with an additional 40 options on the books.

This aircraft (and others due for delivery soon) will be initially housed at AA's Tulsa, OK maintenance base for service preparation. The 172 seat aircraft will debut November 29th  between Miami and New York (LGA).

Boeing 737 MAX 8 MSN 44459 L/N 6515 F/F 8/19/17 American Airlines N324RA Delivered 9/28/17

Boeing has now delivered 24 737 MAX 8s, while American's total 737 fleet numbers 299.

American Airlines - Current (mainline) Fleet
125 x A319
46 x MD-80
298 x 737-800
1 x 737 MAX 8
47 x A320
219 x A321
40 x 757-200
28 x 767-300ER
15 x A330-200
20 x 787-8
9 x A330-300
11 x 787-9
47 x 777-200ER
20 x 777-300ER
Total: 926