A very disappointing announcement... basically they've opted for what might generously be described as yet another iteration on the re-vamping of the venerable B707 (
yet without its range) and, speaking of which, the max ranges (
when fully loaded) are detailed as:
B737-800: 3,115 Nm /
B737 MAX 8: 3,620 Nm, this giving an extra 505 Nm and / or 1 hour in a MAX.
I suspect that, with massive rises for goods & services in Dubai and (
as yet) no corresponding increases in salary & allowances, a lot a folk will now earnestly be looking to take their skills elsewhere; because if one's going to be stuck flying the piece of crap that is the B737-800 then one might as well go and do it somewhere nice !