TEST FLIGHT! WestJet 737 MAX 8 Takeoff and Landing at Calgary Airport

[@succotash6732]

It's like an episode of National Geographic, it's just so quiet. I like it

[@JayJayAviation]

0:01 we now observe the wild MAX awaking from hibernation.

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

Never seen before footage!

[@anthonyscappatura1215]

I'm freaking out with the dude standing in front of the starting engine xD

[@chesterwang3070]

lmao agree, probably just the perspective

[@sherylsmith4324]

Me too!

[@anthonyscappatura1215]

Lmao I was wondering if the perspective was messing with me xD

[@swizzyloc100]

No it’s safe they are marking in the plane that show where it’s safe to stand

[@chesterwang3070]

@@swizzyloc100 Ya we know that mate. You're right, there is a red and yellow line on the fuselage marking where you can stand.

[@rugger8136]

The WestJet livery fits the max so well!

[@josky1989]

that lighting is BEAUTIFUL

[@MrMig5terious]

When it comes to liveries the Canadians know their stuff!

[@hexx.hockey]

Really great to see this aircraft flying again. Always a fan of the Boeing birds and the company. Less so since the merger. It's sad what happened to the victims of the crashes. I hope the right people make the right choices to make things right.

[@georgeclarke163]

And who exactly are these right people who are going to make the right choices to make things right. Certainly no 'right people ' within Boeing. They have all gone out of their way to avoid showing any compassion for the 300+ men, women and children that they murdered with their flawed aircraft. Sad what happened to the victims is a fairly stupid understatement. Perhaps do some research before supporting this corrupt company.

[@747-pilot]

*Don't believe the hype and all the lies and exaggerations that the mainstream media tells you!!* I'm not saying Boeing was not entirely at fault with those MAX crashes, but to anyone with half a brain, it should be clear, that the _primary_ reason those planes crashed, is that poorly skilled and badly trained pilots, operating these 3rd world airlines, did not have the high levels of experience, skill and judgment to take _CORRECTIVE_ action when those components, related to the MCAS system, failed! Both those incidents should NEVER have resulted in crashes, had they been in the hands of competent pilots. As the saying goes, *_"2 wrongs dont' make a right!!"_* Has anyone ever asked themselves, why there wasn't a SINGLE CRASH in the United States, with *FIVE TIMES* the miles and passengers flown, as these airlines, and for a much much longer period of time, as well?? Guess not, because for most, it is too much trouble to think critically, for themselves. Much easier to injest the falsehoods being propagated by the CLUELESS and somtimes, outright DISHONEST mainstream news outlets!

[@Tom-sv2bw]

@@747-pilot While I agree with your comments overall, once you started ranting about the fake mainstream media, I thought I was getting lectured to by Trump. Not all of us that agree with your conclusion blame the "mainstream media" . In fact, an article published in the "mainstream" New York Times magazine, "What Really Brought Down the Boeing 737 Max", is what changed my opinion on who was responsible for those two crashes.

[@mikemontgomery2654]

@@Tom-sv2bw don’t kid yourself. The msm have been very dishonest for a long time, long before Trump. To think otherwise is very naive. Especially when it comes to anything aviation related.

[@nickolliver3021]

@@georgeclarke163, these right people that know the 737max is safe are those who don't focus on what was done!! in this case, George Clark who would rather focus on the compassion for the 346 men women and children that they accidentally murdered not on purpose! What sort of person/planet are you on. deep down in everyone's heart know to respect those dead. In writing, you will not see the heart into what Boeing did because they know the real facts unlike you. Certainly yes the 'right people' within Boeing and the public. why should they get out of their way to avoid showing any compassion? and why is it a flawed aircraft? only MCAS was flawed. not the entire aircraft. sad what happened to the victims is a fair understatement. perhaps do some research before honing in on the lack of compassion of the lost men+women and children that they accidentally murderd not on purpose

[@davidberryman9688]

It sure is nice to see that bird airborne again. Awesome video, the quality of the photography is mind blowing. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@whiskers78753]

Such a beautiful bird.

[@worldofgaming6773]

Beautiful livery! 😍

[@cppat1]

Nice to see them in the air again, great video!

[@curtismason3121]

Great video. Thanks for your positive input to the aviation community.

[@usmale4915]

What a beautiful plane. Great takeoff and spectacular landing. Thank you for sharing!

[@rednightfire2655]

Nice vid. The Max deserves a chance to prove itself safe

[@PInk77W1]

It was safe in USA • Canada • Mexico • Europe

[@nealeskauge4197]

Great video! Looking forward to our flight in Feb!

[@dxrk1557]

the blur coming out the engines was just amazing 🤩

[@FinnTheCanadian]

Wow nice shot cool new livery does look nice and modernized

[@TyNovakAviation]

I love your videos! Great as always Alex

[@chrisleblanc6993]

Great video, Alex. The lighting during startup was amazing. Really good to see the MAX coming back to life around the world. Keep up the good work!

[@darylwade2335]

What a gorgeous jet! Well done on the video.

[@imota1]

Excellent camerawork!

[@MadeiraAirport]

Great video, really nice scenario!

[@larryhoffert3785]

Great video I flew on one return trip from Orlando in 2019 my Daytona 500 trip 👍

[@tbwpiper189]

Thanks for posting this Alex. It's been an overextended amount of time that this aircraft get back into the air.

[@alejandromoranrusso3529]

Another great video ,thank you for shared.

[@andrewcunnison6975]

Can't wait to see the Max back in Jamaica. Awesome footage Alex

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

What a great video! Awesome stuff!

[@FOBob-sr1fd]

I feel much better now Dave.

[@MagentaJoe]

Awesome camera work!

[@lancevg4898]

looks like that guys about to get sucked into engine 2 when its starting. Also didn't think there would be that much smoke on startup

[@oxcart4172]

They pump a special oil in the engine to preserve it during storage-it's just that oil burning off

[@brianrjclarke]

That’s a cold start. Lots of excess kerosene in there

[@joecmonteiro]

That’s normal, most jet engines often emit white smoke during a cold start

[@mmomsboy]

The smoke is his mate on his way through

[@westcoast1882]

Over the last couple of weeks, twice I've seen AC's Max 8s flying into YVR, doing the same.

[@mikemontgomery2654]

Ironically, I saw one of AC’s max 8 landing at YYC about a week before this flight happened.

[@hanssamson5436]

I rode 737 max 8 last week saturday and today from to YYZ-YVR, didn't have any problems with the max and I feel no difference but behaves the same way as other 737s!

[@ianschiller9612]

Great livery but I am still uncomfortable with the max planes. They need at least a 6 month accident free period before I would get on one

[@JayJayAviation]

They had that before the JT610 crash

[@mattman6461]

The Westjet pilots sound excited to be back in the MAX.

[@JayJayAviation]

@@mattman6461 they are

[@roaminpolansky586]

I’d fly on one in a minute. In fact, I have. Maybe the most scrutinized plane in commercial aviation.

[@peddler931]

The most dangerous part of your journey is done when you get out of the taxi at the airport.

[@miketheavgeek]

It’s fantastic to see them in the sky again! What a great and silent clip! Those Leap engines are so quiet! Thanks for sharing man!

[@fokkman]

Great quality vid Alex !

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Great to see the Boeing 737 MAX up in the skies again 👍

[@JonathanWinton123]

Awesome to see the Westjets 737 MAX slowly getting back in the air. Let's hope conditions allow them to be fully used to their potential soon. Love that bit of atc at 07:43 ''Must be nice to fly that again'' haha. Excellent footage as always mate. Liked👍✈

[@mikoriad]

I'm glad Boeing and these airlines have decided to stick with the max naming scheme. At one point they were talking about rebranding.

[@jawadkhan3696]

I like your videos so much Alex

[@JakesAviation]

Very nice catch my friend! :D

[@truckerman8301]

Let's hope that Boeing engineers have now fixed the glitches surrounding the Max 737. Godspeed to all that worked on getting this bird back in the air. Best wishes to Westjet on the return to service of this plane!

[@adventureswithphil2560]

Great job!

[@michellevesque2130]

Wow, great catch !!! You're the man Alex !

[@davef9901]

Nice to see them back in the air. Flown in a few of them and loved them. I'm sure all airlines will be happy to have them back in service saving lots of fuel.

[@nosyposy7448]

i’m supposed to be on one of these with west jet in a little less than a month so i’m literally doing all the research and getting all the reassurance needed to feel safe on this thing

[@JayJayAviation]

Did you go?

[@RudivanGoch]

Very nice video!! Great to see the MAX back!

[@AnimationGoneWrong]

Thank you, Alex, for this video... it made me smile! A LOT!

[@Dutchbird757]

Very solid camera work. Loved it. Only comment would be too much wind noise.

[@Sue71]

I sure needed to see this. Thanks!

[@Speedster___]

I came based in the Condor Whitehorse video would you consider doing more of that style with maybe southwest or more NA carriers

[@btrdangerdan2010]

Hope to see the West Jet B738M at SNA Station soon.

[@mattman6461]

Welcome back, you beautiful bird. We missed you. Go MAX go.

[@ant2312]

we haven't missed it

[@nickolliver3021]

@@ant2312 and who is we?

[@slukas1375]

Really nice to see this beauty slowly returning to the skies. (Great capture, Alex). I'd flown on AC's 737MAX twice before the grounding; it was a pretty amazing experience. Can't wait to fly somewhere - anywhere - again. Stay safe, everyone. Rgds from YLW.

[@ant2312]

beauty? with 707 style cockpit windows. lol

[@fredkuglin9717]

Question? Would the 737 Max not handle differently on a flight loaded with passengers and baggage etc? How can Boeing engineers figure this out. Fully loaded vs empty ?

[@AvionJordan]

Amazing video Alex! Love your content it’s 10/10! And great catch😉

[@jacktheIV44]

You forget how pretty these planes are when they’ve been stowed away for two years.

[@jimwiens742]

Welcome back Max. I will fly you as soon as able. Look forward to using some of my WestJet points.

[@CarlosTorres-dq2sq]

awesome!!

[@PInk77W1]

I use to watch WESTJET 737 MAX at Las Vegas

[@aviation1912]

wow never new they had the MAX :D and is that one new???

[@swizzyloc100]

One of the first companies to get the max ive service these in Toronto

[@ThePowerofJames]

Love it knowing a lot of avgeeks will know what the plane has been through in terms of testing and respect that. What is even better is how much of the flying public who will still scream “I WILL NEVER FLY A MAX” and yet have no clue what they are on

[@noneofyourbeeswax-]

so since you're well read up on the subject and trust the max so much, do you mind explaining what the fix entails?

[@nickolliver3021]

@@noneofyourbeeswax- Boeing will release that in their report of what the fixes entailed. No one knows what they did. be patient and stop being impatient of what the fixes could entail

[@moofey]

All these people debating whether or not they'll knowingly fly on a MAX and here I am just being. "Oof. Almost bounced the landing."

[@noahwilliams8918]

I know it’s probably an illusion with the camera but that Marshaller standing in front of the engine made me wanna yell through the screen “GET OUTTA THERE DUDE RUN!!”

[@jjc882011]

I am hesitant to fly 737 Max, with all the current events that is going. One just went down last week. But don’t know whether it is the same version or not.

[@kallek5655]

The crash last week was a 26 year old B737-500, 2 generations before the MAX.

[@nickolliver3021]

not a 737max a 737-500 26 years of age

[@Wes220]

'Luckily, no-one was injured.'

[@ElitX1]

Hi WesPlays

[@FromBKI]

from the sides those engines are almost higher than the wings or levelled with,..sorry im just used to see the engines slightly below the wings,...

[@FromBKI]

Its ok just got the explanation thanks kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmPXpn6fnt-hqbs

7:00 that roar is music!

[@johndemerse9172]

I flew on the MAX plenty in 2018. Nothing wrong with it then or now.

[@piruzinho9]

Tell that to the families of the hundreds of passengers who lost their lives.

[@johndemerse9172]

@@piruzinho9 Always someone negative on here. Of course both accidents were terrible, preventable tragedies but stay on topic. Boeing should have created a new type rating for the Max and disclosed the MCAS system in detail. I stand firm, there was not a problem with the airplane then and now.

[@andrewcunnison6975]

Which camera do you use

[@Gameflyer001]

If I would get on a MAX after a period of accident-free flying (and after the pandemic ceases), it would be on a WestJet bird, because of the optional extra safety features they opted to include on their planes.

[@nickolliver3021]

lol the pandemic would still be here whilst the 737max is back in publics confidence

[@NikonF5user]

You know what I have been wondering. I've been seeing videos of the 737 Max returning to flight, but I have not seen anything that shows them actually being upgraded or modified. Are they just returning to flight without any physical change?!? Not even a software update?

[@oilersman95]

Uh no. There was a massive programming overhaul of the MCAS system along with mandatory installation of several safety features including the MCAS warning lights which were extra originally. Additionally, the training pilots receive before flying the max is completely changed. All documentation has been updated and scrutinized heavily. Also all pilots must now train on a 737 max simulator before flying the aircraft unlike before whereas training on the 737 next gen was considered sufficient. Another thing that should at least provide a bit of comfort to passengers, is this is likely the most scrutinized aircraft in production. Unlike its predecessors and competitors, this plane has been completely inspected from top-to-bottom by certification officials in both the US and Canada. Previously, the aircraft was certified by Boeing's internal certification team and not by Transport Canada, FAA, or EASA directly (do a search on the the FAA's Organization Designation Authorization program).

[@NikonF5user]

@@oilersman95 All very good to hear, thank you for the information! I guess I've just been surprised that the planes did not need to return to Boeing to get updated. I realize airlines have the capability of doing essentially anything independently, but in this instance you'd think it would be in Boeing's best interest to assure personally that the updates and upgrades were to their spec.

[@oilersman95]

@@NikonF5user I believe they sent Boeing Technicians and Engineers to help airline Engineers perform and test the upgrade. Don't quote me on that though.

[@breeze1472]

So are all the adjustments to the max computer based? and approx how long does it take for these adjustments to be made?

[@kallek5655]

The MCAS fix is a software update, it's for the flight control computers and also for the display system (in order to display warnings that were optional before). According to videos showing how American Airlines gets its MAXes ready, it takes about 4 to 6 hours to get it done. There is also a hardware fix for the wire bundle that goes to the horizontal stabilizer. Some wires have to be separated more in order to reduce or eliminate the possibility that a short circuit might cause the stabilizer to run uncommandedly. The old wire bundle doesn't meet current specifications anymore.

[@breeze1472]

@@kallek5655 thank you for explaining that to me I appreciate it

[@henson2k]

Will we fly on 737 in 2060?

[@nickolliver3021]

we shall see

[@jamesnicholls9969]

i see that there is no max written on the plane, just the -8

[@JayJayAviation]

Yeah that’s how it was when they were first delivered in 2017 too

[@RobertSmith-ft9qz]

Not sure what the big deal was, there were thousands of uneventful north american flights with the Max8. Are the U.S.A. and Canadian pilots that much better than those foreign pilots that crashed their planes?

[@df446]

Yes.

[@masseypadgham7113]

I would put it down to luck, as one of the things about MCAS was it was supposed to be totally automatic and no pilots were trained on it. Ethiopian Airlines - the second MAX crash - has one of the best safety and training records in the business from everything I have read.

[@dynasty0019]

@@masseypadgham7113 Except letting two young, inexperienced pilots on the flightdeck of a mainline airliner. The FO on that flight only have 200 hours and the captain was only 29 years old. North American MAX's were already ordered by their airlines to have MCAS use data from both AoA sensors before the crashes. It's not surprising that developing countries like Indonesia and Ethiopia skimmed on that part.

[@Speedster___]

Where did you get the footage from?

[@jacksonskyline]

He took it himself

[@juliogonzo2718]

I wonder how many of them have bird nests in them

[@viscount757]

How long was the flight?

[@ahmedshakeel5112]

1 HOUR 22 MINS

[@mattwoody1089]

West jet service and planes takes a second place to air Canada

[@stanleovart]

Выхлоп на старте как на дедушкиных жигулях )))

[@michellemerry3592]

Beautiful. Let’s all get vaccinated and go flying. OGG for me.

[@coyotelong4349]

Forget MAX- It’s time for VAX 💉

[@andy567t]

let 's pilot of 2 Indonesia & Ethiopia air to test first cause they have MAX experiment,,,

[@JayJayAviation]

I may have had a stroke

[@Lee247Jamaica]

Yeeeet

[@martinlee7207]

Shourout

[@ejpm3367]

OMG i am happy to see these planes back in the sky I had my first flight on the MAX from halifax to Toronto it was fun but that was when they had no screens so I was a bit bummed about that but HEY I NEED TO CHECK MY PRIVILEGE JEEEZ

[@ice25781]

5.03. Whats that liquid ??

[@JayJayAviation]

I’m not sure what you’re talking about. Can you please elaborate so I can answer?

[@ice25781]

@@JayJayAviation there's some kind of liquid coming out the back of the plane. You can clearly see it at 5.03

[@JayJayAviation]

@@ice25781 I think you’re talking about the exhaust from the engines

[@JayJayAviation]

Oh wait I see it now. I think it’s just water but I’m not sure

[@ice25781]

@@JayJayAviation yes it looks like water but where is it coming from ???

[@ryandymond2195]

👍👍👍

[@tonymcflattie2450]

Air traffic controller standing in front of engine during start. yup - making angry geared fan noises!

[@radarplotextractor3168]

Air Traffic Controllers tend to be more efficient working from the Control Tower than from standing in front of an engine at startup.

[@TheNetToffee]

Scrutinized to the bone

[@BennyGeserit]

Too bad Westjet and AC have divested of regional service in Atlantic Canada. See ya.

[@superseries7007]

4:13...The nose looks soooo old.

[@JosheyG34]

RIP

[@edmanuelrodriguez8326]

Rip airbus the max lives

[@ant2312]

@@edmanuelrodriguez8326 RIP those Max passengers you sicko

[@edmanuelrodriguez8326]

@@ant2312 cries held rip Airbus A320 neo the 737max lives there are passengers riding the max cries Airbus family

[@mariojorge4447]

Max no thanks , never again!!!🙈

[@jeremylink3489]

In memory of the 350 butchered by Boeing i wil never fly in that Max again.

[@nickolliver3021]

why should you not fly the max again? explain why? pretty stupid comment here

[@lifelong5425]

Not ever...MAX

[@nickolliver3021]

why not? perfectly safe

[@-covid-20]

A bad bad terrible terrible choice to let this plane fly with such a obvious death flaw design....i will never fly on it....

[@JayJayAviation]

The flaw was fixed

[@-covid-20]

@@JayJayAviation band aid solution that requires a whole new design....

[@JayJayAviation]

The flaw was in the computer system and pilot training. Those were fixed. I know this because I fly the MAXs

[@-covid-20]

@@JayJayAviation nice....thank u for the info ....but time will tell....

[@-covid-20]

@@JayJayAviation the flaw was boeing not designing a proper computer program(s) elevator system and central cpu....that was battling each other that resulted in 3 horrific crashes with almost a thousand civilian deaths....

[@fireblademan494]

I refuse to fly on this thing In respect for the poor people that died I can just imagine the executives of Boeing Don't worry just get it flying. It's just collateral damage Friendly Fire for Boeing They should be designing a new aircraft instead of changing the shape lengthening and manipulating an aircraft that's been around for 53 years They should have stopped at the 800.

[@nickolliver3021]

Why would you refuse to fly on this thing. respecting the poor people that died does not mean its a cautious aircraft to fly after those fixes. the executives of Boeing are going to get the public interest and work out a plan. why would anyone not fly it and Boeing has returned to service? they should have given up basically in your comment. collateral friendly fire for Boeing? Ahah and what should these newly designed aircraft be as? the 797 has been scrapped? they never changed the shape but stretched the length to the -10. manipulating an aircraft that has a success record of so much percentage will still be a successful aircraft no matter how many years its been in service for. you mean the 900?

[@100brucebrown]

Nope not flying one.... Sorry Westjet

[@mattman6461]

We'll send you a postcard "having a great time, wish you were here." The Westjet pilots sound excited to fly again.

[@edmanuelrodriguez8326]

Coward

[@ant2312]

@@mattman6461 its none of your concern if he wants to fly on one or not you muppet

[@nickolliver3021]

@@ant2312 and its not your concern to tell him its acceptable to see people not flying on one

[@nickolliver3021]

that's because you don't know the real story behind it all muppet

[@rockerobertson4002]

I used to love westjet. Now, really wish they would trash those junk 737 MAX's. Time for Boeing and Westjet to modernize.

[@oilersman95]

This is a very modern aircraft. Its systems, engines, flight controls, materials and aerodynamics are all state-of-the-art. So how exactly would they "modernize"?

[@rockerobertson4002]

@@oilersman95 omg! state of the art? It has cables running all over the place for control surfaces. wing/airframe are antique. In fact airplane is so low to the ground, that boeing had to make a big hack just to get a modern engine to work. Modern "state-of-the-art" aircraft are made of modern materials. Composites etc... Like the 787 or 777x. They are modern. Modern aircraft have FBW. MAX is junk, pig with lipstick. I could go on. If you want to know what "modern" aircraft are, look at how an A350 or 787 is designed and built. Then come back to me with a new opinion.

[@oilersman95]

@@rockerobertson4002 Those choices were made to ensure a specific type-certification was not required for the 737 MAX, instead anyone certified on the 737 NG would be able to fly the MAX. This is however, no longer the case. The fact is the systems you decry are no more or less reliable or suitable than aircraft with FBW. Also by state-of-the-art I was referring to computation, engines, and aerodynamics. All of the carried over designs and systems were also used to promote cost savings as maintenance personnel would not need a long training course. However, calling the plane "junk" for being cost-effective and using tried and true design speaks more to your own biases then what the actual facts dictate. What you have to realize is that the max was designed as a stopgap until 2030 when a new aircraft will be designed. This aircraft was designed with cost-effectivity in mind. It is ignorant to think that technological improvements will ever override economic factors. You can design a state-of-the-art completely composite aircraft but unless you can compete with your competitor (A320neo) it doesn't matter.

[@rockerobertson4002]

@@oilersman95 I know all about the choices made and why. I have nothing but praise for the 737 platform, up to the 800 series. Even then it was old. But are you to suggesting the new LEAP engines were easily mounted on the "50 year old state of the art 737" platform? (oxymoron intended!) Boeing had to do a huge hack to make it work. Ugly hack. Decision was made based on corporate/shareholder pressures. Definitely not engineering. Only thing modern on a max are the engines. Some cockpit upgrades too. Shrink the 787 down, there's your new 757 and 737 option. THAT would be state of the art. Love the 787.

[@JayJayAviation]

“Time for Boeing and WestJet to modernize”. How much more modern can you get right now?