I kēia lā, ua lilo ʻo United Airlines (UAL) i mea lawe moku ʻAmelika ʻĀkau mua e hoʻohana i ka mokulele Boeing 737 MAX 9 pono wahie. Ua komo ka mokulele hou i ka lawelawe ma ke ʻano he mokulele ʻo United 686 ma waena o ke kahua o United ma Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport a me Orlando International Airport ma Florida. Hoʻolālā ʻia ka MAX e hoʻokele i nā mokulele i kēia lā ma waena o Houston a me Anchorage, Alaska a me Houston a me Austin, Texas.
"He mea hoʻohui maikaʻi ka Boeing 737 MAX i nā ʻauwaʻa United Airlines, e hāʻawi ana ma kahi o 14 pākēneka o ka wahie e hoʻohālikelike ʻia me nā hanauna 737 i hala a me kahi ʻike mea kūʻai aku i hoʻomaikaʻi ʻia ma luna o ka moku," wahi a Rodney Cox, hope pelekikena o ka hana ʻo United's Houston. "Ke hoʻomaka nei mākou i ke kau huakaʻi kauwela, hauʻoli ʻo Houston i ka home no ka mokulele MAX mua o United, ʻoiai mākou e hoʻomaka ana i ka lawelawe 737 MAX mua mai ʻaneʻi, a ma hope o kēia mahina, e hoʻohui i ka lawelawe MAX ma nā mokulele mai Houston a LA, Sacramento a me Tampa. .”
No ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻana i ka mokulele hou a me ka "ʻōpio" ʻo United Airlines, hāʻawi ka mea lawe i nā mile 737 MileagePlus i kāna mau lālā ʻōpio ʻo MileagePlus (nā lālā he 18 a ma lalo) e haʻalele ana mai Houston ma kekahi o kāna mau mokulele MAX i kēia lā. E loaʻa pū i nā mea kūʻai a pau ma United Airlines nā huakaʻi MAX mua loa mai Houston i kēia lā i nā palapala hōʻoia lele mua, nā hihia huakaʻi a me nā headphone e hoʻomanaʻo ai i kā lākou huakaʻi ma ka mokulele hou o United.
Hoʻohana ka 737 MAX i ka Wi-Fi ukali o Viasat e hiki mai ana, e hāʻawi ana i ke komo i ka ʻīpuka pili pūnaewele ʻoi aku ka wikiwiki a me ka hilinaʻi. E hoʻonui ʻo United i ka Viasat Wi-Fi i ʻoi aku ma mua o 70 mau mokulele, me ka liʻiliʻi o 58 mau mokulele 737 MAX hou i nā makahiki ʻekolu e hiki mai ana.
Hoʻohana ka 737 MAX i nā winglets ʻenehana kiʻekiʻe o Boeing a me nā ʻenekini pono wahie e hāʻawi i kahi holo mālie a me ka hiki ke lele ʻoi aku i ka wahie liʻiliʻi. Me ka lōʻihi lōʻihi ma mua o nā hiʻohiʻona 737 mua, hiki iā United ke hoʻohana i ka 737 MAX ma waena o Houston a me Anchorage, Alaska, kahi i pono e lawelawe ʻia me nā mokulele nui. Manaʻo ʻo United e loaʻa nā mokulele 10 737 MAX i kāna mau moku ma ka hopena o kēia makahiki.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “As we begin the busy summer travel season, Houston is happy to be home for United’s first MAX aircraft, as we launch initial 737 MAX service from here, and later this month, add MAX service on flights from Houston to L.
- With a longer range than previous 737 models, United is able to operate the 737 MAX between Houston and Anchorage, Alaska, which previously needed to be served with larger aircraft.
- The 737 MAX uses Boeing’s Advanced Technology winglets and fuel efficient engines to provide a quieter ride and the ability to fly farther on less fuel.
