Lounge Frog guide

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 169 seats) vs Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (160 seats)

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 169 seats) has 169 seats and Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (160 seats) has 160.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Recline	Power
Air Canada · 7M8, 169 seatsBusiness Class	16	1–4	2-2	Recliner	38 in	21 in	6 in	Every seat
Air Canada · 7M8, 169 seatsEconomy Class	153	12–37	3-3	Recliner	30 in	18 in	3 in	Every seat
Ethiopian Airlines · 160 seatsCloud Nine	16	1–4	2-2	—	—	—	—	—
Ethiopian Airlines · 160 seatsEconomy	144	11–34	3-3	Recliner	—	—	—	—

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 169 seats)

169 seats: 12 good, 10 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Rows 19–20, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): exit row on Air Canada's table: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.

Seats to avoid

Row 18, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): directly in front of an overwing exit row, so recline is likely limited or blocked.
Row 36, seats D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 37, seats A, B and C (Economy Class): last row of Economy Class, with lavatories or a galley behind it: recline is likely limited and there is traffic and noise.

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (160 seats)

160 seats: 8 good, 10 mixed, 13 to avoid

Best seats

Row 3, seat A (Cloud Nine): cloud Nine window seat in the middle of the small cabin, away from the galleys.
Row 11, seat A (Economy): first Economy row, behind a wall, so nobody reclines into you.
Row 17, seat A (Economy): exit row beside the overwing exits, drawn with extra space in front.
Row 17, seats B, C, J and K (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 4, seat L (Cloud Nine): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 16, seats A, B, C, J and K (Economy): in front of the overwing exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 16, seat L (Economy): in front of the exit row, so recline is likely limited.
Row 34, seats A and L (Economy): last row, against the rear toilets.