Lounge Frog guide

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 169 seats) vs Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (8 Business · 168 Economy)

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 169 seats) has 169 seats and Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (8 Business · 168 Economy) has 176.

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
Hainan Airlines · 8 Business · 168 EconomyBusiness Class	8	11–12	2-2	Recliner	—	—	—	—
Hainan Airlines · 8 Business · 168 EconomyEconomy Class	168	31–58	3-3	Standard seat	—	—	—	—

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.

Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (8 Business · 168 Economy)

176 seats: 13 good, 9 mixed, 6 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 41, seat A (Economy Class): first overwing exit row.
Row 41, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom
Row 42, seats A, B, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 58, seat A (Economy Class): last row, in front of the rear lavatories.
Row 58, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing