How to tell if your flight is on a Boeing 737 Max 8 before you book it

A Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed in Ethiopia over the weekend, resulting in 157 deaths. Just months earlier, 189 passengers died when the same type of plane operated by Lion Air crashed in Indonesia.

The aircraft in both fatal crashes is not some random, rarely flown plane. Rather, the 737 Max is Boeing's fastest-selling plane series. It already has more than 4,700 orders for the 737 Max 7, 8, 9, and 10, according to the company website. 

A New York Times analysis found that Southwest and American airlines are the top users of the Boeing 737 Max 8, the type of plane involved in the crashes. They have 34 and 24 of the planes in their fleets, respectively. Read more...