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Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 189 seats) vs Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (12 Business · 162 Economy)

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 189 seats) has 189 seats and Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (12 Business · 162 Economy) has 174. Only the second has Business.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Recline	Power	Wi-Fi
Air Canada · 7M8, 189 seatsEconomy Class	189	1–32	3-3	Standard seat	29 in	19 in	0 in	None	Yes
Malaysia Airlines · 12 Business · 162 EconomyBusiness ClassPhoto: Malaysia Airlines	12	1–3	2-2	Recliner	—	—	—	—	—
Malaysia Airlines · 12 Business · 162 EconomyEconomy Class	162	4–31	3-3	Standard seat	—	—	—	—	—

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 189 seats)

189 seats: 15 good, 3 mixed, 6 to avoid

Best seats

Row 2, seat A (Economy Class): no seat in front: the map draws no seat 1A, so there is more room for your legs.
Row 2, seat B (Economy Class): no seat in front: the map draws no seat 1B, so there is more room for your legs.
Row 2, seat C (Economy Class): no seat in front: the map draws no seat 1C, so there is more room for your legs.
Rows 15–16, 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 32, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): last row of Economy Class, with lavatories or a galley behind it: there is traffic and noise.

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Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (12 Business · 162 Economy)

174 seats: 2 good, 20 mixed, 7 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 2, seat D (Business Class): business seat in a 2-2 layout.

Seats to avoid

Row 12, seat C (Economy Class): exit row that does not recline.
Row 31, seat A (Economy Class): last row, does not recline and is beside the lavatories.
Row 31, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): marked on Malaysia Airlines' seat map as no recline.

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