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Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 169 seats) vs Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (12 Business · 162 Economy)

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 169 seats) has 169 seats and Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (12 Business · 162 Economy) has 174.

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
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, 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.

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.