Lower in both studies Higher

2 small US studies · 37 crashes · 1971–2007 · low confidence. Front and middle don't differ consistently, so they share a colour. What the studies found

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Key facts

Seats	189 (189Y all-economy)
Layout	3-3 (A B C D E F)
Rows	1–32
Exit rows	Over-wing exit rows 15 and 16; doors front and rear
Seats that don't exist	1D, 1E, 1F
No window	12A, 12F
Legroom (pitch) ?	other rows: 29–30 in Pitch is the distance from one seat to the same point on the seat in front. About 28–29 in is tight, 30–32 in is standard economy, 34 in or more is roomy.

Cabin sections and crash studies

No seat is reliably safest. In two small US studies (37 crashes, 1971–2007), passengers in the rear third of the cabin died less often than those further forward; on this aircraft that is rows 22–32. Results depend heavily on the type of accident, and the FAA says there is no safest seat. The most consistent finding is sitting within about five rows of an exit; rows 6–9, 22–27 are more than five rows from any exit.

Section	Rows	Crash-study pattern	Seats within 5 rows of an exit
Front	1–11	Higher (front and middle don't differ consistently)	39 of 63
Middle	12–21	Higher (front and middle don't differ consistently)	60 of 60
Rear	22–32	Lower in both studies	30 of 66

Pattern basis: 2 small US studies · 37 crashes · 1971–2007 · low confidence. It describes past accidents, not your flight, and no individual seat is rated. Read the studies and their limits

Which version will I get?

A flight number alone does not tell you. The aircraft registration does, and it is usually known only close to departure.

Boeing 737 MAX 8 · 189 seats (this page) — about 100% of this fleet
Other cabin versions (share unknown). Air India Express also flies a 176-seat version with 8 business seats (2 aircraft per seatcompare.ai), not mapped yet.

About the Boeing 737 MAX 8

Manufacturer	Boeing · United States
Final assembly	Renton, Washington (United States). Fuselages are built in Wichita, Kansas and sent to Renton by rail. source
First flight	29 January 2016 source
Entered service	May 2017, Malindo Air source
737-8200 (high-capacity) first delivery	16 June 2021, Ryanair source
Engines on Air India Express's fleet	CFM LEAP-1B (the only engine for the 737 MAX). source

Engine options and who makes them

CFM LEAP-1B: GE Aerospace (United States, 50%); Safran Aircraft Engines (France, 50%) source
The LEAP-1B is the only engine for the 737 MAX.

Major parts and suppliers

Part	Made by	Country
Fuselage	Boeing Wichita (formerly Spirit AeroSystems)	United States (Kansas) source
Landing gear (nose and main)	UTC Aerospace Systems, now Collins Aerospace	United States; built in North America and Poland source
Auxiliary power unit (APU)	Honeywell 131 series	United States source
Engine nacelles and thrust reversers	Boeing Wichita (formerly Spirit AeroSystems)	United States source
Engine fan cowls	Turkish Aerospace	Turkey source
LEAP-1B fan blades and cases	Albany Engineered Composites	United States source
Engine inlet lip skins	GKN Aerospace, Cowes	United Kingdom source

Major components only; an airliner has thousands of suppliers, and cabin items like seats vary by airline.

Row by row

Show all 32 rows

Row	Seats	Legroom (pitch)	Notes
1	ABC	29–30 in	no 1D, 1E, 1F
2	ABCDEF	29–30 in
3	ABCDEF	29–30 in
4	ABCDEF	29–30 in
5	ABCDEF	29–30 in
6	ABCDEF	29–30 in
7	ABCDEF	29–30 in
8	ABCDEF	29–30 in
9	ABCDEF	29–30 in
10	ABCDEF	29–30 in
11	ABCDEF	29–30 in
12	ABCDEF	29–30 in	12A no window; 12F no window
13	ABCDEF	29–30 in
14	ABCDEF	29–30 in
15	ABCDEF	29–30 in	over-wing exit row
16	ABCDEF	29–30 in	over-wing exit row
17	ABCDEF	29–30 in
18	ABCDEF	29–30 in
19	ABCDEF	29–30 in
20	ABCDEF	29–30 in
21	ABCDEF	29–30 in
22	ABCDEF	29–30 in
23	ABCDEF	29–30 in
24	ABCDEF	29–30 in
25	ABCDEF	29–30 in
26	ABCDEF	29–30 in
27	ABCDEF	29–30 in
28	ABCDEF	29–30 in
29	ABCDEF	29–30 in
30	ABCDEF	29–30 in
31	ABCDEF	29–30 in
32	ABCDEF	29–30 in

Sources

Air India Express's Boeing 737 MAX 8 (189Y all-economy) has 189 seats in a 3-3 layout across 32 rows numbered 1–32. Over-wing exit rows 15 and 16, plus doors at the front and rear. Seats that do not exist: 1D, 1E, 1F. Seats without a window: 12A, 12F.

Built from public seat guides and checked across sources (updated 2026-11-10). Airlines change cabins, so the seat map at check-in is final. Spotted a difference? Use Feedback.

How each fact is corroborated

total 189 all economy: seatcompare.ai, seatmaps.com
mid cabin exit row: seatcompare.ai (rows 15–16), seatmaps.com (no row numbers)
rows 1 32 row 1 ABC: seatcompare.ai only
no window 12A 12F: seatcompare.ai only
pitch 29 30: seatmaps.com

Where sources disagree

Row numbers and exit rows come from one source; published as a section map until checked.

Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX 8 (189 seats) seat map