Southwest Airlines ‘s Boeing 737 fleet plan is one of the most fluid and reliable guides to MAX output, so notable the 79 it expects this year is only six shy of the contracted level, and its flying in 2024 excludes the uncertified MAX 7. Southwest and United are the two biggest expected recipients of the MAX this year. Boeing has told analysts that the FAA has cleared its monthly production plan of 38, and together with ones in inventory, that should be enough to move it close to the 550 deliveries this year forecast by analysts.