United Replaces Guam 737-800s With Medevac-Capable MAX 8s (simpleflying.com)

United Airlines is replacing its entire Guam-based fleet of 10 Boeing 737-800s with 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, featuring a row of economy seats that collapses into a medical stretcher. The MAX 8s offer 14% lower fuel burn per seat and a published range of 3,500 nautical miles, up from 2,800. The Island Hopper route to Honolulu via Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Kwajalein, and Majuro switches to all-MAX 8 operation by early October 2026, with other routes like Guam-Koror moving on September 30 and Saipan already operating MAX 8s since July 19.