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58 minutes ago, jaapie said:

We are booked on a United flight to Florida the day before our cruise. I checked and the flight info says 737 Max 9. 

Is 9 also a concern or only 8?

737-9MAX is not the type of aircraft involved in the two fatal accidents.  Only the 737-8MAX is involved.

10 minutes ago, canadianbear said:

It makes me very nervous.  I’ll have to check-we are flying United home from Ft Lauderdale via Houston to Vancouver on Saturday.  

United Airlines (UA) does not fly the 737-MAX 8, which is the type involved in two crashes.

Most of American Airlines (AA) 737Max planes are routed through Miami.  Since you seem very concerned, I have checked the AA flight schedules from PSP-FLL.  It appears you are on the 737-800 which is NOT the MAX aircraft.  I hope this helps you feel more at ease.  On the AA website here is the difference:

738-Boeing 737 

M8-Boeing 737MAX 8

Again, on March 15 the only 737 scheduled on AA from PSP to DFW to FLL is the 738.  This is not the plane type involved in the recent two accidents.