[rileyteige]

737 Max? Yes. Others? No. The safety record of the 737-non-maxes has been stellar for the combined flight-hours of the fleet. I'm happy to stake my life on it.

Despite the rubber-stamping of the 737-MAX, I view these as separate.

[magduf]

There is one reason to avoid the older 737s if you have a choice and all other factors are equal: they're kinda shitty airplanes to fly on, because they're crappy old designs. Sure, they're very safe, but they're just not very nice to fly on; the more modern Airbus designs are more comfortable for passengers.