Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Boeing 737 Classic is the name given to the 737-300/400/500 series after the introduction of the -600/700/800/900 series of the Boeing 737 family. [44] Produced from 1984 to 2000, a total of 1,988 Classic series were delivered. [45]
September 15, 1988 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604, a 737-200, suffered a multiple bird strike while taking off from Bahir Dar Airport. Both engines failed and the airliner crashed and caught fire while trying to return to the airport. Thirty-five of 98 passengers died while all six crew members survived.
The 737-800 is the best-selling variant of the 737NG and is the most widely used narrow-body aircraft. [59] Ryanair, an Irish low-cost airline, is among the largest operators of the Boeing 737-800, with a fleet of over 400 of the -800 variant serving routes across Europe, Middle East, and North Africa. [60]
As of 12 September 2024, the United Airlines fleet consists of 972 mainline aircraft, making it the second largest commercial airline fleet in the world. [1][2][3] United Airlines operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrowbody and all Boeing widebody aircraft. With an average age of 16.3 years, United has the oldest fleet of all major US ...
The aircraft operating Flight 1951 was a 7-year-old Next Generation Boeing 737-800 series model 8F2 [13] with registration TC-JGE, named "Tekirdağ". [14] [15] Model 8F2 denotes the configuration of the 737-800 built for use by Turkish Airlines.
DirecTV on board a Continental 737-800. Continental Airlines began offering 95 channels of live DirecTV television to all passengers on its domestic fleet beginning in January 2009. [169] Boeing 737-700s, 800s, 900s, and 900ERs and Boeing 757-300s were going to receive the service. [170]
A Continental Micronesia Boeing 737-800 at Fukuoka Airport. As of early 2010, Continental Micronesia operated 12 Boeing 737 and 4 Boeing 767-400 aircraft (in Pacific Configuration) from Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on Guam. The aircraft were all owned by Continental Airlines and were rotated to Continental Micronesia. [34]
Mexican Air Force has one 737-200Adv, and one 737-300F. [ 8 ] Peruvian Air Force has three 737-200, one 737-500 aircraft. [ 8 ] Polish Air Force has one 737-800 and two 737 BBJ2s. [ 13 ] Royal Saudi Air Force has two 737-700 BBJ, and one 737-800 aircraft. [ 8 ] South African Air Force have 1 737-700WL BBJ.