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The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington.Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retained the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating but with two underwing Pratt & Whitney JT8D low-bypass turbofan engines.
As of December 2024, the American Airlines fleet consists of 977 mainline aircraft, making it the third-largest commercial airline fleet in the world. [1] [2] [3] American Airlines operates aircraft manufactured by Boeing and Airbus. Over 80% of American's aircraft are narrow-bodies from the Airbus A320 family and the Boeing 737 family.
Seat maps usually indicate the basic seating layout; the numbering and lettering of the seats; and the locations of the emergency exits, lavatories, galleys, bulkheads and wings. Airlines that allow internet check-in frequently present a seat map indicating free and occupied seats to the passenger so that they select their seat from it.
The 737 MAX 9 mockup at the 2012 ILA Berlin. Faced with the record orders for Airbus and the defection of a long-time customer, on August 30, 2011, Boeing's board of directors approved the launch of the re-engined 737, which they said would meet or exceed the range of the Airbus A320neo [24] while burning 4% less fuel. [25]
Orders were transferred to American Airlines, but were later canceled when American ordered 47 additional Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Boeing 737-400: 14 — — 12 132 144 All were transferred to American Airlines and later retired in 2014. Never flew under American brand name. Boeing 757-200: 9 — — 14 176 190
The Boeing 737-800 is a stretched version of the 737-700. It replaced the 737-400 and competes primarily with the Airbus A320. The 737-800 seats 162 passengers in a two-class layout or 189 passengers in a one-class layout. The 737−800 was launched on September 5, 1994. [4]
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s will get new premium seating with extra legroom, but regular seats on 450 planes will lose an inch of legroom.
After the attacks, the flight number for the scheduled flight on the same route with the same takeoff time was changed, and as of 2024, is flown using an Airbus A321 instead of a Boeing 767. An American flag is flown on the jet bridge of gate B32 from which Flight 11 departed Logan Airport. [95]