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The 737-400 was launched in 1985 to fill the gap between the 737-300 and the 757-200. In June 1986, Boeing announced the development of the 737-400, [59] which stretched the fuselage a further 10 feet (3.0 m), increasing the capacity to 188 passengers, and requiring a tail bumper to prevent tailstrikes during take-off and a strengthened wing ...
The list of Boeing 737 operators and owners lists both former and current operators of the aircraft. Southwest Airlines is the largest Boeing 737 operator This transport-related list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Boeing 737-400: 3 2000 2007 Airbus A320-200: Boeing 747-200B: 9 1979 2001 Boeing 747-400: First four aircraft (N741PR through N744PR) were configured with 14 "Skybed" berths on upper deck until the 1990s. [52] [53] [54] Boeing 747-200M: 4 1988 1997 EI-BWF was damaged by an explosive as part of a test run for Bojinka plot. Boeing 747-400: 4 1993 ...
Boeing 737-800 Boeing 757-200 [28] Boeing 737-100: 2 1987 1988 Unknown Former AirCal fleet. [citation needed] Boeing 737-200: 21 1991 Unknown Boeing 737-300: 8 1992 Unknown Boeing 737-400: 14 2013 2015 Unknown Former US Airways fleet. Never flew under American brand name. [citation needed] Boeing 747-100: 9 1970 1985 McDonnell Douglas ...
For all models sold beginning with the Boeing 707 in 1957, except the Boeing 720, Boeing's naming system for commercial airliners has taken the form of 7X7 (X representing a number). All model designations from 707 through 787 have been assigned, leaving 797 as the only 7X7 model name not assigned to a product.
Boeing 737-200: 3 1988 1995 Boeing 737-300: 19 1986 2011 Boeing 737-400: 19 1989 2011 Boeing 747-200B: 4 1971 1991 1 1977 PH-BUF crashed as Flight 4805. Boeing 747-200M: 7 1975 1986 Boeing 747-200B/SUD: 3 1985 2003 Boeing 747-200/SUD/SF: 2 1998 2003 Converted from two Boeing 747-200M/SUD aircraft. Boeing 747-200M/SUD: 7 1985 2003
A Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 ordered by Southwest Airlines with customer code H4 would be designated as 737-7H4 and 737-8H4 respectively. A Boeing 747-200B, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 747-8I and Boeing 747-8F ordered by Korean Air with customer code B5 would be designated as, 747-2B5B, 747-4B5, 747-8B5 (not 747-8B5I) and 747-8B5(F) respectively.
The initial 737-300 (foreground) is 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) longer than the 737-200 (background) and is re-engined with wider and more efficient CFM56 turbofans. Following the success of the Boeing 737-200 Advanced, Boeing wanted to increase capacity and range, incorporating improvements to upgrade the plane to modern specifications, while also retaining commonality with previous 737 variants.