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American's wide-body aircraft are all Boeing airliners; however, nearly half of the airline's total fleet consists of Airbus aircraft. American Airlines is the world's largest operator of the 787-8, the smallest variant of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. [5] American exclusively ordered Boeing aircraft throughout the 2000s. [6]
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.
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 .
In May 2017, American announced it would add more seats to some of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets and reduce overall legroom in the basic economy class. The last three rows were to lose 2 inches (5.1 cm), going from the current 31 to 29 inches (79 to 74 cm).
American Airlines said the Boeing 737-800 “experienced a braking issue on landing.” Officials are looking into why an American Airlines jetliner ran off the end of a Texas runway Skip to main ...
The National Transportation Safety Board has flagged fresh concerns about Boeing's 737 planes, saying that at least 40 airlines outside the US may be operating aircraft with faulty components.
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]
American Airlines Group <AAL.O> plans to return Boeing <BA.N> 737 Max jets to service for passenger flights by the end of this year depending on certification of the aircraft from the Federal ...