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Boeing 737

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Medium capacity, narrow body airliner series. Powered by CFM turbofan engines. Aluminium alloy wing structure, upper skin and tail plane, with graphite composite elevator, rudder and ailerons. Glass or carbon fibre-reinforced plastic nosecone, fairings and fin tip. Single or split-scimitar double (NG), blended advanced technology (AT) winglets (MAX) .

Two independent hydraulic systems for control surfaces, and electric motors for variable incidence tailplane.

Crew of two facing a Honeywell common display system with five-screen flat panel LCDs, and two underfloor baggage holds.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Business, Passenger medium, Surveillance
Final assembly

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use
500 aircraft
Production years
1970-2023
Average age
24 years
Main base countries
U.S.A. (70), Canada (41), U.K. (23), United Arab Emirates (20), Belarus (18)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Primary structure
Aluminium
Wing
Aluminium
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
Bleed air
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Autopilot
3-axis + autoland
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Wing position
Low
Planform
Swept
Tail
Conventional
Certification
Part 25
Minimum crew
2
Winglets / sharklets Standard Synthetic vision Option SAF certified (100%) Standard Predictive-maintenance platform Standard

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Analysis

Where the suppliers are

Supplier analysis shown free, courtesy of program sponsor AC Products, Inc..
352
Suppliers
31
Countries
Worldwide — by country
U.S.A.213
U.K.25
France22
Germany13
Canada11
China10
India7
South Korea6
Japan5
Israel4
Spain4
Belgium3
Other (19)29
United States — by state
California47
Washington21
Ohio16
New York12
Florida11
Pennsylvania9
North Carolina8
Michigan7
Texas7
New Jersey6
Georgia5
Arizona5
Other (23)59

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Boeing 737-100/2001965 / 19671988The original variants with JT8D engines, including the military T-43.
Boeing 737-300/400/500 Classic1979 / 19842000Second generation, with CFM56 engines.
Boeing 737-7001993 / 1997Production: 2 (2025) GAMA: 737-700. Equivalent of 737-300 with 126 passengers. Available as Quick Change and Extended Range variants. Produced for US Navy as C-40A Clipper, and includes BBJ.
Boeing 737-8001994 / 1997Production: 3 (2026) GAMA: 737-800A. Typically 162 passengers, combi or freighter. Military version produced as P-8A Poseidon and P-8I Neptune. Final commercial model delivered 2020, Poseidon still in production. Includes BBJ2.
Boeing 737-6001995 / 19982012Production: 10 (2006) GAMA: 737-600. Typically 110 passengers. The 600, 700, 800 and 900 series were dubbed NG.
Boeing 737-9001997 / 20002019Production: 23 (2019) Deliveries, 22 900ER and one BBJ. Largest variant with forward and aft fuselage plugs, typically 177 passengers (maximum 215). Also produced as Extended Range and BBJ3 (business jet 737-900ER) variants.
Boeing 737 AEW&C1998 / 2002AEW&C variant derived from 737-700 BBJ.
Boeing 737 MAX2011 / 2016Production: 240 (2026) GAMA: 737 MAX. Re-engineered model range with CFM LEAP-1B engines, extended tail cone, fly-by-wire spoilers, electronic bleed air system and two-part winglets. Includes the largest in the 737 MAX family, the 737 MAX 10, and BBJ MAX variants.

Airframer

Boeing Commercial AirplanesNews
Boeing Business JetsNews
Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityNewsP-8A Poseidon derivative

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