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Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Boeing Commercial Airplanes has taken the form of 7X7. All model designations, 707
through 787 have been assigned, leaving 797 as the only
7X7 model name not assigned to a product.
For model numbers in the 707 to 777 range, the model
number consists of an airplane’s model number, for ex-
Type Private ample 707 or 747, followed by a dash and three digits
(division of The Boeing Company) that represent the series within the model, for example
707-320 or 747-400. In aviation circles, a more specific
Industry Manufacturing
model designation is sometimes used where the last two
Founded 1916 (1916) digits of the series designator are replaced by the two
digit, alpha-numeric Boeing customer code, for example
Founder(s) William Boeing
747-121, representing a 747-100 originally ordered by
Headquarters Renton, Washington, U.S. Pan American World Airways (Boeing customer code 21)
or 737-7H4, representing a 737-700 originally ordered by
Area served Worldwide
Southwest Airlines (Boeing customer code H4). Unlike
Key people James F. Albaugh, President and CEO other models, the 787 uses a single digit to designate the
Products 737, 747, 767, 777, 787, BBJ series, for example 787-8.
Additional letters are sometimes appended to the
Services Maintenance, Training model name as a suffix, including "ER" to designate an
Revenue US$34 billion (FY 2009) "extended range" version, such as the 777-300ER, or "LR"
to designate a "long range" version, for example
Employees 60,000 777-200LR. Other suffix designators include "F" for
Parent The Boeing Company "freighter", (747-400F) "C" for "convertible" aircraft that
can be converted between a passenger and freighter con-
Website boeing.com/commercial/
figuration (727-100C) and "M" for "combi" aircraft that
References: [1][2] are configured to carry both passengers and freight at
the same time (757-200M). Passenger aircraft that are
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) designs, assembles, originally manufactured as passenger aircraft and later
markets and sells large commercial jet aircraft and pro- converted to freighter configuration by Boeing carry the
vides product-related maintenance and training to cus- suffix "BCF" designating a Boeing converted freighter
tomers worldwide.[1] A business division of parent The (747-400BCF).
Boeing Company, Boeing Commercial Airplanes operates
from a division headquarters in Renton, Washington and Aircraft in production or development
more than one dozen engineering, manufacturing and
assembly facilities located throughout the United States Discontinued aircraft
and internationally.[2] Boeing Commercial Airplanes in-
cludes the assets of the Douglas Aircraft division of the
former McDonnell Douglas Corporation, which merged
with Boeing in 1997.[3] The current President and CEO of
Boeing Commercial Airplanes is James F. Albaugh, who is
also an Executive Vice President of The Boeing Compa-
ny.[2]
Products
Model naming convention
See also: List of Boeing customer codes
For all models sold beginning with the Boeing 707 in Boeing 707
1957, Boeing’s naming system for commercial airliners
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Product list and details (date information from Boeing)
Aircraft Variants in Produc- Description Capacity First Out of Production Variants
tion flight
737 600, 700, 700C, Twin‑engine, single aisle, short- to 85‑215 Apr 100, 200, 200C, 200 Adv, 300,
700ER, 800, 900ER, medium-range narrow-body 9, 400, 500, 900
MAX 7, MAX 8, MAX 1967
9, BBJ, C-40, AEW&C,
P-8
747 8I, 8F, BBJ Four‑engine, partial double decker, 366‑580 Feb 100, 100SR, 100B, 200, 200F,
twin aisle main deck, single aisle up- 9, 200C, SP, 200M, 300, 300M,
per deck, short range (SR models), 1969 300SR, 400, 400M, 400D, 400F,
medium- to long-range widebody 400ER, 400ERF, VC-25, E-4
767 200ER, 300ER, 300F, Twin-engine, twin aisle, medium- to 180‑375 Sep 200, 300,[4] E-767
400ER, KC-767 long-range widebody 26,
Tanker 1981
777 200, 200ER, 200LR, Twin-engine, twin aisle, medium- to 301‑500 Jun
300, 300ER, long-range, ultra long-range (200LR), 12,
Freighter[5] large widebody 1994
787 8, 9, BBJ Twin-engine, twin aisle, long-range 210-330[6] Dec
widebody 15,
2009
Future products
Expected Type Description Notes
EIS
2017 737 MAX
Y1/737RS Code name for the Boeing 737 and 757-200 replacement project
Y3 Code name for the Boeing 747 and 777-300 replacement project
Aircraft Number Notes
Built
40 84
247 75
307 Stratoliner 10
314 Clipper 12
377 Stratocruiser 56 Civil development of the military C-97
707/720 1,010
717 156 Formerly the MD-95, evolved from the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 family
727 1,832
757 1,050
Specialty and other aircraft • The Boeing 757-200M was a single-example model
built for Royal Nepal Airlines (now called Nepal
Although aircraft are commonly ordered with features or
Airlines). This plane had the capability of being
options at the request of the ordering airline, there are
converted between passenger and freighter
certain models which have been built specifically for the
configuration. It was launched by Royal Nepal
customer.
Airlines in 1986 and delivered two years later.
• The Boeing 707-138B was a shortened-fuselage, long-
• The 747SP production line was re-opened nearly four
range model only sold to Qantas.
years after the supposedly final 747SP was built, to
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manufacture one aircraft for the United Arab • Seattle-Renton, Washington (737 and former 707, 727
Emirates. It had a cockpit crew of two instead of the and 757)
three-crew layout of other 747SPs. • North Charleston, South Carolina (787 subassemblies
• Two Boeing VC-25s were built for the US Air Force as and future final assembly plant)
Presidential Air Force One transports. This model • San Antonio, Texas[15]
was a highly modified 747-200B.
• Boeing has been a risk sharing partner with Sukhoi
on the Sukhoi Superjet 100 twin-engine narrowbody
See also
airliner. • Airbus
• Bombardier Aerospace
Concepts • COMAC
• Boeing 2707 – supersonic airliner, canceled. • Competition between Airbus and Boeing
• Boeing 7J7 – high-efficiency propfan airliner, • Embraer
canceled and may later resume for Y1. • List of civil aircraft
• Boeing 747-300 Trijet - high-efficiency trijet version • United Aircraft Corporation
of the Boeing 747-200, canceled.
• Boeing NLA – double-deck jumbo airliner, canceled. References
• Boeing Sonic Cruiser – near-sonic airliner, canceled.
[1] ^ "Commercial Airplanes - About Commercial
• Boeing Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) Airplane[7]
Airplanes". boeing.com. The Boeing Company. 2011.
Archived from the original on 2011-01-19.
Organization http://www.webcitation.org/5vroU8DaX.
Retrieved 2011-01-09. "Boeing traces its history to
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is organized as:
aviation pioneer William Boeing who, in 1916, built
• Airplane Programs
the company’s first airplane..."
• Renton - 737, BBJ, P-8A Poseidon
[2] ^ "Backgrounder" (PDF). boeing.com. The Boeing
• Everett - 747, 767, 777, 787
Company. 01 2010. Archived from the original on
• Fabrication Division
2011-01-19. http://www.webcitation.org/
• Global Partners
5vrpXRiUv. Retrieved 2011-01-19. "Boeing
• Propulsion Systems
Commercial Airplanes employs about 60,000 people
• 787 Program
under the leadership of President and CEO James
• Commercial Aviation Services
(Jim) F. Albaugh. The business unit’s revenue in
BCA subsidiaries:
2009 was $34 billion."
• Aeroinfo Systems[8]
[3] "Mcdonnell douglas shareholders approve merger
• Aviall[9]
with boeing" (Press release). The Boeing Company.
• Aviation Partners Boeing,[10] a 50/50 joint venture
1997-07-25. Archived from the original on
with Aviation Partners Inc.
2011-01-19. http://www.webcitation.org/
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Douglas Corporation’s (NYSE: MD) shareholders
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voted today to approve the merger with The
• Jeppesen, formerly Jeppesen Sanderson.
Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)."
• Preston Aviation Solutions[13]
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• Global Aeronautica, formerly a 50/50 joint-venture
implies that the -200 and -300 are out of
with Alenia Aeronautica[14]
production)
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Major facilities [6] Boeing 787-3 Fact Sheet, 787-8 Fact Sheet, 787-9
• Long Beach, California (McDonnell Douglas aircraft Fact Sheet. Boeing.
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Commercial Airplanes) and Future Product Review" (PDF). Presentation to
• Seattle-Boeing Field, Washington (Flight testing for Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region
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aircraft) Commercial Airplanes. p. 54. Archived from the
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Aviall, Inc.
Aviation Partners Boeing
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[12] CDG • BCA Order summary page and BCA Orders and
[13] Preston Aviation Solutions Deliveries report page
[14] Anselmo, Joseph C. "Boeing Buys Alenia Share Of • Facts & Facilities
787 Factory". Aviation Week, December 22, 2009. • newairplane.com
[15] Boeing S.A. to troubleshoot 787 - San Antonio
Express-News
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