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A Lufthansa Boeing 737-100 at Zurich Airport in 1981. The initial model was the 737-100, the smallest variant of the 737 aircraft family, which was launched in February 1965 and entered service with Lufthansa in February 1968. In 1968, its unit cost was US$3.7M (1968), [28] $32.4M today.
Throughout the 1980s, the 737 Classic series attracted large orders from airlines in the United States and Europe, with its order totals exceeding those of preceding 737 models. By far, the most successful model was the 737-300, with deliveries totaling 1,113 aircraft (the 737-400 and -500 reached 486 and 389 deliveries, respectively).
As of May 2019, Boeing had delivered 4,979 737-800s, 116 737-800As, and 21 737-800 BBJ2s, and has twelve 737-800 unfilled orders. [1] The 737-800 is the best-selling variant of the 737NG and is the most widely used narrow-body aircraft. [ 59 ]
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 .
It predates the Boeing 737 Max, the type that was involved in two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed all 346 people on board those flights. The 737 Max was grounded for almost two years.
Which airlines use the Boeing 737-9 MAX? According to figures sent to Way by Cirium, there are 217 737-9 MAX aircraft in operation. United Airlines has 79 of these narrow-body airliners, the most ...
Since a crippling strike at many of Boeing's U.S. plane factories ended more than a month ago, progress ramping up production of its best-selling 737 MAX jet has been deliberately slow. Safety ...
Most-produced carrier aircraft. Many built as Goodyear FG or Brewster F3A. [21] Longest production run of any U.S. piston-engined fighter. Grumman F6F Hellcat: M: Fighter 12,275 United States: 1942: 1945: Boeing 737: C: Jet airliner 11,925+ [22] United States: 1967: present Most-produced jet-powered civilian aircraft.