Boeing 737 - INFORMATION

BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT BOEING 737

The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range twinjet narrow-body. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from the 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of several passenger models. The 737 is Boeing's only narrow-body airliner in production, with the 737NG and the re-engined and updated 737 MAX variants.

The 737 was originally envisioned in 1964. The initial 737-100 made its first flight in April 1967, and entered airline service in February 1968 with Lufthansa. Next, the lengthened 737-200 entered service in April 1968. In the 1980s Boeing launched the longer 737-300, -400, and -500 variants (referred to as the Boeing 737 Classic series).

The Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) was introduced in the 1990s. The 737NG comprises the 737-600, -700, -800, and -900 variants. Boeing Business Jet versions of the 737NG are also produced. The 737 was revised again in the 2010s for greater efficiency, with the 737 MAX series. The 737 MAX entered service in 2017.

The 737 series is the highest-selling commercial jetliner in history. The 737 has been continuously manufactured since 1967.

The worst accident to Boeing 737 happened on January 3, 2004, when Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashed into the Red Sea shortly after takeoff from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Egypt, killing all 148 people on board. The accident airplane was a Boeing 737-3Q8.

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AIRLINERS.NET/AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS/737-400

AIRLINERS.NET/AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS/737-500

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