Boeing 737 Facts
Next-Generation 737
- The Next-Generation 737 is always improving for operators. Today's airplanes are 5 percent more fuel efficient than the first models delivered. By late-2012, the airplanes will be a full 7 percent more efficient, with full incorporation of the latest performance improvement package. The additional 2 percent equates to $120,000 savings per airplane per year, and tons fewer carbon emissions.
- It was just shy of 15 years between the first Next-Generation 737 order and the 5,000th order. The Next-Generation 737 reached this order milestone more quickly than any other commercial jet in history.
- Airlines ordered 724 of the Next-Generation 737 models between the Next-Generation program launch Nov. 17, 1993, and the day the first airplane was delivered on Dec. 12, 1997.
- The Next-Generation 737 is as long as it is wide, earning it the nickname of the first "square" airplane.
- The Next-Generation 737 uses an advanced system called Head-up Display or HUD, which comprises a transparent glass display positioned between the pilot's eye and flight deck window to show critical information such as airspeed, altitude and attitude, and flight path. The Next-Generation 737 is the leader of large commercial jetliners produced today with this capability. Boeing is proud to introduce HUD as part of its basic systems equipment for both pilots on our 787.
- The Next-Generation 737 airplane wing thermal anti-ice system has the capability of outputting hot air on the wing leading edge equivalent to about six full-sized (100,000 BTU) household furnaces.
- Within five years of entering service, the worldwide fleet of Next-Generation 737s surpassed 10 million flight hours, a feat equal to one airplane flying more than 1,141 years nonstop. The Next-Generation 737 is the first and only commercial jetliner to reach this milestone so quickly.
- On July 27, 2006, Boeing delivered the 2,000th Next-Generation 737 six years sooner than any other commercial jet airplane. The milestone delivery - a 737-700 to Southwest Airlines - occurred nine years after Southwest received the first Next-Generation 737.
- There are approximately 36.6 miles (59 kilometers) of wire on the Next-Generation 737-600/-700/-800/-900ER (extended range) models, four miles (6.4 kilometers) less than the 737-300/-400/-500 models.
- On average, there are approximately 394,000 parts on a Next-Generation 737 airplane and about 42 miles (67 km) of wire.
737 Family
- Overall, the entire 737 family is the best-selling commercial jet in history, with orders for more than 9,300 airplanes through December 2011. More than 7,000 have been delivered.
- On Feb. 13, 2006, Boeing delivered the 5,000th 737 to Southwest Airlines. Guinness World Records acknowledged the 737 as the most-produced large commercial jet airplane in aviation history.
- On Dec. 16, 2011, Boeing delivered the 7,000th 737 to flydubai.
- Typically, about 50 gallons (189 liters) of paint are used to paint an average 737. Once the paint is dry, it will weigh approximately 250 pounds (113 kilograms) per airplane, depending on the paint scheme.
- With more than 5,400 airplanes in service, the 737s (Jurassic, Classic and Next-Generation) represent more than a quarter of the total worldwide fleet of large commercial jets flying today.*
- More than 358 airlines in 114 countries fly 737s.*
- On average, approximately 1,700 737 airplanes are in the air at all times.*
- One 737 takes off or lands every 2.3.seconds.*
- The 737 family has carried more than 15.2 billion passengers.*
- The 737 has flown more than 103.9 billion miles; equivalent to approximately 559 round trips from the earth to the sun.*
- The 737 family has flown more than 106.6M flights.*
- The 737 family has flown more than 168.4M flight hours; the equivalent to one airplane flying more than 19,000 years nonstop.*
For additional information regarding Boeing Commercial Airplanes Orders and Deliveries visit: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/orders/index.html.
*Data as of Sept. 30, 2011