Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is a business unit of The Boeing Company consisting of the Seattle-based former Boeing Airplane Company (the civil airliner division), as well as the Long Beach-based Douglas Aircraft division of the former McDonnell Douglas Corporation. BCA is based in Renton, Washington. In 2006, Boeing received the most orders for a civil aircraft company, overtaking Airbus for the first time since 2000. The division's current President and CEO is James F. Albaugh.
Airplane numbering system
Boeing 777, 767, 757, 747, 737, 727, 717 and 707 aircraft at the Museum of Flight
With the exception of the Boeing 787, Boeing's numbering system for commercial airliners starts with the airplane's model number, e.g. 377 followed by a dash and three digits (two numbers) following the pattern Boeing xxx-scc. The Boeing 787only has one digit following the dash, e.g. 787-3. In general, since the Boeing 707, the model number takes the form of a 7 followed by a digit and then by another 7, e.g. 737.
The series number is a single digit (s), e.g. -200. The following two digits number (cc) is attributed according to the company to which the aircraft was first delivered. These two digits are called Boeing customer codes. For instance, a Boeing 747-400 delivered to Malaysia Airlines would take the designation "747-4H6" while a 777-200 delivered to American Airlines would take the designation "777-223". See List of Boeing customer codes for a more complete list.
Additional letters are sometimes used. These include, "ER" for an "extended range" version or "LR" for the "long range" version. Boeing also uses some other letters, including "F" for "freighter," the letter "C" for "convertible" (aircraft that can be converted between a passenger and freighter configuration), and the letter "M" for aircraft that are in a combination passenger-freighter configuration.
Current production
| Aircraft | Variants | Description | Nickname | Capacity | 1st flight | 1st delivery | Launch Customer | In Service | Out of Production Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737 | 600, 700, 700C, 700ER, 800, 900, 900ER | Twin‑engine, single aisle, short- to medium-range narrow-body | 85‑215 | Apr 9, 1967 | Dec 28, 1967 | Lufthansa | Feb 10, 1968 | 100, 200, 200C, 200 Adv, 300, 400, 500 | |
| 747 | 8I, 8F | Four‑engine, partial double decker,twin aisle main deck, single aisle upper deck, short range (SR models), medium- to long- range widebody | Jumbo Jet, Queen of the Skies | 366‑569 | Feb 9, 1969 | Dec 13, 1969 | Pan AmericanAirwaysand Trans World Airlines | Jan 21, 1970 | 100, 100SR, 100B, 200, 200F, 200C, SP, 200M, 300, 300M, 300SR, 400, 400M, 400D, 400F, 400ER, 400ERF |
| 767 | 200ER, 300ER, 300F, 400ER, KC-767 Tanker | Twin-engine, twin aisle, medium- to long- range widebody | 180‑375 | Sep 26, 1981 | Aug 19, 1982 | United Airlines | Sep 8, 1982 | 200, 300 | |
| 777 | 200ER, 200LR, 300ER, Freighter | Twin-engine, twin aisle, medium- to long-range, ultra long-range (200LR), large widebody | Triple Seven, Worldliner (200LR only) | 301‑550 | Jun 12, 1994 | May 15, 1995 | United Airlines | Jun 7, 1995 | None (July 2010) |
| BBJ | BBJ, BBJ2, BBJ3 | Twin-engine executive jet derived from the 737-700, -800, and -900ER | 20‑50 | Oct 1998 | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 | None (December 2008) | ||
| 787 | 8, 9 | Twin-engine, twin aisle, long-range widebody | Dreamliner | 210-330 | Dec 15, 2009 | 2011 | All Nippon Airways | 2011 | None (May 2010) |
| Expected EIS | Type | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sukhoi Superjet 100 | Twin-engine narrowbody | Risk sharing partner with Sukhoi |
| 2011 | 787 Dreamliner | Twin-engine widebody | Launch customers: All Nippon Airways and Air New Zealand |
| 2011 | 747-8 Freighter | Four-engine widebody freighter | Launch customers: Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines |
| 2011 | 747-8 Intercontinental | Four-engined widebody | Launch customer: Lufthansa |
| 2011 | 747 BBJ | Four-engine widebody executive jet | Based on 747-8 |
| 787 BBJ | Twin-engine widebody executive jet | Based on 787-8 and 787-9 | |
| Y1/737RS | Code name for Boeing the 737 and 757-200 replacement project | ||
| Y3 | Code name for the Boeing 747 and 777-300 replacement project |
Deliveries
Discontinued aircraft
| Aircraft | Number Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 247 | 75 | |
| 307 Stratoliner | 10 | |
| 314 Clipper | 12 | |
| 377 Stratocruiser | 56 | (civil development of the military B-29) |
| 707/720 | 1,010 | |
| 717 | 156 | (formerly the MD-95, evolved from the DC-9 family) |
| 727 | 1,832 | |
| 757 | 1,050 |
Specially built models
Although aircraft are commonly ordered with features or options at the request of the ordering airline, there are certain models which have been built specifically for the customer.
The Boeing 707-138B was a shortened fuselage, long range model only sold to Qantas.
The Boeing 757-200 Combi was a single example model built for Royal Nepal Airlines (later renamed Nepal Airlines), though the engineering design of the freight door was subsequently used when UPS was the launch customer for the 757-200PF several years later.
The 747SP production line was re-opened nearly four years after the supposedly final 747SP was built. One aircraft was built for the United Arab Emirates. The cockpit, unlike that of other 747SP, had a crew of two instead of three.
Concept designs
Boeing 2707 – supersonic airliner, canceled.
Boeing 7J7 – high-efficiency propfan airliner, canceled and may later resume for Y1>.
Boeing 747-300 Trijet - high-efficiency trijet version of the Boeing 747-200, canceled.
Boeing NLA – double-deck jumbo airliner, canceled.
Boeing Sonic Cruiser – near-sonic airliner, canceled.
Boeing Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) Airplane
Organization
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is currently organized as:
Airplane Programs
Renton - 737, BBJ, P-8A Poseidon
Everett - 747, 767, 777, 787
Fabrication Division
Global Partners
Propulsion Systems
787 Program
Commercial Aviation Services
BCA subsidiaries:
Aeroinfo Systems
Alteon Training, formerly FlightSafetyBoeing
Aviall, Inc.
Aviation Partners Boeing, a 50/50 joint venture with Aviation Partners Inc.
CDG (main), CDG (Europe)
Jeppesen, formerly Jeppesen Sanderson.
Preston Aviation Solutions
Global Aeronautica, formerly a 50/50 joint-venture with Alenia Aeronautica
Major facilities
Long Beach, California (McDonnell Douglas aircraft assembly and testing, currently supports Boeing Commercial Airplanes)
Seattle-Boeing Field, Washington (Flight testing for Boeing aircraft except McDonnell Douglas-designed aircraft)
Seattle-Everett, Washington (747, 767, 777, and 787 Dreamliner)
Seattle-Renton, Washington (737 and former 707, 727 and 757)
North Charleston, South Carolina (787 subassemblies and future final assembly plant)
San Antonio, Texas
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