15 Facts About Boeing 737

Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton Factory in Washington.

In 2013, the global Boeing 737 fleet had completed more than 184 million flights over 264 million block hours since its entry into service.

The Boeing 737 MAX, designed to compete with the A320neo, was grounded worldwide between March 2019 and November 2020 following two fatal crashes.

Boeing 737 had been studying short-haul jet aircraft designs, and saw a need for a new aircraft to supplement the 727 on short and thin routes.

At the time, Boeing 737 was far behind its competitors; rival aircraft in service SE 210 Caravelle and in development, the BAC One-Eleven, Douglas DC-9, and Fokker F28 were already into flight certification.

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Original Boeing 737 continued to be developed into thirteen passenger, cargo, corporate and military variants.

The Boeing 737 went on to become the highest-selling commercial aircraft until surpassed by the competing Airbus A320 family in October 2019, but maintains the record in total deliveries.

In March 2019, civil aviation authorities around the world grounded the Boeing 737 MAX following two hull loss crashes which caused 346 deaths.

Boeing 737 considered parallel development with the 757 replacement, similar to the development of the 757 and 767 in the 1970s.

The NMA project was set aside in January 2020, as Boeing focused on returning the 737 MAX to service and announced that it would be taking a new approach to future projects.

Boeing 737 continued to evolve into many variants but still remains recognisable as the Boeing 737.

Early Boeing 737 cockpits inherited the "eyebrow windows" positioned above the main glareshield, which were a feature of the original 707 and 727 to allow for better crew visibility.

Boeing 737 later offered the redesigned Sky Interior on the NG.

Boeing 737 had the highest, cumulative orders for any airliner until surpassed by the A320 family in October 2019.

The 737 MAX backlog fell by 182, mainly due to the Jet Airways bankruptcy, a drop in Boeing's airliner backlog was a first in at least the past 30 years.