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Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is a division of the Boeing Company. It designs, assembles, markets, and sells jet airliners and business jets and also provides product-related maintenance and training to customers worldwide.BCA operates out of its division headquarters in Renton, Washington, and has more than a dozen engineering, manufacturing, and assembly facilities located throughout the U.S. and internationally. It includes the assets of the Douglas Aircraft division of the former McDonnell Douglas Corporation, which merged with Boeing in 1997. As of the beginning of 2020, BCA employed almost 65,000 people.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Type & Category

Aircraft Model & Details:

  • 737 : 085–215 (Passenger Capacity), Description: Twin‑engine, single aisle, short- to medium-range narrow-body
  • 747 : 467–605 (Passenger Capacity), Description: Four‑engine, partial double deck, twin–aisle main deck, single–aisle upper deck, medium- to long-range widebody
  • 767 : 180–375 (Passenger Capacity), Description: Heavy, twin-engine, twin aisle, medium- to long-range widebody
  • 777 : 301–550 (Passenger Capacity), Description: Heavy, twin-engine, twin aisle, medium- to long-range, ultra long-range (200LR), widebody
  • 787 : 210–330 (Passenger Capacity), Description: Heavy, twin-engine, twin aisle, long-range widebody

Future airliner models:

  • 2020777XNew 777 series, with the lengthened 777-9X, and extra-long-range 777-8X. New engine and new composite wings with folding wingtips
  • 2025-2027Boeing NMAMiddle of the market, between the 737 MAX and the 787 Dreamliner, also meant to replace aging 757s and 767s
  • after 2030Y1/737RSBoeing 737 replacement

The major manufacturers with airliners currently in production include:

  • Airbus (France/Germany/Spain/United Kingdom)
  • Antonov (Ukraine)
  • ATR Aircraft (France/Italy)
  • Boeing (United States)
  • Bombardier Aerospace (Canada)
  • Comac (China)
  • Embraer (Brazil)
  • Let Kunovice (Czech Republic)
  • Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (Japan)
  • United Aircraft Corporation (Russia, includes Tupolev, Yakovlev, Sukhoi, Ilyushin, and others)
  • Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (China)

In production aircraft:

 
Model First flight Net orders Deliveries Backlog MTOW (t) typ. seats Range (nmi)
Airbus A220 16/09/2013 397 45 352 60.8-67.6 116-141 2,950-3,200
Airbus A320 family (excl. A318) 22/02/1987 14,096 8,195 5,901 75.5-97 124-206 3,200-4,000
Airbus A330/A330neo 02/11/1992 1,613 1,333 280 242-251 247-287 6,350-8,150
Airbus A350 14/06/2013 889 202 687 280-316 325-366 8,100-8,400
Boeing 737 NG/737 MAX 09/02/1997 11,447 6,775 4,672 70.1-88.3 126-188 2,935-3,825
Boeing 747-8 08/02/2010 139 118 21 448 410 8,000
Boeing 767-300F 20/06/1995 300 233 67 185 3,255
Boeing 777-300ER/F/777X 24/02/2003 1,356 939 417 349.7-351 336-400 7,370-8,700
Boeing 787 15/12/2009 1,377 728 652 227.9-250.8 242-330 6,430-7,635

 

 

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