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) |
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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 |