Boeing Aircraft
America's largest aircraft manufacturer and, with Airbus, one of the two dominant forces in commercial aviation, maker of the best-selling 737 and the 787 Dreamliner.
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About Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American aerospace manufacturer founded in 1916 by William Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Over more than a century it has grown into one of the world's two dominant commercial aircraft makers alongside Airbus, while also operating major defence, space and services divisions. Its commercial aircraft are built principally in Washington State and South Carolina.
Boeing's current commercial line-up is organised into model families: the single-aisle 737 MAX, 737 NG and 757, and the widebody 747, 767, 777, 777X and 787 Dreamliner. Each family is covered variant by variant: the specifications, the operators flying them, and how the models compare against their rivals.
Boeing a glance
Founded
1916
Headquarters
Arlington, Virginia
Registered
Delaware, USA
Commercial families
Best-seller
Main rival
The unreplaceable narrowbody: 1983 muscle that crossed oceans for forty years and left a gap Boeing never filled.
The twinjet that opened the ocean: Boeing's 1982 widebody, still flying passengers, freight and Air Force tankers four decades on.
The best-selling widebody ever: the twin that retired the jumbo, led by the 777-300ER that powered the Gulf super-hubs.
Boeing's composite long-haul Dreamliner, the 787-8, the best-selling 787-9 and the stretched 787-10.
Boeing 787-10
The stretched, highest-capacity Dreamliner variant.
6,330
Range
330-350
Seats
Boeing 787-9
The best-selling and most widely operated Dreamliner variant.
7,565
Range
290-310
Seats
Boeing 787-8
The original and shortest Dreamliner variant.
7,305
Range
242-270
Seats
Boeing's next-generation widebody with folding composite wings and GE9X engines, the 777-8 and the high-capacity 777-9.
Boeing 777-9
The larger, far more popular member of the 777X family.
7,285
Range
426-426
Seats
Boeing 777-8
The shorter, longer-range member of the 777X family.
8,745
Range
384-395
Seats
The final evolution of the jumbo jet, the four-engine, double-deck 747-8 Intercontinental.
Boeing 747-8
The largest and final variant of the 747.
7,730
Range
410-467
Seats
The third-generation 737, the single-aisle workhorse that preceded the MAX, spanning the 737-700, -800 and -900ER.
Boeing 737-900ER
The extended-range, largest 737 Next Generation variant.
2,950
Range
178-220
Seats
Boeing 737-800
The best-selling 737 Next Generation variant.
2,935
Range
162-189
Seats
Boeing 737-700
The shortest 737 Next Generation variant.
3,010
Range
126-149
Seats
The fourth generation of Boeing's best-selling narrowbody, re-engined with CFM LEAP-1B, spanning four variants from the MAX 7 to the MAX 10.
Boeing 737 MAX 10
The largest 737 MAX variant, still in certification.
3,300
Range
188-230
Seats
Boeing 737 MAX 9
The mid-size 737 MAX variant, between the MAX 8 and MAX 10.
3,300
Range
178-220
Seats
Boeing 737 MAX 8
The best-selling and most common 737 MAX variant.
3,500
Range
162-210
Seats
Boeing 737 MAX 7
The shortest 737 MAX variant, still in certification.
3,800
Range
138-172
Seats