Boeing delivered its 7,500th B737 airliner to Malaysia-based Malindo Air on 20 March. Malindo Air is a joint venture by Jakarta, Indonesia-b...
Malindo Air will use the Next-Generation 737-900ER to launch its low-fares service.
The 737 family isthe best-selling commercial jet in history, with total orders exceeding 10,500 airplanes from 265 customers.
Malindo Air's 737-900ER (Extended Range) with the passenger-pleasing Boeing Sky Interior featuring new modern sculpted sidewalls and window reveals, LED lighting that enhances the sense of spaciousness and larger pivoting overhead stowage bins.
Boeing highlighted the critical role its global supply chain plays in production of the 737, as it celebrated the 7,500 th delivery of the world's most popular airplane.
The Next-Generation 737 has about 400,000 parts per airplane that are built by more than 325 suppliers in 30 countries, including the United States, Canada, China, France and South Korea. There are U.S. suppliers to the 737 program in 41 U.S. states and Puerto Rico.
737 has an incredible record of reliability, with 99.7 percent of flights ready to depart within 15 minutes of schedule.
Supplier partners contribute significantly to that reliability, providing the engines, landing gear, avionics, electrical systems and other mission-critical equipment.
Over the next 20 years, Boeing has projected global demand for 23,240 single-aisle airplanes valued at $2 trillion.
To meet that demand, Boeing is in the process of increasing 737 production from 38 to 42 airplanes per month in the first half of 2014.
On average, more than 2,000 737 airplanes are in the air at any given time, and a 737 takes off or lands every two seconds.
Starting with deliveries in 2017, the new 737 MAX will build on the Next-Generation 737's popularity and reliability while delivering unsurpassed fuel efficiency in the single-aisle market. Already a market success, the 737 MAX has accumulated more than 1,100 orders from 16 customers worldwide.
