Boeing Begins Building the 5,000th B737

[J3CubCapt]

Thursday January 12, 2:03 pm ET


SEATTLE, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA - News) today begins final assembly of the 5,000th 737 in the Boeing manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash. The airplane, a 737-700 destined for Southwest Airlines, will be delivered next month. The wings and landing gear shown here are being joined to the 737-700 fuselage. Last-stage assembly and interiors installation will begin once the airplane joins the moving assembly line. In December 2005, sales for the 737 surpassed 6,000. To date, 231 customers have ordered 6,099 of the single-aisle passenger jet, which Boeing has manufactured since 1967.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

How many DC-3's did Douglas make?

 

[A350]

I believe over 10,000 of the gooney birds were made....of course that includes all the ones made for WWII.

A350

 

[Bingo_Fuel]

Why Change at SWA???

For the ones with little brain power like myself, Why is there any discussion about SWA changing aircraft types with the commitment to the 737 that is shown by this quote. They still have about 1100 jets to build that have been ordered so they are not going to go away soon. Also the newer versions seem to be doing fine with the long haul markets, I mean is there anywhere that SWA does not fly because they want to but the 737 cannot make that distance?? Why change to a fleet with 30+ seats less than you have now???
Thanks all

p.s. Anyone know the number of firm orders that SWA has on the 737?

Thursday January 12, 2:03 pm ET


SEATTLE, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA - News) today begins final assembly of the 5,000th 737 in the Boeing manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash. The airplane, a 737-700 destined for Southwest Airlines, will be delivered next month. The wings and landing gear shown here are being joined to the 737-700 fuselage. Last-stage assembly and interiors installation will begin once the airplane joins the moving assembly line. In December 2005, sales for the 737 surpassed 6,000. To date, 231 customers have ordered 6,099 of the single-aisle passenger jet, which Boeing has manufactured since 1967.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

SWA will blow the industry away when it orders the 787 Dreamliner.....