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How old are American Airlines 737-800?

American Airlines' 737-800 fleet are Boeing 737-800s delivered in 1999-2001. All aircraft in this series are equipped with winglets.



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NOLINOR AVIATION BOEING 737 FROM 1976. The oldest plane in service is from Nolinor Aviation, a charter airline in Canada, that operates a Boeing 737 that first went into use in 1976.

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The Boeing 737-800 is a stretched version of the 737-700. It replaced the 737-400 and competes primarily with the Airbus A320. The 737-800 seats 162 passengers in a two-class layout or 189 passengers in a one-class layout. The 737-800 was launched on September 5, 1994.

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The Boeing 737-800 is one of the most popular and recognizable narrowbody aircraft in the world. First flown on July 31, 1997, the aircraft has become a prolific player in the fleets of the 5 largest US airlines and the backbone of low cost fleets in Europe and beyond.

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On an American Airlines Boeing 737-800, for example, the seat-rating site SeatGuru warns of several “bad” seats, denoted in red. They include all the seats in row 30, at the back of the aircraft. The reasons are obvious: Like Conway's, the seats in row 30 are next to lavatories and don't fully recline.

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The Best Seats if You Want To Recline
  • Boeing 737-700: Rows 10, 11, and 24.
  • Boeing 737-800: Rows 13, 14, 15, and 30.
  • Boeing 737 MAX 8: Rows 13, 14, 15, and 30.


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The 737-800 has a maximum fuel capacity of 6,875 gallons, which it carries in fuel tanks in its wings, as seen here, and in a fuel tank located underneath the passenger cabin's midsection. Fully loaded, the jet can fly up to 3,159 miles without refueling.

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The two airliners also have several important design differences, including different types of turbofan engines The 737 Max uses CFM Leap-1B engines which are more fuel efficient than the 737-800's CFM56s.

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The Boeing 737-800 - Ryanair It's compromise to offer both good range and capacity has made it the best selling of any of the 737 variants. Southwest Airlines has operated 207 aircraft (all still in service). It is just beaten to the top spot in the US though by American Airlines, with 303 737-800 aircraft.

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The oldest plane in service is from Nolinor Aviation, a charter airline in Canada, that operates a Boeing 737 that first went into use in 1976.

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Boeing 737-800
  • Manufacturer: Boeing.
  • Role: Narrow-body jet airliner.
  • First flight: July 31, 1997.
  • Primary airlines: American Airlines, Ryanair, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
  • Passenger seating: 178-189.
  • Models: 737-800BCF, 737-900.


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Main Cabin on American Airlines 737-800 Seats are 17.7” inches wide with a 31” inches of pitch on the classic models, and have 30” inches pitch in the Oasis.

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The 737-800 is the best-selling 737NG variant. It has a redesigned wing with a larger area, a wider wingspan, greater fuel capacity, and higher maximum takeoff weights (MTOW) and longer range.

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However, statistically speaking, a seat close to an exit in the front or rear, or a middle seat in the back third of the plane offers the lowest fatality rate.

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The 737-800 is the best-selling variant of the 737NG and is the most widely used narrow-body aircraft.

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