What is the oldest Boeing 737 still flying?

The Venezolana Boeing 737 is one of the oldest planes still flying in commercial service. It was first used in 1978, making it over four decades old. Despite its age, this aircraft continues to operate under the banner of Venezolana, an airline based in Venezuela.



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The Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts are returning to the skies. If there is an aircraft that you want to avoid it is this one. The 737MAX has been responsible for the deaths of 346 people in 2 separate plane accidents.

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Boeing estimates that their 737 series aircraft have a lifespan of 90,000 flight cycles or 55,000 flight hours, whichever comes first. The 747 series aircraft have a lifespan of around 35 years or 90,000 flight hours.

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In the end, British Airways retired the Boeing 737 aircraft and moved onwards with the Airbus A320.

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Once upon a time, easyJet had some Boeing 737s. In fact, it had more than 80 of the type. However, today easyJet is an Airbus-only airline.

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Nearly 1,000 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are currently active across the skies.

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We are fully confident in the safety of the 737 MAX, in the updates, and in the work technicians performed while these planes were on the ground: Updating the plane with the latest FAA-approved flight deck software. Rewiring the aircraft. Opening and inspecting the fuel tanks.

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“If you could book a 737 500, and you find out it's a 737 MAX, technically they don't have to honor your request. … So you don't have a right to specify you are not going to go on a 737 MAX.”

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Configured in a single-class layout with 189 seats, Ryanair's Boeing 737-800s are the mainstay of the airline's fleet. Because of the low fares, I tend to think of Ryanair flights as like being on a bus in the air, as the seats do not recline and there is no in-flight entertainment.

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The dominant force at the airline is the Boeing 737 family, which accounts for 84 of these planes. This figure comprises both the 737-300 and 737-800 variants, of which the Yorkshire-based carrier operates seven and 77 examples respectively.

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While the average passenger might not notice many major differences between the two, the MAX is a major improvement over the 737-800 especially in terms of overall efficiency and range, and passengers can expect to continue seeing more MAX aircraft over the coming years as Boeing continues to fill its backlog of orders ...

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Boeing 737 MAX 8 TUI Airways' fleet features 21 of these aircrafts, flying out of several UK airports to short-haul and mid-haul destinations in Europe and beyond.

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As with many large European airlines, the Boeing 737 family represents the backbone of TUI Airways' fleet. Almost half of its aircraft are Boeing 737-800s, with 41 examples present at an average age of 12.2 years old.

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As of September 2023, with an average age of 16.3 years, United has the oldest fleet of all major US airlines.

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Based on 450 annual owner-operated hours and $6.00-per-gallon fuel cost, the BOEING 737-300 has total variable costs of $3,652,335.00, total fixed costs of $403,765.00, and an annual budget of $4,056,100.00. This breaks down to $9,013.56 per hour.

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