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Why is 737 famous?

The Boeing 737 has become one of the most successful aircraft in history, with over 16,000 orders to date, thanks to its competition-beating design and ability to offer the right options for airlines.



The Boeing 737 is famous for being the best-selling commercial jetliner in history, often dubbed the "workhorse of the skies." Since its first flight in 1967, over 11,000 units have been delivered, and at any given moment, thousands are in the air simultaneously across the globe. It revolutionized travel by making jet service accessible to smaller cities that couldn't support larger aircraft like the 747. Its fame also stems from its longevity and evolution through four generations: Original, Classic, Next Generation (NG), and the MAX. While it gained notoriety due to the high-profile grounding of the MAX series in 2019, its legacy remains defined by its incredible reliability for short-to-medium-haul routes. For many, it is the quintessential "short-haul" plane, having carried billions of passengers and serving as the backbone for airlines like Southwest and Ryanair, essentially democratizing air travel for the masses over the last six decades.

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The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Everett and Renton factories in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating but with two underwing turbofans instead of four.

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The 737-800 is the best-selling variant of the 737NG and is the most widely used narrow-body aircraft. Ryanair, an Irish low-cost airline, is among the largest operators of the Boeing 737-800, with a fleet of over 400 of the -800 variant serving routes across Europe, Middle East, and North Africa.

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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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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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However, particularly high praise should be given to older aircraft, such as Boeing's 737-600 and 737-900 models, that have never had a hull loss, despite having been in service since the turn of the century.

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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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But if we just compare the 737 NG with the A320, this advantage is reversed, and still the A320 comes out slightly ahead. But thankfully, there are very few accidents for each type per year, so the statistical base is too low for a meaningful comparison.

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