Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) BizJet

Overview

The Model 737-based Boeing Business Jet has seen deliveries surpass the 200-unit mark in 2016 and continues to generate interest.

Program Updates

October 2018 - Boeing announced the first-delivery of its BBJ MAX 8 series model to an unspecified customer.

December 2019 - To date, about 150 Boeing Business Jet aircraft (BBJ, BBJ2, and BBJ3 models collectively) have been delivered to customers.

Specifications

YEAR: 1999

STATUS: Active, In-Service

MANUFACTURER(S): Boeing Commercial Airplanes (Boeing Company) - USA

PRODUCTION: 210

CREW: 2

LENGTH: 116.67 ft (35.56 m)

WIDTH: 117.95 ft (35.95 m)

HEIGHT: 40.35 ft (12.3 m)

EMPTY WEIGHT: 106,329 lb (48,230 kg)

MTOW: 177,031 lb (80,300 kg)

POWER: 2 x Turbofan engines.

RANGE: 8,078 miles (13,000 km; 7,019 nm)

OPERATORS: Australia; Belarus; Colombia; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Kuwait; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Netherlands; Niger; Nigeria; Poland; Qatar; South Africa; Tunisia; Untied Arab Emirates; United States

Armament

None.

Variants / Models

• BBJ ("Boeing Business Jet") - Base Series Name
• BBJ / BBJ1
• BBJ2
• BBJ3
• BBJ C
• BBJ MAX 7
• BBJ MAX 8
• BBJ MAX 9
• C-40B "Clipper" - United States Navy service transport model of the base BBJ/BBJ1.
• BBJ 747-8
• BBJ 777-200LR
• BBJ 777-300ER
• BBJ 787-8
• BBJ 787-9

In the Cockpit

Our Data Modules allow for quick visual reference when comparing a single entry against contemporary designs. Areas covered include general ratings, speed assessments, and relative ranges based on distances between major cities.

Image of collection of graph types

City-to-City Ranges

NYC

LDN

PAR

BER

MSK

TKY

SYD

LAX

NYC

Graph showcases the Boeing Business Jet MAX 7's operational range (on internal fuel) when compared to distances between major cities.

Aviation Era

Useful in showcasing the era cross-over of particular aircraft/aerospace designs.

Unit Production (210)

Comm. Market HI*: 44,000 units

Military Market HI**: 36,183 units

210

* Commercial Market High belongs to Cessna 172.

** Military Market High belongs to Ilyushin Il-2.

Supported Roles

A2A

Interception

UAV

Ground Attack

CAS

Training

ASW

Anti-Ship

AEW

MEDEVAC

Maritime/Navy

SAR

Aerial Tanker

Utility/Transport

VIP

Passenger

Business

Recon

SPECOPS

X-Plane/Development

A2A=Air-to-Air; UAV=Unmanned; CAS=Close Support; ASW=Anti-Submarine; AEW=Airborne Early Warning; MEDEVAC=Medical Evac; EW=Electronic Warfare; SAR=Search-Rescue

Commitments / Honors

Military lapel ribbon for Operation Allied Force

Military lapel ribbon for the Arab-Israeli War

Military lapel ribbon for the Battle of Britain

Military lapel ribbon for the Battle of Midway

Military lapel ribbon for the Berlin Airlift

Military lapel ribbon for the Cuban Missile Crisis

Military lapel ribbon for pioneering aircraft

Military lapel ribbon for the Falklands War

Military lapel ribbon for the French-Indochina War

Military lapel ribbon for the Golden Age of Flight

Military lapel ribbon for the 1991 Gulf War

Military lapel ribbon for the Indo-Pak Wars

Military lapel ribbon for the Iran-Iraq War

Military lapel ribbon for the Korean War

Military lapel ribbon for the 1982 Lebanon War

Military lapel ribbon for the Malayan Emergency

Military lapel ribbon representing modern aircraft

Military lapel ribbon for the attack on Pearl Harbor

Military lapel ribbon for the Six Day War

Military lapel ribbon for the Soviet-Afghan War

Military lapel ribbon for the Spanish Civil War

Military lapel ribbon for the Suez Crisis

Military lapel ribbon for the Vietnam War

Military lapel ribbon for Warsaw Pact of the Cold War-era

Military lapel ribbon for the WASP (WW2)

Military lapel ribbon for the World War 1

Military lapel ribbon for the World War 2

Military lapel ribbon for the Yom Kippur War

Military lapel ribbon for experimental x-plane aircraft

* Ribbons not necessarily indicative of actual historical campaign ribbons. Ribbons are clickable to their respective campaigns/operations.