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Boeing Business Jets Going To the Max
Boeing Business Jets Going To the Max
Boeing Business Jets confirmed to AIN that its 737-derived bizliners will migrate to the new 737 Max platform. Deliveries of the BBJ2 Max, based on the 737-8 Max (shown), will begin in the 2018 time frame, to be followed by the BBJ3 Max (derived from the 737-9 Max) in 2019 and the BBJ1 Max (based on the 737-7 Max) in about 2020.
Boeing Business Jets confirmed to AIN that its 737-derived bizliners will migrate to the new 737 Max platform. Deliveries of the BBJ2 Max, based on the 737-8 Max (shown), will begin in the 2018 time frame, to be followed by the BBJ3 Max (derived from the 737-9 Max) in 2019 and the BBJ1 Max (based on the 737-7 Max) in about 2020.

Following an announcement yesterday from Boeing that revealed more details about the 737 Max airliner series, Boeing Business Jets confirmed in response to AIN questions that the BBJ1, BBJ2 and BBJ3 bizliners will be transitioning to the upgraded Max platform. For airline use, Boeing plans to develop the 737-8 Max first, then the -9 and finally the -7.