Aircraft
New BBJ Max 7 Launched With Middle East In Mind
The BBJ Max 7 is the latest addition to the Boeing Business Jets family

Boeing last month unveiled its 7,000-nautical-mile (12,964 kilometer) BBJ Max 7 model at the NBAA convention in Orlando. But it is here in the Middle East that the company feels the new bizliner will prove to be a best seller when green deliveries begin in 2022.

With an estimated completed price in the $100 million range, the Max 7 features CFM International’s more fuel efficient LEAP-1B engines, a 70-sq-ft (6.5-square-meter)-larger cabin than the BBJ1 and more luggage room in the lower lobe, because the Max 7 needs less volume there for auxiliary fuel tanks. Still, the Max 7 will have 800 nm (1,482 km) more range than a BBJ1, and this could prove to be a critical factor for Middle East travelers wanting as much intercontinental reach as possible. For example, it has the range to go direct to New York from Dubai.