Aircraft
40 Years On, Pre-BBJ 737 Still Going Strong
One of the first Boeing 737s specifically designed as a VIP transport straight off the production line is still in service, and still looking good.
Nearly four decades after it was first delivered, one of the first Boeing 737s that rolled off the assembly line destined for completion as a private VIP transport, is now one of the lowest flight hour examples of the type in the world.
Nearly four decades after it was first delivered, one of the first Boeing 737s that rolled off the assembly line destined for completion as a private VIP transport, is now one of the lowest flight hour examples of the type in the world.

An office conversation at King Aerospace (Booth 1627) earlier this year caused company founder and chairman Jerry King’s ears to perk up. Some of his employees were discussing a private 737-200 that was due into his company’s Addison, Texas facility for minor maintenance and to address some service bulletins.

Hearing this caused King’s memory to wander back four decades to his time as president and co-owner of Associated Air Center (AAC) and the completion project that the company performed on a 737-200, one of the first Boeings to be delivered green from the factory.