Boeing is an American company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of aviation, space and military equipment with a century-long history, a record-breaker in aviation inventions, which has gone from the simplest biplanes to ultramodern supersonic aircraft and spacecraft.
Today the corporation manufactures aircraft for the whole spectrum of the passenger air transport market, with a capacity from 100 to 500 passengers. The line of business aircraft is represented by three generations of the BBJ model, as well as the company’s flagship – the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The history of the brand began in 1916, when young William Boeing along with his friend, military engineer George Westervelt, designed and flew his first seaplane B&W. A year later, the Boeing Airplane Company was in full operation, beginning to fulfill its first military orders. There were 337 employees, including design engineers, carpenters and seamstresses, who were indispensable in the construction of an airplane with a wooden fuselage and canvas wings.
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In 1928 the company built its first passenger three-engine Model 80 airplane for up to 12 passengers, assisted in flight by the world’s first stewardesses. It could reach speeds of up to 222 km/h, and the spacious cabin had lighting, ventilation and plumbing, and it was possible to stand without bending over. The Model 80A was soon upgraded to an 18-passenger cabin, new engines, and many technical improvements.
During the war, Boeing built a large number of bombers, in 1944, after expanding production, 350 aircraft per month were produced. In the 1950s and 60s, the company was developing the first jet aircraft, of which the Boeing 737 series became the most mass-produced passenger aircraft: more than 8 thousand aircraft were produced in all. Moreover, the Boeing 737 is so widely used that at any given time there are on average 1,200 planes in the air, and every 5 seconds in the world one 737 takes off and lands. In the 1966-69s, the world’s first long-haul, double-deck, wide-body passenger aircraft, the Boeing 747, was invented
With the development of private aviation, the company began to develop a series of long-range business jets, comparable in comfort to the personal jets of sheikhs and presidents, but surpassing them in efficiency. The result in 1996 was a joint venture between Boeing and General Electric, called Boeing Business Jets. The main advantages of the BBJs were spacious cabins, almost three times as large as other business jets in the same price category, and a flight range that made it possible to fly nonstop from Paris to Los Angeles and beyond.
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Boeing Business Jets are aircraft with a huge cabin area and the highest level of comfort, with the possibility of VIP modification of commercial passenger aircraft models. The BBJ’s main advantage is quality, convenience and mobility, allowing access to the same amenities in the air as on the ground, including an office, bedroom, shower, dining room, entertainment areas and more.
BBJ: By origin, the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) is an upgraded version of the Boeing Next-Generation 737-700, specifically designed for corporate and private VIP customers. For this model, it has borrowed reinforced wings and landing gear from the heavier Boeing 737-800. As a result, the BBJ can overcome more than 11,500 kilometers and carry a heavier load than any other aircraft of similar parameters. But at the same time it has very modest requirements to the runway. Its maximum flight speed is 871 km/hour.
BBJ: price from $70,000,000
BBJ 2: a modification of the classic BBJ, which was announced in October 1999, based on the Boeing 737-800. The new model has a cabin length of 29.9 m and a width of 3.5 m. The cabin area is 25% larger than that of the BBJ and is 93.3 m2. The liner provides maximum space for comfortable seating of up to 50 passengers.
BBJ 2: Price from $85,000,000.
BBJ 3: the BBJ 3 is based on the Boeing 737-900ER with an increased range. The aircraft is able to cover 10066 km without refueling. The cabin area is 104 square meters, 35% larger than on the BBJ and 11% larger than on the BBJ 2.
BBJ 3: price from $100,000,000
BBJ 747: representative of the series with a longer fuselage, redesigned wing, and improved cost-effectiveness.
BBJ 747: Price from $400,000,000.
BBJ 777: the largest and most economical twin-engine airliner in the world, with fuel consumption and operating costs 12 percent and 10 percent lower than the competing models, respectively.
BBJ 777: price from $330,000,000
BBJ 787 VIP Dreamliner: A state-of-the-art private jet, with the ability to fly nonstop to anywhere in the world.
BBJ 787: price from $240,000,000
BBJ MAX family: a family of three: the BBJ MAX 7, BBJ MAX 8, and BBJ MAX 9, each an improvement on the three generations of BBJs respectively: 15% longer range, 14% more economy with improved engines and wing shape.
BBJ MAX: price from $100,000,000
