737 Facts
Overall, the entire 737 family is the best-selling commercial jet in history, winning orders for more than
6,000 737s. On Feb. 13, 2006, Boeing delivered the 5,000th 737 to Southwest Airlines. Guinness World
Records acknowledged the 737 as the most produced large commercial jet airplane in aviation history.
More than 541 operators fly 737s into more than 1,200 cities in 190 countries.
On the average about 1,250 737s are in the air at all times; one takes off or lands every 4.6 seconds.
The 737 fleet has carried more than 12 billion passengers. Since its commercial revenue service history
began in 1968, the 737 fleet has flown more than 75 billion miles -- equivalent to approximately 403 round
trips from the Earth to the sun. The 737 fleet has produced more than 296 million hours of revenue service
for its operators -- equivalent to about 33,789 years of continuous service.
The 737 fleet has made more than 232 million flights. Of the more than 16,173 Boeing/Douglas commercial
jets ordered, approximately 34 percent have been 737 family members. Airlines ordered 737
models of the Next-Generation 737 before the first airplane was delivered on Dec. 17, 1997. Within five
years of entering service, the worldwide fleet of Next-Generation 737s surpassed 10 million flight hours,
a feat equal to one airplane flying more than 1,141 years nonstop. The Next-Generation 737 is the first
and only commercial jetliner to reach this milestone so quickly.
Boeing made history again when it delivered the 1,500th Next-Generation 737 in six years, sooner than
any other commercial airplane model. The previous record holder was the family of Classic 737-300s,
-400s and -500s, which reached the milestone in 10 years. The competing A320 family reached that mark
in 13 years. Typically, about 50 gallons of paint are used to paint an average 737. Once the paint is dry,
it will weigh approximately 250 pounds per airplane, depending on the paint scheme.
There are approximately 36.6 miles of wire on the Next-Generation 737-600/-700/-800/-900 models,
four miles less than the 737-300/-400/-500 models. On average, there are approximately 367,000 parts on
a Next-Generation 737 airplane.
A 184-proof whisky, and that's no blarney
Following a 17th century recipe, one of the eight artisanal whisky producers on the tiny Scottish isle of Islay
will produce a dozen barrels of 184-proof whisky, the company announced. That's 92% alcohol, which is
about as strong as whisky can get without being sold in a pharmacy. "The first taste affects all the members
of the body," a 1695 description of the elixir reads. "Two spoonfuls of this last liquor is a sufficient dose —
if any man should exceed this, it would presently stop his breath, and endanger his life." The Bruichladdich
distillery said it would install webcams so that customers thirsty with anticipation could watch the potentially
lethal concoction come into being. "If the distillery doesn't explode during the process," Bruichladdich added.
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