12-449: The Boeing Yellowstone Project was a Boeing Commercial Airplanes project to replace its entire civil aircraft portfolio with advanced technology aircraft. New technologies to be introduced include composite aerostructures , more electrical systems (instead of hydraulic systems), and more fuel-efficient turbofan engines (such as the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G , General Electric GEnx ,
24-606: A "scapegoat" as he had only joined BCA during the later stages of the 737 MAX's development. In March 2024, Deal was in turn replaced by Stephanie Pope, formerly head of the Boeing Global Services division. For all models sold beginning with the Boeing 707 in 1957, except the Boeing 720 , Boeing's naming system for commercial airliners has taken the form of 7X7 (X representing a number). All model designations from 707 through 787 have been assigned, leaving 797 as
36-509: A Boeing converted freighter ( 747-400BCF ). The table below lists only airliners from the jet era. Data from Boeing through April 2023 Airlines commonly order aircraft with special features or options, but Boeing builds certain models specifically for a particular customer. List of Boeing customer codes Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
48-614: A dozen engineering, manufacturing, and assembly facilities, notably the Everett Factory and Renton Factory (both outside of Seattle ), and the South Carolina Factory . It includes the assets of the Douglas Aircraft division of the former McDonnell Douglas Corporation, which merged with Boeing in 1997. As of the end of 2021, BCA employed about 35,926 people. Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA)
60-515: A new purpose-built unit headed by Stan Deal. Keith Leverkuhn was the vice president and general manager of the 737 MAX program in March 2017 when it received certification. McAllister was eventually ousted by Boeing in October 2019, in the midst of a company crisis following two fatal crashes of its 737 MAX jets. Stan Deal succeeded him in both of his positions. One insider called McAllister
72-416: A passenger and freighter configuration ( 727-100C ), "SR" or "D" for "short range" and "domestic" ( 747-400D , 747SR ), and "M" for "combi" aircraft that are configured to carry both passengers and freight at the same time ( 757-200M , 747-400M ). Passenger aircraft that are originally manufactured as passenger aircraft and later converted to freighter configuration by Boeing carry the suffix "BCF" designating
84-571: Is divided into three projects: Boeing Commercial Airplanes Boeing Commercial Airplanes ( BCA ) is a division of the Boeing Company . It designs , assembles, markets, and sells commercial aircraft, including the 737 , 767 , 777 , and 787 , along with freighter and business jet variants of most. The division employs nearly 35,000 people, many working at the company's division headquarters in Renton, Washington or at more than
96-455: Is organized as: BCA subsidiaries: In November 2016, Boeing announced that Ray Conner would step down immediately as BCA's president and CEO. He was succeeded by Kevin G. McAllister , who was the first outside recruitment in BCA history. McAllister was instructed by Dennis Muilenburg to triple revenue from aftermarket services from $ 15 billion to a target of $ 50 billion over 10 years, with
108-548: The CFM International CFM56 , and the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 ). The term "Yellowstone" refers to the technologies, while "Y1" through "Y3" refer to the actual aircraft. The first of these projects, Y2, entered service as the Boeing 787 . The second project, Y3, is expected to enter service as the Boeing 777X . The Y1 project was cancelled in favor of the re-engined Boeing 737 MAX . Yellowstone
120-425: The only 7X7 model name not assigned to a product. For models 707 to 777 , the full model number consists of an airplane's model number, for example, 707 or 747 , followed by a hyphen and three digits that represent the series within the model, for example, 707-320 or 747-400 . In aviation circles, a more specific model designation is sometimes used where the last two digits of the series designator are replaced by
132-523: The series, for example, 787-8. This convention was followed in the development of the newest version of the 747, the 747-8, along with the 737 MAX and 777X series. Additional letters are sometimes appended to the model name as a suffix, including "ER" to designate an "extended range" version, such as the 777-300ER , or "LR" to designate a "long range" version, for example 777-200LR . Other suffix designators include "F" for "freighter" ( 747-400F ), "C" for "convertible" aircraft that can be converted between
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#1732779832440144-419: The two-digit, alpha-numeric Boeing customer code , for example, 747-121, representing a 747-100 originally ordered by Pan American World Airways (Boeing customer code 21) or 737-7H4, representing a 737-700 originally ordered by Southwest Airlines (Boeing customer code H4). Codes do not change for aircraft transferred from one airline to another. Unlike other models, the 787 uses a single digit to designate
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