Boeing, annoucement.

YS11 · Post by **YS11** » 20 Nov 2016, 20:10

Boeing has recently decided to do away with customer specific designations to all its types.
in other words, no more type designations such as B737-8AS,B747-830 or B777-31HER.
As from now and going back to roughly to production as of August 2016,these are simply 737-800 747-8s or 777-300ERs and are shown as such in official registers.
The change seems to be in effect as of line # 6076.

Source, Aviation Letter.

E-R-I-C · Post by **E-R-I-C** » 20 Nov 2016, 21:36

Wow, strange move after doing this for years. Wondering why the made this call.
I like the way it's done now so you can quickly track soms history from that number.

YS11 · Post by **YS11** » 21 Nov 2016, 08:12

Yes, like Airbus, also series, but more difficult to trace which airliner it is, for Boeing more recognizable per airline.

Gietje · Post by **Gietje** » 21 Nov 2016, 15:57

YS11 wrote:Boeing has recently decided to do away with customer specific designations to all its types.
in other words, no more type designations such as B737-8AS,B747-830 or B777-31HER.
As from now and going back to roughly to production as of August 2016,these are simply 737-800 747-8s or 777-300ERs and are shown as such in official registers.
The change seems to be in effect as of line # 6076.

Source, Aviation Letter.

That line no is only for 737s.
Also, they have been doing this to the 787s for years already of course.

E-R-I-C · Post by **E-R-I-C** » 05 Feb 2017, 15:00

Does anybody know the first line numbers of the B737/747/767/777 this applies from?
In Scramble 452 there is some conflicting info.
thanks

rené · Post by **rené** » 07 Feb 2017, 09:26

according Aviation Letter:
- 737 : from line no. 6020 (P-8)
6082 (737)
- 747 : 1534
- 767 : 1102
- 777 : 1422

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