Boeing sets new record for 737 deliveries
Published 3:05 pm Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The Boeing Co. set a new record for 737 yearly deliveries, the company said today.
Boeing delivered a 737-800 with its new interior style to Continental Airlines. This was the 376th Renton-built 737 delivered by Boeing this year. That breaks the company’s previous 737 yearly delivery record of 372, set last year.
Continental Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc., became the first U.S.-based carrier to fly with the new interior. Continental’s jet features the new United Airlines livery.
Wednesday’s flight marks completion of 13 deliveries to the first five launch customers for the new “Boeing Sky Interior.”
“We are proud to be the first carrier in North America to introduce the brand-new Boeing Sky Interior to our customers,” said Ron Baur, United fleet vice president. “The new lighting and sculpted side panels give the 737 a modern and more spacious look, while providing increased overhead storage space.”
In mid-November, another 737-800, also in the new United Airlines livery, successfully completed an early flight test to begin certification of the aerodynamic and engine changes that will result in the 2 percent improvement. Testing and certification will continue through April 2011. Boeing is phasing into production the performance improvement package, beginning in mid-2011 through early 2012.
