Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7)
The BBJ 737-7 is the longest-range member of the BBJ MAX family, pairing the smallest MAX fuselage with auxiliary tanks for a 6,500 nm reach. Deliveries await certification of the 737-7 airliner, which has been repeatedly delayed by engine anti-ice and other issues, so first customer aircraft are now expected no earlier than 2027.
In short: The Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) is a Bizliner with a range of 6,500 nm, a cruise speed of 470 knots and room for 19 passengers. It lists at about $101.5M new and costs roughly $10,500 an hour to operate (estimate).
6,500 nm
Range
470 kts
Max cruise
19–25
Passengers
$101.5M
New price
Highlights
- 6,500 nm range, longest in the BBJ MAX line
- LEAP-1B efficiency with a full-width 737 cabin
- Awaiting 737-7 certification
Performance
- Range
- 6,500 nm
- Max cruise
- 470 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.82
- Max altitude
- 41,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 5,900 ft
- Landing distance
- 4,800 ft
- MTOW
- 177,000 lb
- Engines
- 2 × CFM International LEAP-1B
- Fuel burn
- 850 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Boeing 737 MAX flight deck with four 15.1-inch Collins displays
Cabin
- Passengers
- 19 / 25
- Cabin length
- 85.6 ft
- Cabin width
- 11.6 ft
- Cabin height
- 7.1 ft
- Cabin volume
- 6,900 cu ft
- Baggage
- 1,125 cu ft
- Cabin altitude at ceiling
- 6,500 ft
- Min. crew
- 2
Economics
- New price
- $101.5M
- Variable cost / hr
- $10,500
- Fixed cost / yr
- $3,200,000
- First delivery
- 2027
- Units built
- Not published
- Pre-owned range
- Not published
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly. Data reviewed 2026-09-13. Sources & methodology.
Dimensions & weights
- Length
- 116.7 ft
- Wingspan
- 117.8 ft
- Height
- 40.3 ft
- Max payload
- 32,500 lb
- Max fuel
- 67,690 lb
Programme milestones
- 2016-10Announced · BBJ MAX 7 unveiled en.wikipedia.org
- 2026-08-03Certification · 737-7 FAA amended type certificate en.wikipedia.org
Sources (7)
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
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Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly.
Residual value curve
Estimated value retention over 10 years from new, by category depreciation model.
Year 10: 45% ≈ $45.7M
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Sources and credits
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) · N509FZ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons