Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700)
The original Boeing Business Jet, later called the BBJ1, combined the 737-700 fuselage with the stronger wing and landing gear of the 737-800, first flying in September 1998 with deliveries starting that November. Up to nine auxiliary belly tanks and optional blended winglets gave a range of about 6,200 nm with eight passengers, and 113 were delivered.
In short: The Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) is a Bizliner with a range of 6,200 nm, a cruise speed of 470 knots and room for 19 passengers. and costs roughly $9,000 an hour to operate (estimate).
6,200 nm
Range
470 kts
Max cruise
19–63
Passengers
—
New price
Highlights
- Up to nine auxiliary belly fuel tanks
- About 6,200 nm range with eight passengers
- 113 delivered from 1998
Performance
- Range
- 6,200 nm
- Max cruise
- 470 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.82
- Max altitude
- 41,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 5,640 ft
- Landing distance
- Not published
- MTOW
- 171,000 lb
- Engines
- 2 × CFM International CFM56-7
- Thrust per engine
- 26,400 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 758 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Boeing 737NG glass cockpit with six Honeywell flat-panel displays and Rockwell Collins HGS-4000 head-up display
Cabin
- Passengers
- 19 / 63
- Cabin length
- 79.2 ft
- Cabin width
- 11.6 ft
- Cabin height
- 7.1 ft
- Cabin volume
- Not published
- Baggage
- Not published
- Min. crew
- 2
Economics
- New price
- —
- Variable cost / hr
- $9,000
- Fixed cost / yr
- $2,800,000
- First delivery
- 1998
- Units built
- 113
- 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
- 110.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 117.4 ft
- Height
- 41 ft
- Max fuel
- 71,650 lb
Programme milestones
- 1996Announced · BBJ launched en.wikipedia.org
- 1998-08-11Milestone · First BBJ rolled out en.wikipedia.org
- 1998-09-04First flight en.wikipedia.org
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
—
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% ≈ $0M
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