The Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) is a long-range corporate jet development of the “next generation” 737-700.
Boeing Business Jets is a joint venture formed by Boeing and General Electric in July 1996 to develop and market a corporate version of the popular 737 airliner. The BBJ is based on the “next generation” 737-700 airframe; has the strengthened wing, fuselage center section and landing gear of the larger and heavier 737-800; and has a number of auxiliary fuel tanks to extend the range to more than 6,000 nautical miles. It has an advanced two-crew, six LCD screen electronic flight instrument system avionics flight deck that is also found on the other “next generation” 737. Boeing Business Jets equipped the BBJ with winglets.
The BBJ flew for the first time on September 4, 1998, and deliveries started shortly after.
