#phbcl

I was fortunate to happen to be in Seattle on a research trip at the Boeing Historical Archives in December 2019 when PH-BCL, a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800, departed Boeing Field for Amsterdam- this is the last civilian 737NG built. ⠀⁣ ⁣ Everything after this is a 737MAX on the production line aside from the P-8 Poseidon program and the E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C birds. As long as there is military demand, military 737NG variants will still be built. ⠀⁣ ⁣ There were some China Eastern 737-800s still to be delivered when I took this photo, but they were built before PH-BCL on the Renton line. ⠀⁣ ⁣ PH-BCL caps off a 22-year production run for the 737 Next Generation program which started with the maiden flight of the 737-700 prototype on 9 February 1997. That prototype still flies today for Southwest Airlines as N707SA.⁣ ⁣ #avgeek #aviation #airlines #aircraft #planeporn #KBFI #BFI #Seattle #BoeingField #Washington #airport #planespotting #instaplane ⠀⁣ ⁣ #Boeing #737 #KLM #RoyalDutchAirlines #PHBCL⁣ ⁣ #instagramaviation #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography  #flight ⠀⁣ ⁣ #AvGeeksAero #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeekNation (at King County International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKFVD5aB2Sh/?igshid=eczropecynt7

I was fortunate to happen to be in Seattle on a research trip at the Boeing Historical Archives when PH-BCL, a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800, departed Boeing Field for Amsterdam- this is the last civilian 737NG built. ⠀ ⠀ Everything after this is a 737MAX on the production line aside from the P-8 Poseidon program and the E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C birds. As long as there is military demand, military 737NG variants will still be built. ⠀ ⠀ There are some China Eastern 737-800s still to be delivered as I understand it, but they were built before PH-BCL on the Renton line. ⠀ ⠀ PH-BCL caps off a 22-year production run for the 737 Next Generation program which started with the maiden flight of the 737-700 prototype on 9 February 1997. That prototype still flies today for Southwest Airlines as N707SA. ⠀ ⠀ As of 4Q2019, this is the breakdown of 737NG production: ⠀ ⠀ 737-600: 69⠀ 737-700: 1128⠀ 737-700C (C-40 Clipper): 22⠀ E-7 Wedgetail: 17⠀ 737-800: 4991⠀ P-8 Poseidon: 157⠀ 737-900: 52⠀ 737-900ER: 505⠀ BBJ: 121⠀ BBJ2: 23⠀ BBJ3: 12⠀ ⠀ Total: 7097⠀ ⠀ #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KBFI #BFI #Seattle #BoeingField #Washington #airport #planespotting #instaplane #Boeing #737 #KLM #PHBCL #instagramaviation #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight #AvGeeksAero #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeekNation (at Boeing Field) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6exWIABZ6w/?igshid=1adyu5ol1m5z9