Boeing Business Jet

Boeing Business Jet
Artist's impression of the entire BBJ family
Role	Business jet
Manufacturer	Boeing Commercial Airplanes
First flight	September 4, 1998
Introduction	1999
Produced	1998–present
Number built	217 (as of 31 October 2016) (including BBJ1, BBJ2, BBJ3, 747BBJ, 757BBJ, 767BBJ, 777BBJ & 787BBJ)
Unit cost	US$80 million for 737 BBJ variants (2012)

The Boeing Business Jet series are variants of Boeing jet airliners for the corporate jet market. The Boeing Business Jet is a 50/50 partnership between Boeing Commercial Airplanes and GE Aviation.

The BBJ designation denotes the business jets based upon the 737 series airliners. These aircraft usually seat between 25 and 50 passengers within a luxurious configuration. This may include a master bedroom, a washroom with showers, a conference/dining area, and a living area. Boeing Business Jets also has corporate jet configurations based on the Boeing 777, Boeing 787 and the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, which are known as 777 VIP, 787 VIP, and 747-8 VIP, respectively.

The Boeing BBJ is primarily a 737 commercial airframe with modifications to provide for private jet service. The BBJ1 is based on a 737-700 airframe, with elements from the 737-800. The BBJ2 and BBJ3 are based on the 737-800 and 737-900ER series, respectively.

All 11 models include changes to the airframe regardless of the BBJ series. Fokker Services are developing 1.5–meter wide windows for the BBJ in 2016.

Changes from the normal 737 include:

After the launch of the BBJ, Airbus followed suit with the launch of the Airbus ACJ derived from its A319 commercial airframe. It has also launched the larger A320 and the smaller A318 Elite. Other competitors at the smaller end of the market include the Embraer Lineage, the Bombardier Global Express, the Gulfstream G550 and the Gulfstream G650. A BBJ may cost around US$10/mile to operate, whereas the G650 and similar may cost $5–6.