In December 1997 the first Boeing 737-700 was delivered to Southwest. It was the first Next Generation Boeing 737.
It seats 145 (maximum 149) passengers and has a maximum range of 3,365 nautical miles or 6,225 km.
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By may 2005 some 645 boeing 737-700 had been build of which 643 were still in service and some 335 more were on order.
By the end of 2006 Boeing had recieved 1265 orders for a 737-700.
In 2007 an Extended Range version of the 737-700 will be available as well as the 737-900ER.
Airbus equivalents of the Boeing 737-700 are the A319 and the A320.
Other models of the Boeing 737 Next Generation are the 737-600, 737-800 and the 737-900.
Earlier Boeing 737 models include the 737-300, 737-500 and 737-400.
The Basic design of the 737-100 and 737-200 dates back to the 19 sixities.
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