List of Boeing 737 operators

The following is a list of Boeing 737 operators, excluding former operators.

Southwest Airlines is the largest Boeing 737 operator

Civil operators by country

The table shows only civil operators with more than 50 Boeing 737:

Airline Country Original Classic Next Generation MAX Total in service
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 MAX 7 MAX 8 MAX 8-200 MAX 9 MAX 10
Qantas Australia 75 75[1]
Virgin Australia Australia 9 79 8 96[2]
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brazil 12 66 59 137[3]
WestJet Canada 36 55 55 146[4]
Air China China 17 87 31 135[5]
China Eastern Airlines China 37 102 3 142[6]
China Southern Airlines China 18 85 28 131[7]
China United Airlines China 5 55 60[8]
Hainan Airlines China 135 14 149[9]
Shandong Airlines China 3 123 12 138[8]
Shanghai Airlines China 4 57 17 78[8]
Shenzhen Airlines China 71 13 84[8]
XiamenAir China 5 115 22 142[8]
Transavia France France 68 68[10]
Air India Express India 26 42 68[11]
Lion Air Indonesia 23 59 4 86[8]
Ryanair[a] Ireland 409 206 615[12]
Malaysia Airlines Malaysia 40 14 54[13]
Aeroméxico Mexico 34 45 29 108[14]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Norway 61 34 95[15]
Copa Airlines Panama 9 69 15 32 125[16]
AJet Turkey 44 25 69[17]
SunExpress Turkey 55 15 70[18]
Turkish Airlines Turkey 69 15 27 5 116[19]
flydubai United Arab Emirates 26 67 3 96[20]
Jet2.com United Kingdom 7 93 100[21]
Tui Airways United Kingdom 32 23 55[22]
Alaska Airlines United States 11 59 79 14 80 243[23]
American Airlines United States 303 89 392[24]
Delta Air Lines United States 77 163 240[25]
Southwest Airlines United States 305 198 300 803[26]
Sun Country Airlines United States 58 5 63[27]
United Airlines United States 40 141 148 123 120 572[28]

Military operators

Many countries operate the 737 passenger, BBJ and cargo variants in government or military applications. Users with 737s include:

Country Units Operator
Argentina
2
Argentinian Air Force has one 737-500 and one 737-700NG.[29]
Australia
22
Royal Australian Air Force uses two 737-8 BBJ VIP transports, six 737 AEW&C Wedgetails, and 14 P-8A Poseidons.[30][31][32]
Chile
2
Chilean Air Force has one 737-300, and one 737-500.[33]
China
13
People's Liberation Army Air Force has eight 737-300, two 737-700 and five 737-800.
Colombia
1
Colombian Aerospace Force has one 737- 700.
India
18
Indian Air Force operates three 737-200, and three 737-700 BBJ aircraft and Indian Navy operates 12 P-8I.
Indonesia
11
Indonesian Air Force operates three 737-2X9 Surveiller MPA, one 737-200Adv, three 737-400, one 737-500, two 737-800NG and one 737-800 (BBJ) aircraft.[34][33][35][36][37]
Kazakhstan
1
Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan operates a single 737-700 BBJ.
Mexico
2
Mexican Air Force has one 737-200Adv, and one 737-300F.[33]
Niger
1
Niger Air Force has one 737-700.[38]
Norway
3
Royal Norwegian Air Force has three 737-800.
Peru
4
Peruvian Air Force has three 737-200 and one 737-500 aircraft.[33]
Poland
3
Polish Air Force has one 737-800 and two 737 BBJ2s.[39]
Saudi Arabia
3
Royal Saudi Air Force has two 737-700 BBJ, and one 737-800 aircraft.[33]
South Africa
1
South African Air Force have one 737-700WL BBJ.[40]
South Korea
5
Republic of Korea Air Force uses four 737 AEW&C Peaceeye and one 737-300 jet.[33]
Taiwan
1
Taiwanese Air Force operates one 737-800, is the Presidential Administrative Aircraft of the Republic of China.[41]
Thailand
4
Royal Thai Air Force for Thai Royal Family. One 737-2Z6 (designated B.L.11 (Thai: บ.ล.๑๑)), two 737-4Z6 (designated B.L.11B (Thai: บ.ล.๑๑ข)), and one 737-8Z6 (designated B.L.11C (Thai: บ.ล.๑๑ค)). The RTAF has also operated the 737-3Z6 under the designation B.L.11A (Thai: บ.ล.๑๑ก).[42]
Turkey
4
Turkish Air Force uses four Boeing 737-700IGW jets.[33]
United Kingdom
9
Royal Air Force uses nine Poseidon MRA1.
United States
27
United States Air Force uses 10 Boeing C-40 Clipper (four C-40B and six C-40C) transports[33], and United States Navy uses 17 C-40As.[43]
Venezuela
1
Venezuelan Air Force operates one 737- 200.
Polish Air Force 737 BBJ2

See also

  1. ↑ Ryanair Holdings incl. Ryanair DAC, Ryanair UK, Malta Air, Buzz and Lauda Europe

References

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