Boeing Business Jet
Boeing are well known around the world for their position in the commercial jet market, but making jets for average consumer flights isn't the only thing Boeing does.
Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 3 in flight ©
The Boeing Company
Boeing have a line of business jets that are equally well
regarded. A 50-50 partnership between Boeing and General Electric ensures
that these planes are the finest modern technology can produce.
Many of the older Boeing Business Jet models are converted 737 and 747
series airliners. Though older, with good refurbishing they offer an
outstanding value for those looking for a larger jet. They seat between
25-50 passengers and those travelers are offered the best in business jet
travel comfort and amenities.
While images of cramped bathrooms are natural to anyone who has flown in a
commercial jet, that's certainly not the case with Boeing business jets.
Many have been converted to offer elegant washrooms complete with showers.
Sleeping quarters on a commercial jet typically consists of a tiny pillow
stuffed behind your head and a thin, nylon blanket. Not so in one of these
babies. They offer master bedrooms, special bunks and much more for the
weary traveler making a long distance journey.
Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) interior ©
The Boeing Company
More modern models offer even more spacious and luxurious accommodations.
Not for nothing did the two founders of Google opt for a converted 767-200
to provide for their country-hopping travel needs. Even 777 models have been
pressed into service in the business jet arena.
They often are designed to seat many fewer than the maximum possible. Few
business travelers need to transport 365 passengers, the capacity of the
777. But that extra space is used for producing comfortable moving space, an
office area, beds and other items that making long distance traveling a joy
in these planes.
Some are even planned to be based on the 747-Intercontinental, a
modification of the venerated Boeing design commonplace in commercial air
travel for decades. In commercial use, these planes can hold up to 467
passengers and travel up to 8,000 nautical miles (14,816 km). With the cabin
re-worked for business jet use, you can imagine how much space there is for
a traveling office.
But whether based on older, proven designs or sporting the latest
innovations these business jets are all from Boeing. That means they provide
the finest engineering, style and comfort possible. And 'possible', here,
means 'excellent'. Boeing wouldn't have it any other way.