Boeing is making it easier to turn its smallest airliner into an enormous private jet — see how

Taylor RainsJan 13, 2024, 21:35 IST

Boeing has introduced 144 cabin combination options for its BBJ 737 MAX 7.Boeing

Boeing Business Jets announced a catalog of 144 pre-designed cabins for its BBJ MAX 7.
Three color schemes are available, allowing the VIP customers to mix and match the look and layout.

Boeing Business Jets is the American manufacturer's line of private aircraft, ranging in size from the narrowbody BBJ 737 to the mammoth quad-engine BBJ 747.

These airliner-sized private jets are flying hotel rooms complete with bedrooms, showers, theaters, couches, dining rooms, and flatscreen televisions. The VIP customers who buy a multi-million BBJ also spend a significant amount of money to customize the interior.

But Boeing wants to make this process easier and cheaper for its smallest private jet variant, the BBJ MAX 7. At a recent business aviation convention in Las Vegas, the company announced a new program that lets buyers build the entire cabin from a catalog of 144 pre-designed interior options.

Take a look at some of the BBJ MAX 7's "Select" designs.

Since its founding in 1996, Boeing’s private arm has sold over 260 business jets to people like John Travolta and the Dutch royal family.

Dutch Royal Family's BBJ 737.Patrick van Katwijk/Getty

The latest variant, the BBJ MAX 7, is a derivative of its soon-to-be-certified commercial sister.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700.AaronP:Bauer Griffin/GC Images/Getty

With a list price of about $100 million, the new MAX is the cheapest Boeing business plane.

Boeing's rendering of a BBJ 737-7 MAX private jet.Boeing

However, the airplane’s new cabin customization option is expected to cheapen the cost further and speed up the delivery of future BBJs.

BBJ Select Earthbound.Boeing

Boeing’s time-saving BBJ Select program detours from the tailor-made interiors typically installed on its VIP business planes.

Jet Edge International's BBJ 737, which President Joe Biden rode in 2021.Jet Edge International

The bespoke one-of-a-kind cabins could take years to plan and build.

Charter operator Silver Air's BBJ 737, which Tony Robbins owns.Silver Air

In partnership with completion centers Aloft AeroArchitects and Greenpoint Technologies, BBJ MAX 7 customers will only sign one contract with Boeing for the cabin.

BBJ Select Earthbound.Boeing

Owners can then choose how they’d like each zone to look based on existing designs across three themes: Serene, Midnight, and Earthbound.

BBJ Select Midnight.Boeing

A total of 144 “unique modular combinations” are possible.

BBJ Select Serene.Boeing

The front crew rest area and the aft shower and bedroom will remain set across the fleet, however.

BBJ Select Midnight.Boeing

These combination options are intended to serve all purposes, including “personal, business, and head-of-state airplane requirements.”

BBJ Select Earthbound.Boeing

While it may not be specifically customized to each client’s exact taste, the designs are definitely luxe.

BBJ Select Serene.Boeing

The BBJ Select program is similar to what Airbus offers for its ACJ Two Twenty, the business jet version of its commercial A220.

ACJ TwoTwenty main lounge.Adrien Daste/Airbus

The European planemaker has three "signature ambiances" for its smallest ACJ, including Timeless, Avant-Garde, and Quintessence.

ACJ Two Twenty Avant-garde dining room.Airbus

Similar to Boeing, Airbus has hundreds of pre-designed cabin combinations available for ACJ Two Twenty customers to select from.

ACJ TwoTwenty Timeless lounge.Airbus

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Since its founding in 1996, Boeing’s private arm has sold over 260 business jets to people like John Travolta and the Dutch royal family.

The latest variant, the BBJ MAX 7, is a derivative of its soon-to-be-certified commercial sister.

With a list price of about $100 million, the new MAX is the cheapest Boeing business plane.

However, the airplane’s new cabin customization option is expected to cheapen the cost further and speed up the delivery of future BBJs.

Boeing’s time-saving BBJ Select program detours from the tailor-made interiors typically installed on its VIP business planes.

The bespoke one-of-a-kind cabins could take years to plan and build.

In partnership with completion centers Aloft AeroArchitects and Greenpoint Technologies, BBJ MAX 7 customers will only sign one contract with Boeing for the cabin.

Owners can then choose how they’d like each zone to look based on existing designs across three themes: Serene, Midnight, and Earthbound.

A total of 144 “unique modular combinations” are possible.

The front crew rest area and the aft shower and bedroom will remain set across the fleet, however.

These combination options are intended to serve all purposes, including “personal, business, and head-of-state airplane requirements.”

While it may not be specifically customized to each client’s exact taste, the designs are definitely luxe.

The BBJ Select program is similar to what Airbus offers for its ACJ Two Twenty, the business jet version of its commercial A220.

The European planemaker has three "signature ambiances" for its smallest ACJ, including Timeless, Avant-Garde, and Quintessence.

Similar to Boeing, Airbus has hundreds of pre-designed cabin combinations available for ACJ Two Twenty customers to select from.

Boeing is making it easier to turn its smallest airliner into an enormous private jet — see how