The classic short-to-medium range jetliner, the Boeing 737 has been in production since the 1960’s, and has sold well over 8,000 examples of every generation to pretty much every airline in the world, and with plans to continue the range well into the future with the 737MAX.
Seen awaiting departure at Oslo with a flight to Gdansk is Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-8JP(WL) LN-NGN.
This aircraft was delivered to the airline in December 2013 under serial number 39025 and displays the face of Georg Sverdrup; a Norwegian-American theologian of the 18th and 19th centuries.
On the approach to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport with Flight 713 from Luxembourg is Luxair Boeing 737-7C9(WL) LX-LGS, delivered to the airline in January 2005 under serial number 33956.
Lifting off from East Midlands Airport with Flight 601 to Palma de Mallorca is Primera Air Scandinavia Boeing 737-8Q8(WL) OY-PSA.
This aircraft was delivered to Primera under registration TF-TXD in May 2007, and has worked continuously with the airline minus a brief period leased to Jet2 between April and October 2016.
Climbing aboard Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS(WL) EI-EBG, working Flight 4754 to Bristol. This aircraft was delivered in February 2009 under serial number 37525.
Originally delivered to Thomsonfly in April 2007 under serial number 35131, Thomson Airways Boeing 737-8K5(WL) G-FDZB arrives into Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport with Flight 6554 from Cardiff.
Seen departing East Midlands Airport with Flight 661 to Larnica in Cyprus is Jet2 Boeing 737-8K2(WL) G-JZHF.
Arriving at Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport with the heavily delayed Flight 8166 from London Stansted (Scheduled: 10:50 local time, Actual: 12:36 local time) is Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS(WL) EI-DWH. This aircraft was delivered to the airline in October 2007 under serial number 33637.
Climbing out of East Midlands with Flight 3152 to Tenerife’s Reina Sofia airport is Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS(WL) EI-EVH.
Taking the day off at Bristol Airport, Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS(WL) EI-DPG is at the stand, having arrived earlier in the morning with Flight 8245 from Palma de Mallorca, and would depart later that evening with Flight 8296 to Alicante. This aircraft was delivered in January 2007 under serial number 33607.
Climbing away from East Midlands Airport with a flight to Kos is Thomson Airways Boeing 737-8K5(WL) G-TAWJ.
Working a delayed Flight 215 from Eindhoven is Transavia Boeing 737-8K2(WL) PH-HZW, sweeping in against a sunset background into Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport. This aircraft has lived a somewhat eventful life with its original airline Transavia, being delivered in May 2002 under serial number 29345. The aircraft in its time has been leased between Air Paradise International of Indonesia twice, and Spicejet of India once.