Air California B737-100

B737-100

The Boeing 737-100 is the original production variant of the Boeing 737, the world's best-selling commercial jetliner family. Entering service with Lufthansa in 1968, the 737-100 was designed as a short-haul, high-frequency twin-engine narrowbody to complement Boeing's larger 707 and 727. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 turbofan engines mounted in flat pods under the wing - a configuration necessitated by the aircraft's low-slung undercarriage - the 737-100 could carry up to 85 passengers over ranges of around 1,150 nautical miles. Its compact size and twin-engine simplicity offered airlines significantly lower operating costs on thin or short routes compared to trijets. United Airlines and Lufthansa were the primary launch customers, though the 737-100 achieved modest sales of just 30 aircraft before being superseded by the stretched -200 variant. Despite its brief production run, the 737-100 launched what would become the most prolific commercial aircraft family ever built, forming the foundation for six decades of continuous development and thousands of deliveries worldwide.

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