10 Most Commonly Sold Commercial Jets to Airlines

2.Boeing 737

Delivered: 8,725; On firm order: 4243; Total: 12968

Boeing 737 is the oldest design still in production on our list. Its first flight was in 1967. Since then, 8,725 were produced in several variants. The latest, dubbed Boeing 737 Next Generation, was introduced in 1997. It can seat between 110 and 210 passengers. 737-900ER costs $101.9 million, a sharp price hike compared to 1989 737-100, which cost $32 million. Some 500 airlines from more than 190 countries operate 737 variants. Boeing 737 carried more than 12 billion passengers in its history. It is estimated than a quarter of all large commercial jets in the world are 737s.