See inside the first private-jet version of the Boeing 737 Max. The extravagant plane is worth over $100 million and has a bar, two bedrooms, and huge showers.

04.08.2024 13:18

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This Boeing Business Jets Max 8 had two large bedrooms and two showers, plus a bar made from Italian marble.

A Boeing BBJ 737 Max in a gold and black livery on display at EBACE 2024 in Geneva. — A BBJ Max 8 displayed at EBACE 2024.
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The first Boeing 737 Max to be converted to a business jet was on display at EBACE.
Boeing Business Jets appears to sell the model for around $110 million.
This jet had two large bedrooms and two showers, plus a bar made from Italian marble.

The Boeing 737 Max doesn't have the best reputation. After 346 people died in 2018 and 2019, it again made headlines in January after an Alaska Airlines jet lost a door plug in midair.

Yet while it is outsold by the Airbus A320neo, the 737 Max still remains popular with customers. That doesn't just mean commercial operators, though, as it can also be turned into a private jet.

Boeing Business Jets offers the 737 Max for an average price of $110 million, according to Simple Flying.

The first one was delivered in 2018, and this jet was on display at EBACE, Europe's largest business aviation conference, in May.

Having your own airliner comes with a lot more space than a purpose-built business jet. The $75 million Dassault Falcon 10X might have a bedroom and a shower, but this 737 Max has two of each plus a huge cabin.

Boeing has a business jets division that caters to wealthy clients who want an airliner to call their own.

Boeing Business Jet model planes on display at EBACE 2024 in Geneva. — The BBJ display at EBACE.
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At EBACE, a business aviation conference in Geneva, Boeing displayed the first 737 Max 8 to be turned into a private jet.

Side view of a Boeing BBJ 737 Max in a gold and black livery on display at EBACE 2024 in Geneva. — The BBJ 737 Max 8 on the tarmac during EBACE.
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The flight deck is just about the only thing that looks the same as an airline's 737 Max.

The cockpit on a Boeing BBJ 737 Max — The plane's cockpit.
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The BBJ Max 8 can also fly further than a normal Max 8. Its range is 7,500 miles, as opposed to 4,082 miles. This is due to Boeing being able to install additional fuel tanks in the private version of the plane.

Turning right from the entrance, a narrow corridor leads toward the cabin.