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dynamite dean
10th Mar 2008, 02:08
I have a christmas cracker question and would love to know from anyone who can tell me when you see lets say 747- 436 what the heck does the last bit mean i know its a 400 series but why do the rest of the last two number mean i would love to know!
boring question but little things please little minds:)
Mad (Flt) Scientist
10th Mar 2008, 02:40
I believe Boeing identify specific airline variants with the last two digits.
36 is the customer code for British Airways.
Of course, when the aircraft is sold, the customer code does not change.
Brian Abraham
10th Mar 2008, 15:03
38=QANTAS Google Boeing customer codes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boeing_customer_codes
Mutt
dynamite dean
10th Mar 2008, 22:15
well well thanks very much that question has been on my mind ages and now its not!:ok: