Southwest Receives 5,000th Boeing 737

The world's largest Boeing 737 operator -- Southwest Airlines -- took delivery of the 5,000th plane built earlier this week, bringing the airline's fleet to 447 planes. Southwest has launched three 737 models, the -300, -500 and the -700. The value of Boeing's current 737 Next Generation backlog is...

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