First flight

First flight of the Boeing 737-700, start of the Next Generation

Name: First flight of the Boeing 737-700, start of the Next Generation
Start: 1997-02-09

February 9, 1997

The 737-700, the first model of the third generation or Next Generation, flew for the first time on 9 February 1997. The series introduced a redesigned, thinner and larger wing, CFM56-7 engines and a glass cockpit, and replaced the Classic series.