Seats in Boeing 737,500 UTair. The airliner's interior and the best seats

The Boeing 737-500 is a two-meter shortened version of the Boeing 737-300 and is part of the 737 Classic family. This modification is intended for short and medium-sized air routes, and compared to the basic version of the series, it has an increased flight range.

The passenger capacity of the Boeing 737-500 corresponds to the Boeing 737-200, and with an economical seat arrangement is 132 passenger seats. With its high fuel efficiency, the Boeing 737-500 is optimally suited for short and medium-haul airlines with low passenger traffic.

Boeing 737-500 photo

Officially, the development of the Boeing 737-500 airliner began in May 1987, when it became clear that the Boeing 737-200 aircraft did not meet the new requirements for noise levels and fuel consumption.

The new aircraft was equipped with economical CFM International CFM56-3B1 turbofan engines with a thrust of 82.3 kN. Subsequently, some models of the 737-500 airliner were equipped with CFM56-3C-1c engines with a thrust of 89.0 kN. These engines, due to their design, had a noise level much lower than required by ICAO standards. This made it possible to increase comfort inside the aircraft, as well as reduce the harmful impact on the external environment.

The cockpit is unified with all aircraft of the 737 Classic series, which allowed airlines to save costs on retraining pilots. The aircraft's avionics consists of the Honeywell digital EFIS complex. Flight status data is displayed on four LCD displays and backed up by electromechanical devices. The aircraft is also equipped with a GPS satellite navigation system.

The first flight of the Boeing 737-500 took place on June 30, 1989. The American FFA certificate of readiness to fly was received on February 12, 1990. The first delivery of the production aircraft took place on February 28 of the same year to the American budget airline Southwest Airlines.

Boeing 737-500 interior photo

Construction of Boeing 737-500 aircraft continued until 1999. After which it was replaced by a new Boeing 737-600 airliner. The last Boeing 737-500 was delivered to the Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways on July 26, 1999. Over the entire period of serial production, 389 Boeing 737-500 aircraft were delivered to the airline. Today, due to its low noise level and low operating costs, this airliner continues to be in demand among many air carriers.

The best seats in the Boeing 737-500 aircraft cabin - Utair

Boeing 737-500 interior diagram

Technical characteristics of the Boeing 737-500 aircraft :

• Boeing 737-500 first flight: June 30, 1989
• Years of production: from 1989 to 1999
• Length: 31.01 m.
• Height: 11.13 m.
• Wingspan: 28.88 m.
• Fuselage width: 3.76 m.
• Empty weight: 31310 kg.
• Wing area: 105.40 sq.m.
• Cruising speed: 813 km/h.
• Maximum speed: 912 km/h.
• Ceiling: 11300 m.
• Flight range: 5200 km.
• Engines: 2 x turbofan CFM International CFM56-3B1
• Takeoff length: 1860 m.
• Run length: 1360 m.
• Crew: 2 people
• Number of passenger seats: 132 seats in economy class

Boeing 737-500 video

So I have lived to the point where it is already possible to evaluate the progress taking place in airlines. My very first review, written 2 years ago, described a flight UTair airlines from Moscow to Krasnoyarsk (). And so, in February 2013, again the Moscow-Krasnoyarsk flight and again the UTair airline. But now the line no longer uses a used Boeing 737-500, but a completely new Boeing 737-800, received directly from the stocks of the Seattle plant a year ago. What is especially interesting is that the plane is equipped with a new interior passenger compartment called "Sky Interior". To the credit of UTair Russian airline became one of the first carriers to receive an aircraft with this configuration.

Now let's talk about everything in order. UTair flights to Krasnoyarsk are operated from Moscow Terminal A. The airport terminal is described in detail in my. I won't repeat myself. Let me just say that UTair flights to Krasnoyarsk depart at night, from Moscow at 20:55, arrival in Krasnoyarsk at 06:00. Previously, by the way, the company had 2 flights a day. There is only one left since last year, but now on the new Boeing 737-800.

Departures area for domestic flights at Terminal A of Vnukovo Airport:

Boarding the plane using the jet bridge.

There are 8 business class seats in the nose of the aircraft. Armchairs with a claim to luxury, upholstered in golden leather.

Next is premium economy class (with increased seat pitch) and regular economy class. All chairs are leather, burgundy color.

It is not very clear why the carrier chose exactly this color for the seats in its new aircraft (golden and burgundy). I never considered these colors to be UTair's signature colors.

When boarding, each seat already has a blanket for the passenger. Nice little thing. More than once there have been situations in life when there were not enough blankets for all the passengers.

In general, it is very pleasant to be in the salon. The colors are fresh and it still smells new.

The toilet is also spotless.

Individual fans and lamps are unusual. Made in some kind of “nanostyle”.

The most noticeable part of the new interior is the luggage racks recessed into the ceiling, in contrast to the forward-protruding shelves of the previous interior. This design solution clearly shows style.

Visually, the luggage racks look less spacious than before. But when opened, they turned out to be very spacious. Therefore, I cannot say for sure whether the volume of shelves in the new interior has decreased or not.

The lighting system in the new Boeing interior is nicely designed. In different modes, the backlight can be white (bright light), pink (dimmed light) or blue (night mode). The light goes out smoothly, with a slow attenuation, like in a cinema hall.

UTair airline has a no-frills format for serving passengers, standard for most Russian carriers:

Flight magazine + newspaper, as well as food and refreshments.

The meal includes several hot options: chicken or fish with rice, as well as sausages with pasta.

On the way back (from Krasnoyarsk to Moscow) the food is approximately the same:

After 4 hours landing in Krasnoyarsk.

In the baggage claim hall in Emelyanovo:

Return flight in 2 weeks. Departure from Krasnoyarsk at 07:25, arrival in Vnukovo at 08:30.

Check-in for a flight at Krasnoyarsk airport:

Flight over the endless swamps of Western Siberia.

And after 5 hours the morning arrival to Vnukovo. We are driving past passenger terminal A.

Exit through the telebridge.

In the center of the corridor there is a passage to the transfer hall. For passengers traveling further with a transfer to Vnukovo, turn left. For the rest - straight away.

Baggage claim area at Vnukovo airport.

The airport terminal building (Terminal A) and multi-level parking from the station area.

Once upon a time, one of us collected stamps, badges, candy wrappers hidden behind packaging of chewing gum. rubber bands, exchanged identical “exhibits” from the collection for something new, in the end almost everyone had their own collection, and some continue to collect something to this day =)))

On July 2, at Vnukovo airport, the lenses of spotters took aim at various types of aircraft, and each of the participants added to my collection of photo cards with steel birds!Most often, airplanes from the manufacturer Boeing, model 737, flew in front of aerial photographers!
Today we will present to your attentionMost Popularnarrow-bodied in the world jet planes - Boeing 737 aircraft from the UTair airline collection caught in the lens of my camera!!! Perhaps you have already flown some of them, and some are yet to fly!!!

01. At the end of 2007, the first Boeing 737 Classic appeared in the airline’s fleet.

UTair | Boeing 737-524 | VP-BVL | 1998 | Delivery date: 12/15/2007

All Boeing 737 aircraft are divided into 3 families: 737 Original (models -100/-200), 737 Classic (models -300/-400/-500) and 737 Next Generation (models -600/-700/-800/-900). UTair airline operates 39 aircraft of the Classic family and 9 aircraft of the Next Generation (NG) family.

02. After the first new product in the fleet, replenishment arrived a little more than six months later, and in August 2008 the aircraft fleet Three more overseas vehicles arrived. One of the three was just hiding behind the lighting mast.

UTair | Boeing 737-524 | VP-BYK | 1998 | Delivery date: 08/02/2008

In total, at the end of 2008, 7 Boeings in UTair livery roamed the skies.

All 737-500 aircraft in the airline's fleet have a two-class layout: 4 seats in business class and 110 seats in economy class.

03. One of the Boeings that are actively changing their coloring has registered in one of largest airlines Russia in 2009. During this time, he managed to fly in the liveries of UTair, the United Nations, and most recently, as part of supporting Ekaterinburg’s application for the right to host the World Universal Exhibition “EXPO 2020” at fuselage The company logo "Ekaterinburg World Expo 2020" was applied to the snow-white liner. Catch the plane at the airports of the UTair route network.

UTair | Boeing 737-524 | VP-BAE | 1994 | Delivery date: 03/01/2009

04. In 2009, the fleet was replenished with 10 American aircraft.

UTair | Boeing 737-524 | VP-BXO | 1993 | Delivery date: 08/22/2009

05. In 2010, the airline expanded its Classic family model range, adding 6 Boeing 737-400 aircraft to its fleet. A distinctive feature of the 737-400 model from the 737-500 is the fuselage extended by 5.44 meters, on each side there are two emergency exits to the wing and a pair of windows missing.

UTair | Boeing 737-46M | VQ-BHZ | 1996 | Delivery date: 09/02/2010

06. If you pay attention, you will notice that the plane has beveled wingtips “winglets”. Their use provides a number of advantages for the airline: reduction in operating costs due toreducing fuel consumption by 3.5 - 4.0%; reduction in engine maintenance costs; increaseflight range; increase in carrying capacity; improvement of take-off characteristics and flight altitude indicatorsobstacles; increasing the optimal cruising altitude; reduction of noise level during takeoff;reduction of harmful emissions due to lower thrust in cruising mode. Efficiency in each case depends on the type of aircraft, the nature of the load, the route and many other factors.

UTair | Boeing 737-524 | VQ-BJN | 1997 | Delivery date: 05/07/2011

07. At the end of May 2011, the first medium-haul Boeing 737-800 aircraft arrived from the assembly line from Seattle from the Next Generation family with Sky Interior trim. UTair airline became the first operator of Boeing aircraft of this modification in Russia and Eastern Europe.

UTair | Boeing 737-8GU | VQ-BQQ | 2011 | Delivery date: 05/28/2011

08. UTair operates more than 100 flights a day from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, so you can roughly calculate how many passengers fly on the airline's planes to cities in Russia, near and far abroad.

UTair | Boeing 737-524 | VQ-BJL | 1998 | Delivery date: 06/30/2011

09. Aircraft of the NG family have a three-class layout - business class (6 seats), economy comfort (36 seats) and economy class (117 seats).

UTair | Boeing 737-8AS | VQ-BJG | 2002 | Delivery date: 07/28/2011

10. An agreement on strategic cooperation was signed between UTair and TRANSAERO airlines. Development project transfer passenger transportation VKO Connect implies an opportunity for TRANSAERO and UTair passengersmake transit flights through Vnukovo using “through” tariffs. It is assumed that the appliedservice technology transfer passengers allows you to reduce transfer time between domestic and international flights.

UTair | Boeing 737-8AS | VQ-BJF | 2002 | Delivery date: 08/01/2011

11. Among the distinctive characteristics of the NG family of airliners with the Sky Interior package is innovative lighting system, as well as solutions that create a feeling of open space for passengers,original design of luggage racks with increased capacity, high levelsound insulation and a number of other technical improvements. Sky Interior is one of the options from the “dream airliner” Boeing 787, available to air passengers today.

UTair | Boeing 737-8GU | VQ-BQR | 2011 | Delivery date: 08/16/2011

12. In total, in 2011, the Boeing plant delivered 4 new aircraft of the NG family with Sky Interior.

UTair | Boeing 737-8GU | VQ-BQS | 2011 | Delivery date: 08/16/2011

13. The Boeing 737 NG flight deck features large LCD displays and an on-board control system flight with the most advanced software.

UTair | Boeing 737-8AS | VQ-BJJ | 2002 | Delivery date: 10/06/2011

14. In total, in 2011, UTair’s fleet was replenished with 18 Boeing 737s.

UTair | Boeing 737-524 | VQ-BJU | 1997 | Delivery date: 12/15/2011

15. Airplanes not only fly, but also undergo periodic technical maintenance after certain flight hours. service. Flight safety comes first =)))

UTair | Boeing 737-524 | VQ-BJO | 1997 | Delivery date: 12/23/2011

16. UTG aviation services provides ramp services for UTair aircraft at Vnukovo Airport.

The Boeing 747-500 aircraft belongs to the category of narrow-body aircraft designed for short and medium distance flights. The production of airliners was established from 1984 to 2000. The main feature of the Boeing 747 Nordavia is the small number of passenger seats (up to 135), which guarantees a high level of comfort.

In Russia, this airliner model is in demand due to the following advantages::

• Reliability.
• Minimum operating costs.
• Comfort for passengers.

As noted, production of the “500” version was completed in 2000, after which production of the 600th model began.

Main characteristics of the Boeing 747-500 Nordavia airlines:

• Flight range - 4300 km.
• Cruising speed - 800 km/h.
• The number of passengers is from 132 to 135.

The best seats on Boeing 737-500 aircraft

Before booking a ticket, you should study the seat map of the Boeing 737-500 Nordavia, which makes it easy to reschedule your flight.

Let's highlight the best places:

• 1st and 2nd row- Business Class. They compare favorably with other seats with an increased level of comfort, more legroom, and location in the bow. It is worth noting that some Boeing 737-500 aircraft do not have business class seats.
• 5 row- standard economy class seats. In front of the passenger there will be a partition that looms before their eyes throughout the flight. The advantage is that there are no passengers in front.
• 11 row. These are far from the best seats on a Boeing 737-500 Nordavia. Their peculiarity is the impossibility of reclining the backrest, which creates serious inconvenience in the event of a long flight.
• 12 row. The main difference between the seats in this row is their proximity to emergency exits and compactness. Here the number of seats is smaller and is only four (two on each side). This option is convenient if the flight is carried out by a husband and wife, boyfriend and girlfriend. It is also worth highlighting a drawback here - in these seats in the cabin of the Boeing 737-500 Nordavia, the backrests do not recline.
• 14 row. Here are the best economy class seats (A and F). The advantage is that there are no seats at the edges, which allows you to sit comfortably and stretch your legs.
• Row 22 (C and D). These are not the best places, because during a long flight you can personally feel the discomfort of being near the toilet. The draining of the tank and long queues will constantly distract you from relaxation.
• 23 row. As in the previous case, the main problem is proximity to the toilet. In addition, due to the presence of a wall behind the back, it will not be possible to recline the seat back. The entire flight is annoying with doors slamming and water pouring out. If there is such an opportunity, it is better to study the layout of the Boeing 737-500 of Nordavia Airlines in advance, choose the optimal seat and place an order.

The remaining places that are not included in the description are standard and do not differ in anything special.

Popular destinations of Nordavia airlines

The Boeing 737-500 aircraft model, which is the youngest in the classic series of this series, is an aircraft for medium and short-haul airlines. This model was mass-produced from 1990 to 1999, and the company’s specialists have been working on its development since 1983. In general, the Boeing 737-500 is a shorter version of the 737-300, but its flight range is increased.

At the time of the appearance of this model, its main competitor was the Fokker-100 aircraft, which had 115 seats. Some American companies gave preference to the brainchild of Fokker, so Boeing management decided to implement a project to create the 737-500 model, which would have 132 passenger seats, that is, 15% more than previously proposed models. The number of seats was subsequently changed and today ranges from 107 to 117.

Already in May 1987, the company received 73 orders. The improved cabin of the Boeing 737-500 was different increased comfort, and the CFM56 series engines ensure low noise levels.

Currently specifications The Boeing 737-500 makes this aircraft the most optimal solution for airlines with low but regular passenger traffic. It uses digital EFIS avionics systems produced by the American company Honeywell. The carrier can also install a GPS satellite navigation system.

Currently, about four hundred Boeings of this model, which can fly at speeds of up to 910 kilometers per hour over distances of up to 5,550 kilometers, are in operation in the world fleet.

The layout of the Boeing 737-500 cabin, the capacity and location of seats in it depend on the wishes of the airline companies. So, if the entire cabin belongs to the “economy” class category, then the number of seats in the Boeing 737-500 is 119, including two seats for the crew. The smallest number of passenger seats is in the cabin layout, where 50 seats are allocated and 57 are allocated (107 seats in total). Relatively best places on a Boeing 737-500, then it all depends on the wishes and preferences of the passenger. Of course, business class seats are unbeatable, although those who purchased tickets for seats A, C, D and F will have to look at the wall during the flight. But the reclining backrest and the ability to stretch your legs by stretching them forward more than compensate for this. By the way, this drawback is also present in the 5th row of economy class. If the flight is long, then the ability to stretch your legs forward and tilt the backrest is a huge “plus”. There are two such seats in the 114-seat cabin - row 14, seats F, A. For those flying as a couple, it is better to purchase tickets for seats in row 12. The fact is that this is where the Boeing 737-500 is located emergency exits, so a couple of outer seats are missing. But keep in mind that the backrests here, unfortunately, do not recline. The seats in the 11th row have similar drawbacks.

There is no doubt about the worst seats in the Boeing 737-500 cabin. These include the outer seats of the penultimate, 22nd row, as well as the entire 23rd row. The fact is that behind them there are toilets. Not only will you be forced to watch passengers endlessly scurrying back and forth throughout the flight, but you will also have to listen to the sounds of slamming doors and flushing tanks.

So that your trip goes without any unpleasant surprises. Make sure to book your flight tickets in advance. In addition, take the time to familiarize yourself with the seat map of the specific aircraft you are planning to use.