Qantas 737-800 or 737-838?

Question

Im traveling from brisbane city australia to melbourne city australia it takes 2hours and 20minutes to get to melbourne. I am choosing a morning flight and the flight is: QF611 Qantas.

When i click the word QF611 it pops up a small menu with information.. It says they provide breakfast. And details about Terminal D and so on.

Below the menu it indicates the following:

Meal: Breakfast

Stopover: - (no stop overs)

Total duration: 2h 25m

Aircraft type: Boeing 737-800 - view aircraft/ seat map

It says it is 737-800 plane.

As soon as i click the view aircraft a pop up menu apears with the following:

Boeing 737-838

Seat Map for Configuration:

12 Business; 156 Economy*

So know it indicates its a 737-383

Where it says 12 buxiness 156 economy i click that link and shows map inside the plane and the map indicates its a: 737-800

So what is it? Boeing 737-838 or 737-800 ? its so confusing......

need your help. I must check the interior map.

Answer 1

they are all similar....so it doesnt really matter.

Answer 2

It's both.  Boeing builds an aircraft called that is generically called the 737-800. However, they have separate model numbers that are used internally for each customer. Qantas' customer number is 38. Therefore, a 737-800 that is built for them is a 737-838, a 767-300 built for them is a 767-338, etc.  Continental's customer number is 24, so a 737-800 built for them is a 737-824. All 737-800's are basically the same aircraft other than some minor customizing required by individual airlines.

You will more commonly see it listed simply as a 737-800. Most airlines don't publicize the customer model since passengers won't notice any difference.

Answer 3

They are both the same seating configuration. Most planes for domestic journeys are 3-3.. you wont find a 4-4 anywhere, for international the planes can be 2-3-2 or 3-4-3.

The chart you were looking at is correct.

Enjoy your holiday.

Answer 4

737-800 and 737-837 are the same aircraft.    the "37" just refers to minor configuration changes (such as seat, galley and lavatory arrangements) that are specific to the AIrline buying the plane.