Geralmente, quando alguém lê sobre um avião da Boeing e vê escrito, por exemplo, Boeing 777-31H, ou, Boeing 747-430, tenta entender o que significam todos estes números e letras.
Estes números e letras significam o modelo, a versão e o cliente que adquiriu o avião.
Mas, como saber?
Olhando para os exemplos iniciais, no caso do Boeing 777-31H, para entender melhor, os três primeiros números significam o modelo de avião (777) e, seguidamente, o primeiro dos três números finais é a versão do avião, ou seja, o -3 significa "300", seguido dos dois últimos números que são o "customer code" da Boeing (1H - Emirates).
Portanto, Boeing 777-31H, significa que é um Boeing 777-300, vendido à Emirates.
O segundo exemplo (Boeing 747-430) significa que é um Boeing 747-400, vendido à Lufthansa, que possui o customer code "30".
A Gol, por exemplo, possui o 'customer code' EH, portanto, um Boeing 737-800 da companhia, comprado junto à Boeing, está registrado como Boeing 737-8EH.
Estes códigos permanecem junto à aeronave para sempre, logo, mesmo que esta, futuramente, passe para um novo operador, carregará consigo o código do operador que a adquiriu junto a Boeing.
Exemplos:
Como podemos ver, este avião aparece como sendo um Boeing 737-8
EH, o que significa que é um Boeing 737-800, que foi encomendado à Boeing pela companhia brasileira Gol (código EH).
Já neste segundo exemplo, o avião aparece como sendo um Boeing 737-3
41 e, apesar de, quando da foto, estar voando pela Webjet, foi comprado junto à Boeing pela Varig (código 41).
* Quando, após os três primeiros dígitos, que informam o modelo do avião, aparecer a letra F, significa que aquele é um avião de cargas.
Ex:
Boeing 777-F28 - Boeing 777 - Freighter, adquirido pela Air France(código Boeing 28)
Abaixo a relação de todos os clientes Boeing e seus respectivos 'customers codes':
| 01 |
Piedmont Airlines |
| 02 |
Northern Consolidated Airlines |
| 03 |
Caribair (Caribbean Atlantic Airlines) |
| 04 |
Panair do Brasil |
|
Britannia Airways ? Thomson Airways |
| 05 |
Braathens SAFE ? Braathens ? SAS Braathens ? SAS Norge |
| 06 |
KLM |
| 04 |
West German Air Force |
| 08 |
Icelandair |
| 09 |
China Airlines |
| 10 |
Wien Consolidated ? Wien Air Alaska |
| 11 |
Wardair |
| 12 |
Malaysia-Singapore Airlines ? Singapore Airlines |
| 13 |
Ariana Afghan Airlines |
| 14 |
Pacific Southwest Airlines |
| 15 |
Lake Central Airlines |
| 16 |
LAN Chile ? LAN Airlines |
| 17 |
Canadian Pacific Air Lines ? CP Air |
| 18 |
British European Airways |
| 19 |
New Zealand National Airways Corporation ? Air New Zealand |
| 20 |
Boeing |
| 21 |
Pan Am |
| 22 |
United Airlines |
| 23 |
American Airlines |
| 24 |
Continental Airlines ? United Airlines |
| 25 |
Eastern Air Lines |
| 26 |
United States Air Force (USAF) - Military Air Transport Service
(MATS) |
| 27 |
Braniff |
| 28 |
Air France |
| 29 |
Sabena ? SN Brussels Airlines ? Brussels Airlines |
| 30 |
Lufthansa |
|
Condor |
| 31 |
Trans World Airlines |
| 32 |
Delta Air Lines |
| 33 |
Air Canada |
| 34 |
Transair Sweden |
| 35 |
National Airlines |
| 36 |
BOAC ? British Airways |
| 37 |
Air India |
| 38 |
Qantas |
| 39 |
Cubana |
| 40 |
Pakistan International Airlines |
| 41 |
Varig Brazilian Airlines |
| 42 |
Nordair |
| 43 |
Alitalia |
| 44 |
South African Airways] |
| 45 |
Seaboard World Airlines |
| 46 |
Japan Airlines (JAL) |
| 47 |
Western Airlines |
| 48 |
Aer Lingus |
| 49 |
Flying Tiger Line |
| 50 |
Trek Airways |
| 51 |
Northwest Orient Airlines ? Northwest Airlines |
| 52 |
Aeroméxico |
| 53 |
United States Air Force |
| 54 |
Mohawk Airlines |
| 55 |
Executive Jet Management |
| 56 |
Iberia Airlines |
| 57 |
Swissair |
| 58 |
El Al |
| 59 |
Avianca |
| 60 |
Ethiopian Airlines |
| 61 |
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) |
| 62 |
Pacific Northern Airlines |
| 63 |
WAAC |
|
Ghana Airways |
|
Faucett |
| 64 |
Mexicana |
| 65 |
Cunard Eagle and British Eagle |
| 66 |
United Arab Airlines ? EgyptAir |
| 67 |
Cathay Pacific |
| 68 |
Saudia |
| 69 |
Kuwait Airways |
| 70 |
Iraqi Airways |
| 71 |
Trans International Airlines ? TransAmerica |
| 72 |
Airlift International |
| 73 |
World Airways |
| 74 |
Iraqi Airways |
|
Libyan Arab |
| 75 |
Pacific Western ? Canadian Airlines |
| 76 |
Trans Australia Airlines ? Australian Airlines |
| 77 |
Ansett Australia |
| 78 |
British West Indian Airways |
| 79 |
Saturn Airways |
| 80 |
Bankers Trust |
| 81 |
Línea Aeropostal Venezolana |
|
All Nippon Airways |
| 82 |
TAP Portugal |
| 83 |
SAS |
| 84 |
Olympic Airways ? Olympic Airlines ? Olympic Air |
| 85 |
American Flyers |
| 86 |
Iran Air |
| 87 |
Aerolíneas Argentinas |
| 89 |
Japan Domestic Airlines ? Toa Domestic Airlines ? Japan Air System |
| 90 |
Alaska Airlines |
| 91 |
Frontier Airlines |
| 92 |
Southern Air Transport |
| 93 |
Pacific Air Lines |
| 94 |
Syrian Arab Airlines |
| 95 |
Northeast Airlines |
| 96 |
Quebecair ? Nordair |
| 97 |
Aloha Airlines |
| 98 |
Capital Airlines |
|
Air Zaïre |
| 99 |
AVENSA |
|
Caledonian Airways ? British Caledonian |
| A0 |
LAB Airlines |
| A1 |
VASP |
| A2 |
Modern Air |
| A3 |
Pluna |
| A4 |
AirCal |
| A6 |
Essex International / LTV Capital |
| A7 |
Trans Caribbean Airways |
| A8 |
Indian Airlines |
| A9 |
Transair |
| B0 |
China Cargo Airlines |
| B1 |
DETA Mozambique / Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique |
| B2 |
Air Madagascar |
| B3 |
Union des Transports Aériens (UTA) |
| B4 |
Middle East Airlines (MEA) |
| B5 |
Korean Air |
| B6 |
Royal Air Maroc |
| B7 |
Allegheny Airlines ? US Air ? US Airways |
| B8 |
Austrian Airlines |
| C0 |
GATX / Boothe |
| C3 |
Cruzeiro do Sul |
| C9 |
Luxair |
| D1 |
Universal Airlines |
| D3 |
Royal Jordanian |
| D4 |
Ozark Airlines |
| D6 |
Air Algérie |
| D7 |
Thai Airways International |
| E0 |
Dubai Air Wing |
| E1 |
Eastern Provincial Airways<"ref name="ab" /> |
| E3 |
LADECO |
| E7 |
Arkia |
| E9 |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines |
| F1 |
Air New Zealand |
| F2 |
Turkish Airlines |
| F3 |
Government of Argentina |
| F5 |
Government of Portugal / Portuguese Air Force |
| F6 |
Philippine Airlines |
| F8 |
Nepal Airlines |
| F9 |
Nigeria Airways |
| G1 |
Government of Saudi Arabia |
| G4 |
United States Air Force |
| G5 |
L.T.S ? LTU International |
| G7 |
America West Airlines |
| H0 |
Oman Royal Flight |
| H2 |
ITT |
| H3 |
Tunisair |
| H4 |
Southwest Airlines |
| H5 |
Mey Air |
| H6 |
Malaysia Airlines |
| H7 |
Cameroon Airlines |
| H9 |
JAT Airways |
| J0 |
Air Jamaica |
| J1 |
Dominicana |
| J4 |
Sterling Airways ? Cimber Sterling |
| J6 |
Civil Aviation Administration of China ? Air China |
| J7 |
National Aircraft Leasing |
| J8 |
Sudan Airways |
| J9 |
Imperial Iranian Air Force |
| K1 |
Tarom / Romanian Government |
| K2 |
Transavia / KLM |
| K3 |
Aviogenex |
| K5 |
Hapag-Lloyd TUI Airlines |
| K6 |
SAHSA |
| K9 |
Bavaria Flug |
| L4 |
American Capital Aviation |
| L5 |
Libyan Arab Airlines |
| L6 |
Aviation Services & Support |
| L7 |
Air Nauru |
| L8 |
Government of Yugoslavia |
| L9 |
Maersk Air |
| M0 |
Aeroflot |
| M1 |
Pertamina Oil Pelita Air Service |
| M2 |
TAAG Angola Airlines |
| M6 |
Royal Brunei Airlines |
| M7 |
Hughes Air West |
| M8 |
Trans European Airways |
| M9 |
Zambia Airways |
| N0 |
Air Zimbabwe |
| N1 |
Government of Venezuela |
| N3 |
Brazilian Air Force |
| N6 |
Government of Nigeria |
| N7 |
Government of Egypt |
| N8 |
Yemenair Yemen Airways |
| N9 |
Government of Niger / Air Niger |
| P1 |
State of Qatar |
| P3 |
HRH Talal bin Abdul Aziz |
| P5 |
Thai Airways |
| P6 |
Gulf Air |
| P8 |
Bahrain Amiri Flight |
| Q2 |
Air Gabon |
| Q3 |
Southwest Air Lines Japan, ? Japan Transocean Air |
| Q4 |
Transbrasil |
| Q5 |
Air Liberia |
| Q6 |
Lacsa |
| Q8 |
ILFC |
| Q9 |
Itel Corp. |
| R1 |
Government of Cameroon |
| R4 |
Alyemda |
| R6 |
Air Guinee |
| R7 |
Cargolux |
| R8 |
Air Tanzania |
| S1 |
TACA International Airlines |
| S2 |
FedEx Express |
| S3 |
Air Europe /Sunrock Aircraft |
| S4 |
Air Afrique |
| S5 |
Eldorado Aviation |
| S7 |
North Central Airlines / Republic Airlines |
| S9 |
Maritime Investments |
| T0 |
Texas Air Corp / Continental Airlines |
| T2 |
Dome Petroleum |
| T3 |
Evergreen |
| T4 |
Air Florida |
| T5 |
Orion Airways |
| T7 |
Monarch Airlines |
| T8 |
Boeing Polaris Leasing |
| T9 |
Boeing |
| U3 |
Garuda Indonesia |
| U4 |
OSL Villa Holidays |
| U5 |
Government of Jordan |
| U8 |
Kenya Airways |
| U9 |
Polynesian Airlines |
| V2 |
TAME |
| V3 |
Copa Airlines |
| V5 |
Bahamasair |
| V6 |
Petrolair Systems SA |
| V8 |
Air Executive / Busy Bee |
| W0 |
China Yunnan Airlines |
| W2 |
Aerotour |
| W6 |
Government of Morocco |
| W8 |
NOGA Import |
| X2 |
Air Pacific |
| X3 |
Air Charter International |
| X4 |
Supair |
| X6 |
MarkAir |
| X8 |
Wedge Aviation / Wistair Corp |
| X9 |
Indonesian Air Force |
| Y0 |
Guinness Peat Aviation |
| Y4 |
Rafik Hariri |
| Y5 |
Air Malta |
| Y9 |
Air Malawi |
| Z0 |
China Southwest Airlines |
| Z5 |
Government of Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Royal Flight |
| Z6 |
Royal Thai Air Force |
| Z8 |
South Korean Air Force |
| Z9 |
Lauda Air |
| 1A |
Martinair |
| 1B |
China Southern Airlines |
| 1C |
Government of Romania |
| 1D |
Ansett Worldwide (AWAS) |
| 1H |
Emirates Airline |
| 1K |
Airtours International Airways |
| 1L |
China Xinjiang Airlines |
| 1M |
Oman Air |
| 1Q |
Tombo Aviation |
| 1R |
Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| 1S |
Deutsche BA ? DBA |
| 1Z |
Iraqi Airways |
| 2A |
Hawaiian Airlines |
| 2C |
Air UK Leisure |
| 2J |
Arab Leasing |
| 2K |
Turkmenistan Airlines / Akhal |
| 2L |
Azerbaijan Airlines |
| 2P |
Government of United Arab Emirates |
| 2Q |
Ukraine International Airlines |
| 2R |
Pegasus Airlines |
| 2T |
Tracinda Corporation |
| 2U |
JABJ / Picton II Ltd. |
| 2W |
TAM Brazilian Airlines |
| 2Y |
Mitsubishi Commercial Aviation Partners |
| 3A |
Ansett Worldwide (AWAS) |
| 3B |
Air Mauritius |
| 3C |
Euralair International |
| 3N |
ATA Airlines |
| 3P |
Uzbekistan Airways |
| 3Q |
BCC Equipment Leasing |
| 3R |
Western Pacific Airlines |
| 3S |
Pembroke Capital |
| 3T |
Real Estate Exchange |
| 3U |
Chartwell Aircraft Company / Chartwell Partners LLC |
| 3V |
EasyJet Airline Company |
| 3Y |
Somon Air |
| 4A |
United Parcel Service |
| 4G |
MIAT Mongolian |
| 4K |
Air Nippon |
| 4N |
North China Administration / China United Airlines |
| 4P |
Hainan Airlines |
| 4Q |
Mid East Jet |
| 4R |
AeroSvit Airlines |
| 4S |
GB Airways |
| 4T |
North Pacific Aviation |
| 4U |
Air Shamrock |
| 4V |
Superior International Aviation Services |
| 4X |
Sky Airlines |
| 4Y |
RwandAir |
| 5A |
Midway Airlines / Presidential Airways |
| 5B |
Germania |
| 5C |
Xiamen Airlines |
| 5D |
LOT Polish Airlines |
| 5E |
EVA Airways |
| 5F |
GATX Capital Corporation |
| 5G |
MGM Mirage |
| 5H |
Itochu AirLease Corporation |
| 5N |
Shandong Airlines |
| 5P |
Air Europa |
| 5R |
Jet Airways |
| 5S |
Czech Airlines |
| 5T |
First Union Commercial Corporation |
| 5U |
Dobro Limited |
| 5V |
General Electric Corporation |
| 6B |
Cal Air / Novair International Airways |
| 6D |
Shanghai Airlines |
| 6E |
Viva Air |
| 6J |
Air Berlin |
| 6K |
Vietnam Airlines |
| 6M |
Eurobelgium Airlines ? Virgin Express |
| 6N |
GECAS |
| 6Q |
Boullion Aircraft Holding |
| 6R |
Wuhan Airlines |
| 7A |
Far Eastern Air Transport |
| 7B |
Air Holland |
| 7C |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
| 7D |
Air Seychelles |
| 7E |
Aeromaritime International |
| 7G |
Malev |
| 7K |
Zhongyuan Airlines |
| 7L |
Shenzhen Airlines |
| 7Q |
Novel Leasing Company |
| 7U |
Atlas Air |
| 8A |
Air 2000 Limited |
| 8B |
Istanbul Airlines |
| 8E |
Asiana Airlines |
| 8J |
TAROM |
| 8N |
Chilean Air Force |
| 8S |
China Xinjiang Airlines |
| 9A |
ARAVCO |
| 9B |
Government of Brunei |
| 9D |
Linjeflyg |
| 9H |
Leisure International Airways |
| 9J |
Shorouk Air |
| 9K |
Shenzhen Airlines |
| 9L |
Air China |
| 9M |
Air Austral |
| 9N |
Mid East Jet |
| 9P |
China Eastern Airlines |
| 9R |
Pro Air |
| 9T |
Usual Ltd. |
| 9U |
Wilmot Trust company |
| AB |
AB Airlines |
| AD |
Eastwind Airlines |
| AF |
United States Navy / Marines |
| AH |
General Electric Credit Corporation |
| AJ |
Saudi Ministry of Finance and Economy |
| AK |
PrivatAir |
| AL |
BOC Aviation |
| AN |
Saudi Oger |
| AR |
Taiwan Air Force |
| AS |
Ryanair |
| AU |
Aircraft Guaranty Title Corp. |
| AV |
Newsflight II Inc. |
| AW |
A.S. Bugsham & Bros. |
| AX |
Saudi ARAMCO |
| BC |
Boeing NetJets |
| BD |
AirTran Airways |
| BF |
Funair Corp. |
| BG |
Flightlease AG ? GATX Jet Partners Ltd |
| BH |
TBN Aircraft Corporation |
| BJ |
Atlas Air |
| BK |
CIT Leasing Corp. |
| BL |
Midwest Airlines |
| BQ |
GECAS |
| BT |
Lufthansa Cargo |
| BS |
North American Airlines |
| BX |
Midway Airlines |
| CB |
BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation |
| CG |
GKW Aviation LLC |
| CJ |
BBJ One Inc. |
| CM |
Aerolíneas de Baleares Aebal |
| CN |
Matela Offshore Ltd |
| CP |
Ford Motor Company |
| CQ |
JMC Airlines Limited |
| CT |
WestJet |
| CU |
Tutor-Saliba corp. |
| CX |
GATX - Flightlease |
| DC |
Miami Air International |
| DF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| DM |
United States Air Force |
| DO |
Not Known |
| DP |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
| DR |
Multiflight |
| DT |
Qantas Defense Services / Royal Australian Air Force |
| DV |
Lowa Ltd |
| DW |
Bausch & Lomb |
| DX |
Kazakhstan Airlines |
| DZ |
Qatar Airways |
| EA |
Azteca Airlines |
| EC |
Dubai Air Wing |
| ED |
South African Air Force |
| EE |
Air Senegal International |
| EF |
Mid East Jet |
| EG |
Samsung Aerospace |
| EH |
Gol Transportes Aéreos |
| EJ |
Grupo Omnilife S.A. de C.V. |
| EL |
Swiflite Aircraft Corporation |
| EM |
LUK Aviation |
| EQ |
EIE Eagle Incorporated |
| ES |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| ET |
Not Known |
| EV |
Jade Cargo International |
| EX |
Amiri Flight Line |
| EY |
Italian Air Force |
| FB |
Government of Equatorial Guinea |
| FD |
BCC Equipment LLC |
| FE |
Virgin Blue ? Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd |
| FG |
Saudi Arabia Ministry of Finance and Economy |
| FH |
SMBC Aviation Capital |
| FK |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
| FN |
Travel Service |
| FS |
Turkish Air Force |
| FT |
Air China Cargo |
| FV |
United States Navy |
| FX |
Etihad Airways |
| FY |
CIT Group/Equipment Financing |
| FZ |
Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management |
| GB |
|
| GC |
Vizavi |
| GG |
Sultan Al-Kabeer |
| GJ |
SpiceJet |
| GK |
Buraq Air |
| GL |
SkyEurope |
| GP |
Lion Air |
| GQ |
Pegasus Aviation Finance |
| GR |
Turkmenistan Airlines |
| GU |
Atlant Soyuz ? Moscow Airlines |
| GV |
Not Known |
| HA |
Guggenheim Aviation Partners |
| HB |
Sonair |
| HC |
SunExpress |
| HD |
Dennis Vanguard International |
| HE |
Andrey Melnichenko |
| HF |
Luxury Ocean Ltd |
| HG |
Air India Express |
| HI |
Indian Air Force |
| HJ |
Peregrine Point LLC |
| HO |
ALAFCO |
| HQ |
Loadair Cargo |
| HT |
Guggenheim Investment Fund |
| HV |
Volga-Dnepr Airlines |
| HX |
Aviation Capital Group |
| HZ |
Itera Holdings |
| JA |
Not Known |
| JB |
Not Known |
| JE |
Arik Air |
| JF |
Aircraft Guaranty Corporation |
| JH |
DHL Aviation |
| JP |
Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| JR |
Bank of Utah |
| JZ |
Not Known |
| KG |
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise |
| KK |
Pacific Sky Aviation |
| KN |
FlyDubai |
| KV |
Goiania |
| KY |
Air Astana |
| KZ |
Nippon Cargo Airlines |
| LB |
Purple Holdings Management |
| LD |
Kulula (Comair (South Africa)) |
| LJ |
Aviation Capital Services |
| LP |
UTair |
| LZ |
Not known |
| SA |
Silk Air |
| SH |
Air Lease Corporation |
| ZB |
Southern Air |
| ZG |
V Australia |
| ZN |
Aerologic |
| ZQ |
Tassili Airlines |
| ZS |
S7 Airlines |
| ZW |
Not Known |
Estes códigos valem somente para aviões da Boeing, na Airbus o significado é outro:
Nos aviões da Airbus, os três primeiros números significam o modelo do avião e, geralmente vem acompanhados da letra A (A320, A340...), e, os três últimos significam a série da aeronave, o fabricante do motor e sua versão.
Ex: A320-
231 significa que é um Airbus 320-
200 - Motor IAE (
3) versão
1.
Abaixo a relação dos motores e seus respectivos códigos:
| 0 |
General Electric (GE) |
| 1 |
CFM International (GE/SNECMA) |
| 2 |
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) |
| 3 |
International Aero Engines (R-R, P&W, MTU, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi, and
Ishikawajima-Harima) |
| 4 |
Rolls-Royce (RR) |
| 6 |
Engine Alliance (GE and P&W) |
Há também alguns casos onde são utilizadas algumas letras adicionais:
C - versão combi (passageiros/cargueiros0
F - versão cargueiro
R - longo alcance
X - modelo avançado.
