Hi all! I’m a journalist and I’m trying to investigate a certain plane which is used by a president of Turkmenisan – one of the worst human rights violators and oppressors in the world. The country is now in a deep economical crisis but it seems it doesn’t concern this man who in 2019 bought a brand new VIP Boeing 737. I did some research on the topic but I’m not an aviation specialist and I need help to move further. So if you could answer my questions or point me in a right direction to look for info, I’d highly appreciate it.
So here’s what I have.
I started with plane’s registration number which is EZ-A700.
On planespotters(dot)net I’ve discovered that it was originally built as a VIP plane in 2018 and delivered to a customer in September 2019. It’s type is Boeing 737-72K(WL) BBJ.
Can you help my decipher these codes? So it’s Boeing 737, 72K – seems to be a customer number, WL means winglets and BBJ – Boeing Business Jet. Is this correct?
Is there a way to find out what generation of 737 it is?
How much could this kind of plane cost? I’ve tried to Google it in may ways but alas I only found preowned planes prices.
I’m pretty sure it has a custom interior design and so it’s price could vary accordingly but at least a cost of a “basic” model would be ok to understand the possible minimum numbers.
How much does it usually cost to maintain this kind of plane monthly?
Thank you so much for help!
So here’s what I have.
I started with plane’s registration number which is EZ-A700.
On planespotters(dot)net I’ve discovered that it was originally built as a VIP plane in 2018 and delivered to a customer in September 2019. It’s type is Boeing 737-72K(WL) BBJ.
Can you help my decipher these codes? So it’s Boeing 737, 72K – seems to be a customer number, WL means winglets and BBJ – Boeing Business Jet. Is this correct?
Is there a way to find out what generation of 737 it is?
How much could this kind of plane cost? I’ve tried to Google it in may ways but alas I only found preowned planes prices.
I’m pretty sure it has a custom interior design and so it’s price could vary accordingly but at least a cost of a “basic” model would be ok to understand the possible minimum numbers.
How much does it usually cost to maintain this kind of plane monthly?
Thank you so much for help!
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