FACTBOX: Sizing up Boeing's plane portfolio

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(Reuters) - Boeing Co has halted commercial aircraft production after 27,000 machinists walked out on strike on Saturday.

The stoppage affects all Boeing's jetliner production from the 737 -- the world's biggest-selling aircraft and workhorse of many short- and medium-haul fleets -- to the classic 40-year-old 747, which is still made as a freighter. The newest version of the jumbo, the 747-8, has only just started production.

Also idle are the 767, the first transatlantic twin-jet, and the more recent 777 mini-jumbo. The strike will also halt progress on the 787 Dreamliner, a futuristic mid-sized jet made of carbon fiber.

Boeing's backlog of 3,696 jets is worth more than $400 billion at current list prices and represents some 6 years of production.

Here is a breakdown of the main Boeing models in production or development. NARROW-BODY (Single-Aisle) --------------------------

1st --Backlog-- List Engines

Pass. Range deliv Units Value Price No./Choice 737-700 126 3,365 1997 543 $33.6b $ 63m 2 CFM 737-800 162 3,060 1998 1,497 $105.5b $ 71m 2 CFM 737-900ER 180 3,200 2007 209 $15.7b $ 76m 2 CFM Production: Renton, Wash. WIDE-BODY ---------

1st --Backlog-- List Engines

Pass. Range deliv Units Value Price No./Choice 747-400F -- 4,445 1991 4 $1.0b $247m 4 PW/RR/GE 747-400ERF -- 4,970 2002 6 $1.5b $247m 4 PW/GE 747-8 450 8,000 -- 27 $7.9b $293m 4 GE 747-8F -- 4,475 -- 78 $23.0b $296m 4 GE Production: Everett, Wash.

1st --Backlog-- List Engines

Pass. Range deliv Units Value Price No./Choice 767-300ER 218 6,105 1988 12 $1.8b $149m 2 PW/GE 767-300F -- 3,270 1995 33 $5.0b $157m 2 PW/GE/RR 767-400ER 245 5,645 2000 1 $0.2b $162m 2 PW/GE Production: Everett, Wash.

1st --Backlog-- List Engines

Pass. Range deliv Units Value Price No./Choice 777-200ER 301 7,730 1997 32 $6.8b $213m 2 PW/RR/GE 777-200LR 301 9,420 2006 26 $6.4b $244m 2 GE 777-300ER 365 7,880 2004 223 $59.0b $265m 2 GE 777 Freight -- 4,895 -- 75 $18.8b $250m 2 GE Production: Everett, Wash.

1st --Backlog-- List Engines

Pass. Range deliv Units Value Price No./Choice 787-3 290/ 3,000/

330 3,500 -- 43 $6.4b $149m 2 GE/RR 787-8 210/ 8,000   Continued...

 
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