Customer Codes - Boeing
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 são os chamados "customer codes" , que são os códigos de identificação dos clientes Boeing, e 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:
Gol Linhas Aéreas
Boeing 737-8EH
Como podemos ver, este avião aparece como sendo um Boeing 737-8EH, o que significa que é um Boeing 737-800, que foi encomendado à Boeing pela companhia brasileira Gol (código EH).
Webjet Linhas Aéreas
Boeing 737-341
Já neste segundo exemplo, o avião aparece como sendo um Boeing 737-341 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.