Boeing thinks its 7,000-nm BBJ Max 7 will be a best seller when green deliveries of the new bizliner begin in 2022. With an estimated completed price in the $100 million range, the Max 7, announced at the 2016 NBAA show, features CFM’s more fuel efficient LEAP-1B engines, a 70-sq-ft larger cabin than the BBJ1 and more luggage room in the lower lobe because the MAX 7 needs less volume there for auxiliary fuel tanks. Still, the MAX 7 will have 800 nm more range than a BBJ1.

“We are thrilled to introduce the BBJ Max 7 to the market,” said David Longridge, president, Boeing Business Jets. “We know customers are going to love this airplane. In terms of range, cabin space, cargo volume and operating economics, the BBJ Max cannot be beat.”

Boeing launched the BBJ Max family in 2014 with the 6,325-nm MAX 8 and the 6,255-nm Max 9. The Max 7 inherits all the features of those aircraft including updated flight decks, improved aerodynamics, reduced noise profile and fly-by-wire spoilers. The Max 7 will have the lowest operating cost of any BBJ.

Boeing Business Jets has 11 BBJ Max 8s on order and one BBJ Max 9. Longridge says the company is in active discussions with more than ten customers for the Max 7.