I was fortunate to happen to be in Seattle on a research trip at the Boeing Historical Archives in December 2019 when PH-BCL, a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800, departed Boeing Field for Amsterdam- this is the last civilian 737NG built. ⠀ Everything after this is a 737MAX on the production line aside from the P-8 Poseidon program and the E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C birds. As long as there is military demand, military 737NG variants will still be built. ⠀ There were some China Eastern 737-800s still to be delivered when I took this photo, but they were built before PH-BCL on the Renton line. ⠀ PH-BCL caps off a 22-year production run for the 737 Next Generation program which started with the maiden flight of the 737-700 prototype on 9 February 1997. That prototype still flies today for Southwest Airlines as N707SA. #avgeek #aviation #airlines #aircraft #planeporn #KBFI #BFI #Seattle #BoeingField #Washington #airport #planespotting #instaplane ⠀ #Boeing #737 #KLM #RoyalDutchAirlines #PHBCL #instagramaviation #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight ⠀ #AvGeeksAero #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeekNation (at King County International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKFVD5aB2Sh/?igshid=eczropecynt7