BBJ 'Combi' -- An Executive Freighter!

Don't be surprised at talk of a Boeing BBJ "Combi"-yes, an executive freighter!

Boeing Business Jets is actively considering a new BBJ with a large, side-fuselage cargo door. This has already been developed and certified for the U.S. Navy's new C-40A version of the Next Generation 737, the ­700C (Convertible), that can carry up to 70 passengers in the back and three pallets in the front

"Some customers are interested in a BBJ combi variant, and we are looking at it," BBJ president Borge Boeskov told Show News. One use could be for auto manufacturers that want to fly say, a proof-of-concept car as well as executives to a destination in Europe.
Because the BBJ uses the fuselage of the 737-700 (mating it with the sturdier wing of the 737-800) a BBJ Combi could be rolled out the door with a minimum of development.

By John Morris