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Didn’t think the FAA has certified the 737 for long over water flights. Also, the picture shown in N Korea shows a 4 engine turboprop plane of certain foreign registry. Are they trying to fool us? As long as a Clinton is involved, you can be sure of that.

The Boeing Business Jet, BBJ, is the private version of the 737, and depending on model and other variables, has a range of approximately 5-6K miles. The photo in the previous post is Steve Bing's BBJ. Extended range versions of the 737 have been in revenue service for many years and before they went out of business last year, I flew from Los Angeles to Hawaii on an Aloha Airlines 737-700, the longest over-water route in the industry.

“Didn’t think the FAA has certified the 737 for long over water flights. Also, the picture shown in N Korea shows a 4 engine turboprop plane of certain foreign registry. Are they trying to fool us? As long as a Clinton is involved, you can be sure of that.”

Here is a video of Bill Clinton arriving in North Korea.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8182807.stm

Here is a picture of the women boarding the same plane after their release.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/world/asia/05korea.html

Here is a video of the plane arriving in Burbank, Calif.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/25775.html

Judging from the wide gray stripe that appears on the plane in all three pictures, I would say that whatever kind of plane it is, it seems to be the same plane.