"Neil Gerace" wrote in message news:40d57002$0$28948

That's why they're using the BBJ airframe and not the regular -700 one, I'm
guessing. The BBJ has the fuselage of the -700 but the wings and gear of the
larger -800. Similar to the mods Boeing did to the 747-100 to make the -SR,
for short, frequent cycles.

They're not using any -700 airframe, BBJ or otherwise. They're using
an Increased Gross Weight version of an -800 airframe, according to
Boeing's website.

You are correct about the -700 based BBJ, with the -800 wings for the
increased weight limit.