If you’re flying long-haul these days, there’s a good chance you’ll be flying on a Boeing 777 or 787. The 777 was first launched in 1995 and so far has received around 2,350 orders, whilst the 787 was first launched in 2011 and so far has received over 1,900 orders. In this article, I’ll compare …
The A350 and 777 widebodies are, to an extent, similar aircraft, both in terms of their physical sizes and hence their seating capacities, and in terms of the main markets that they serve. What is very different about these aircraft is that the A350 is relatively new on the scene, first entering commercial service in …
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The Boeing 757 and the newer Airbus A321 are both narrowbody twinjet aircraft that have benefited immensely from ETOPS (Extended Range Twin Operations) approvals which allowed them to operate on long-distance over-water routes traditionally operated by 4-engined widebody aircraft. Commercially, the A321 is a more successful aircraft than the 757, with 6 times the orders …
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The E175 and CRJ-900 are arch-rivals – both aimed to dominate the sub-100 seats short- to medium-haul market. Each of these narrowbodies has its distinct advantages over the other, and we will explore these later in this article. The history of the E175 is relatively straightforward, although there’s a twist in the tale for the …
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The narrowbody Boeing 757 and widebody Boeing 777 are quite different aircraft, both physically, and in terms of the main markets that they serve. These two aircraft embarked on their first commercial flights in 1983 and 1995 respectively. The 757 production run ended in 2005, having been succeeded by new aircraft such as the Boeing …
The manufacture of an Airbus aircraft involves millions of individual parts which are sourced from across the globe. Airbus operates a multitude of manufacturing plants around the world and twelve final assembly lines across five global locations. Unlike Boeing which carries out final assembly only in the USA, Airbus has multiple final assembly plants outside …
Both the 737 and 757 are popular Boeing narrowbody twinjets. That said, the 737 far outstrips the 757 in terms of sales and longevity. The 737 was introduced some 16 years before the 757 first appeared and continues to be produced some 17 years after the last 757 rolled off Boeing’s production line. In this …
Are you as excited as I am to learn that supersonic air travel is set to return by around the end of the decade? Boom Technology’s Overture supersonic airliner is in design and has already received firm orders. So, unless the company is unable to meet its confirmed airline customer’s strict safety and operational requirements, …
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When you look at the Boeing 747 and Concorde you’ll see that physically they don’t have much in common. However, what they do share is that they are both among the most recognizable and iconic commercial aircraft that have ever graced our skies. Both are also extremely well-loved and held with much affection by those …
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