Designed to carry 188 â 204 passengers, it doesnât quite match up to the 180 â 220 passenger capacity of the A321neo. And without the extra fuel tanks Airbus is wedging in for the XLRâs ambitious range, the Boeing falls short of the legs of the XLR by a substantial 1,500 NM. Darren Hulst, Vice President - Commercial Marketing at Boeing
The China Eastern plane that crashed was a Boeing 737-800. The model is a narrow-body jet that has a maximum range of over 3,000 miles, but is commonly used on shorter routes. Share full article
The Airbus A380, Boeing 787 and A350. Unfortunately, the study did not include several long-haul leaders, such as the Boeing 747, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Airbus A350 or the Airbus A380. It didn't include either the newest single-aisle jets, the Airbus A220 and A320neo series and the Boeing 737 MAX.
Americanâs 737 MAX aircraft have 16 business class seats, spread across four rows in a 2-2 configuration. In reality these are marketed as âfirst classâ seats on domestic flights, while on international flights theyâre marketed as business class seats. Economy features just 30âł of pitch per seat. 2dpa25.