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The A350 cabin is 12.7 cm (5.0 in) wider at the eye level of a seated passenger than the 787's cabin, [25] and 28 cm (11 in) narrower than the Boeing 777's cabin (see the Wide-body aircraft comparison of cabin widths and seating). All A350 passenger models have a range of at least 14,800 kilometres (8,000 nmi; 9,200 mi).
This makes the 777 the best-selling wide-body airliner, while its best-selling variant is the 777-300ER with 833 delivered. The airliner initially competed with the Airbus A340 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11; since 2015, it has mainly competed with the Airbus A350. First-generation 777-200 variants are to be supplanted by Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.
The ultra-long-range variants of new types enable new routes between far-away city pairs: the 9,700 nmi Airbus A350-900 ULR entered service in 2018 and the 8,700 to 9,100 nmi (16,100 to 16,900 km) Boeing 777-8 was initially expected in 2022.
The A350's main competitor, the Boeing 777X, suffers yearslong delays to its launch. Emirates is building a more diverse fleet, with the Airbus A350 becoming its first new aircraft type since 2008.
Both the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 "jumbo jets" have four engines each (quad-jets), but the upcoming Boeing 777X ("mini jumbo jet") is a twinjet. [19] [20] In the mid-2000s, rising oil costs in a post-9/11 climate caused airlines to look towards newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft. Two such examples are the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus ...
Very wide planes such as the Boeing 747 or the Airbus A380 have ten seats abreast, typically in a 3+4+3 layout, although this layout is also sometimes used as a high density layout on aircraft normally seating nine abreast, such as the 777 or DC-10. Recently, airlines have been adopting ten abreast seating on the Boeing 777-300 aircraft. [7]
The airline's fleet is composed of three wide-bodied aircraft families, the Airbus A350, Airbus A380 and Boeing 777, the latter two of whose largest fleets it operates. The airline also has the Boeing 777X and Boeing 787 aircraft on order.
Airbus A350-900: 20 11 30 318 348 Order with 6 options. [citation needed] Airbus A350-1000: 3 1 46 349 395 First operator in Africa. [2] Orders converted from Airbus A350-900. [2] Boeing 737-700: 6 — 16 102 118 Boeing 737-800: 18 — 16 138 154 12 156 168 Boeing 737 MAX 8: 21 33 16 144 160 Order with 36 options. [3] Boeing 777-200LR: 6 — 34 ...