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Airline service entry Number built In service [1] [b] Airbus A220: Canada 2 2013 2016 395 (December 2024) [2] 360 (December 2024) Airbus A320 family: Multinational 2 1987 1988 11,524 (as of June 2024) [2] 9,779 (December 2024) Airbus A330: Multinational 2 1992 1994 1,809 (September 2023) [2] 1,194 (December 2024) [2] Airbus A330neo ...
The Bumble Bee II was designed and built by Robert H. Starr in Phoenix, Arizona with the intent of breaking the record for the world's smallest biplane. [1] Before building the Bumble Bee II, Starr had been deeply involved with the development of previous aircraft holding the title of "world's smallest airplane".
The following is a list of commercial short-haul civilian passenger "regional" airliners with significant build numbers.Regional airliners typically seat fewer than 100 passengers and fill the short-hop role in the hub and spoke model of passenger and cargo distribution as well as taking part in point-to-point transit and fly up to 810 miles.
The commercial version can only fly up to about 4,100 miles by comparison. Reaching the top of the jet stairs really put its size into perspective. ... The A220 might be Airbus' smallest airliner ...
Lists of airlines cover existing and defunct airlines. Complete lists are given in alphabetical sequence by the name of the continent from which they operate. Lists are also given by size, by business model and by other characteristics.
The Stits DS-1 Baby Bird is a homebuilt aircraft built to achieve a "world's smallest" status. The Baby Bird is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “Smallest Airplane in the World.” as of 1984. The title was later defined as "world's smallest monoplane" to acknowledge Robert H. Starr's Bumble Bee II as the world's smallest biplane. [1]
It is the largest commercial aircraft certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency for steep approach operations, allowing flights at airports such as London City. [3] The A318 entered service in July 2003 with Frontier Airlines. Relative to other Airbus A320 family variants, it sold only small numbers with total orders for 80 aircraft placed.
A United Airlines Boeing 737 (foreground) and a Virgin America Airbus A320 (background), two of the world's most widely used airliners. An airliner is a type of airplane for transporting passengers and air cargo. Such aircraft are most often operated by airlines.