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Two new 737 Max variants — the Max 7 and the Max 10 — are still waiting on certification. It's unclear when they may enter service. ... Boeing's newest plane is six years late and counting ...
Older model aircraft such as the Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Boeing 737-100/-200, Boeing 747-100/SP/200/300, Airbus A300, and Airbus A310, which were first flown during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, have had higher rates of fatal accidents.
Airbus' new "extra long haul" narrowbody is poised to be a game changer. Thanks to its extra fuel tank, it can unlock routes that are unreachable with shorter-haul jets like the Boeing 737 Max.
Boeing continued to estimate middle-of-the-market demand at between 2,000 and 4,000 airliners over 20 years, stating in September 2017 that it was closer to 4,000, while Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce plc and Leeham Co. think it likely to lie between 2,000 and 2,500; Airbus puts the figure at about 2,000 aircraft, not enough to justify a new ...
The Boeing 757 used to be the main transatlantic workhorse but is losing market share to Airbus. New narrow-body planes designed for long-haul flights are changing how people fly.
In August 2023, Qantas ordered 24 new aircraft: four Boeing 787-9, eight Boeing 787-10, and 12 Airbus A350-1000. The former two will replace A330 aircraft from 2027. Qantas has purchased the right options with Boeing and Airbus "to provide flexibility for future growth and, ultimately, replacement of the A380 fleet" from 2032. [9] [13]
United is planning to replace virtually every existing 757 route with the new Airbus A321XLR. ... According to the airline, it has 61 Boeing 757 planes, with an average age of about 24 years.
As of late 2020, THAI retired all Boeing 747-400s and Airbus A380-800s. On 13 June 2011, Thai's Board of Directors announced it would purchase 15 aircraft and acquire the remaining 22 on operating leases. The purchased planes include 14 Boeing 777-300ERs, to be delivered in 2014 and 2015, and four Airbus A350-900s (2016 and 2017).