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A narrow-body aircraft or single-aisle aircraft is an airliner arranged along a single aisle, permitting up to 6-abreast seating in a cabin less than 4 metres (13 ft) in width. In contrast, a wide-body aircraft is a larger airliner usually configured with multiple aisles and a fuselage diameter of more than 5 metres (16 ft), allowing at least ...
[1] [2] [3] The fleet consists of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body aircraft, and all Boeing wide-body aircraft. American exclusively ordered Boeing aircraft throughout the 2000s until July 20, 2011, when American announced the largest combined aircraft order in history for 260 Airbus A320 family jets and 200 Boeing 737s. [ 4 ]
The CJ-1000A is being developed for the Comac C919 narrow-body airliner with a thrust of 98–196 kN; 22,000–44,000 lbf. [2]It has a diameter of 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) and a length of 3.29 m (10.8 ft), compared with the 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) diameter and 3.32 m (10.9 ft) length of the CFM LEAP-1C.
A majority will be medium-thrust engines for narrow-body aircraft with 54,000 deliveries, for a fleet growing from 28,500 to 61,000. High-thrust engines for wide-body aircraft , worth 40–45% of the market by value, will grow from 12,700 engines to over 21,000 with 18,500 deliveries.
The largest wide-body aircraft are over 6 m (20 ft) wide, and can accommodate up to eleven passengers abreast in high-density configurations. By comparison, a typical narrow-body aircraft has a diameter of 3 to 4 m (10 to 13 ft), with a single aisle, [1] [6] and seats between two and six people abreast. [7]
In the early 1970s, following the launch of the first wide-body airliner, the 747, Boeing began considering further developments of its narrow-body 727. [4] Designed for short and medium length routes, [5] the trijet was the best-selling jetliner of the 1960s and a mainstay of the U.S. domestic airline market.
The narrow-body fleet is composed of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft which will be replaced by Airbus A320neo family aircraft in 2024. Airbus A330 , Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide-body aircraft are used on medium and long-haul flights.
The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington.Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retained the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating but with two underwing Pratt & Whitney JT8D low-bypass turbofan engines.