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  2. Jet2.com - Wikipedia

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    A Jet2.com Boeing 737-300 in the former livery in 2011.. In 2002, Channel Express established the Jet2.com brand from Leeds Bradford Airport.The re-branded Jet2.com began operating as a leisure airline with its first flight from Leeds Bradford to Amsterdam on 12 February 2003, which operated a twice-daily rotation with two Boeing 737–300 aircraft.

  3. List of commercial jet airliners - Wikipedia

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    2 2017 2018 155 (December 2024) [citation needed] 153 (December 2024) [citation needed] Airbus A350 XWB: Multinational 2 2013 2014 648 (December 2024) [citation needed] 643 (December 2024) Antonov An-148/An-158: Ukraine 2 2004 2009 37 8 Boeing 737: United States 2 1967 1968 11,513 (July 2023) [2] 8,024 (December 2024) Boeing 767: United States ...

  4. Wide-body aircraft - Wikipedia

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    A Boeing 787 Dreamliner of United Airlines landing at Beijing Capital International Airport on 28 December 2018.. A wide-body aircraft, also known as a twin-aisle aircraft and in the largest cases as a jumbo jet, is an airliner with a fuselage wide enough to accommodate two passenger aisles with seven or more seats abreast. [1]

  5. Here’s why airplane seats are actually facing the wrong way

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    If you do want to try out a rear-facing airplane seat, opt for business class seats with airlines like American, United, Qatar, and British Airways, Boland says. “Most of the seats in the row ...

  6. Ejection seat - Wikipedia

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    Various ejection seats. In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency. . In most designs, the seat is propelled out of the aircraft by an explosive charge or rocket motor, carrying the pilot with

  7. Why reclining seats are vanishing from airplanes - AOL

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    Most modern and lightweight airplane seats are somewhere between seven and 10 kilograms (15-22 pounds) per passenger today. Any weight that can be saved means reducing the fuel needed to carry it.

  8. PJ-II Dreamer - Wikipedia

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    The Dreamer aircraft uses a special type of propulsion system called a dual ducted fan. This system gives it similar handling to a jet engine but is cheaper and less complicated to operate. Unlike propeller-driven planes, it doesn't have torque or P-factor issues, which are forces that can make the aircraft harder to control.

  9. Narrow-body aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Four-abreast cross-section Airbus A320 (foreground) and Boeing 737-900 (background), both narrow-bodies Narrow-body Airbus A320 in front of a Boeing 777-300ER wide-body. 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.