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 in width. In contrast, a wide-body aircraft is a larger airliner usually configured with multiple aisles and a fuselage diameter of more than , allowing at least seven-abreast seating and often more travel classes.

Market From the late 1960s through the 1990s, twin engine narrow-body aircraft, such as the Boeing 737 Classic, McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 and Airbus A320 were employed in short to medium-haul markets which did not require the range or passenger-carrying capacity of wide-body aircraft.

The re-engined Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo jets offer 500 miles more range, allowing them to operate the 3,000 miles transatlantic flights between the eastern U.S. and Western Europe, previously dominated by wide-body aircraft. Norwegian Air Shuttle, JetBlue and TAP Portugal will open up direct routes bypassing airline hubs for lower fares between cheaper, smaller airports. The Boeing 737NG 3,300-mile range is insufficient for fully laden operations and operates at reduced capacity like the Airbus A318, while the Airbus A321LR could replace the less fuel efficient Boeing 757s used since their production ended in 2004. Boeing will face competition and pricing pressure from the Embraer E-Jet E2 family, Airbus A220 (formerly Bombardier CSeries) and Comac C919.

Between 2016 and 2035, FlightGlobal expects 26,860 single-aisles to be delivered for almost $ billion, 45% Airbus A320 family ceo and neo and 43% Boeing 737 NG and max. By June 2018, there were 10,572 Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX orders: 6,068 Airbuses (%, 2,295 with CFMs, 1,623 with PWs and 2,150 with not yet decided engines) and 4,504 Boeings (%); 3,446 in Asia-Pacific (%), 2,349 in Europe (%), 1,926 in North America (%), 912 in Latin America (%), 654 in Middle East (%), 72 in Africa (%) and 1,213 not yet bounded (%).

Many airlines have shown interest in the Airbus A321LR or its A321XLR derivative, and other extended-range models, for thin transatlantic and Asia-Pacific routes.

Examples Six-abreast cabin

Type Country Production Fuselage width Cabin width Max. seats Engines seatwidth Hawker Siddeley Trident UK 1962–1978 180 3x turbofanSud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle France1958-1972992x turbojet Bristol Britannia UK 1952–1960 139 4×turboprop Douglas DC-8 US 1958–1972 269 4×turbojet/fan Ilyushin Il-62 USSR/Russia 1963–1995 186 4×turbofan Vickers VC10 UK 1962–1970 151 4×turbofan Boeing 707/Boeing 720 US 1958–1979 219 4×turbojet/fan " Boeing 737 US 1966–present 220 2×turbofan 17" Boeing 757 US 1981–2004 295 2×turbofan " Boeing 727 US 1963–1984 189 3×turbofan " Tupolev Tu-154 USSR/Russia 1968–2013 180 3×turbofan Tupolev Tu-204 Russia 1990–present 215 2×turbofan Tupolev Tu-334 Russia 1999–2009 102 2×turbofan Yakovlev Yak-42 USSR/Russia 1977–2003 120 3×turbofan Dassault Mercure France 1971–1975 162 2×turbofan Airbus A320 family Multi 1986–present 244 2×turbofan 18" Comac C919 China 2016–present 192 2×turbofan Yakovlev MC-21 Russia 2017–present 230 2×turbofan Tupolev Tu-114 USSR 1958–1963 220 4×turboprop

Five-abreast cabin

Type Country Production Fuselage width Cabin width Max. seats Engines Seatwidth de Havilland Comet UK 1949–1964 81 4×turbojet Douglas DC-4/DC-6/DC-7 US 1942–1958 95 4×piston engine Sud Aviation Caravelle France 1958–1972 80 2×turbojet Vickers Viscount UK 1948–1963 75 4×turboprop Fokker F28/Fokker 70/Fokker 100 Netherlands 1967–1997 122 2×turbofan Tupolev Tu-144TU-144 SS Technical Specs: Accommodation USSR 1963–1983 140 4×turbojet McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80/MD-90/Boeing 717 US 1965–2006 334.3 cm (131.6 in) cm ( in) 172 2×turbofan 17.9" Antonov An-148/An-158 Ukraine 2002–present 99 2×turbofan Comac ARJ21 China 2007–present 105 2×turbofan Boeing 377 Stratocruiser US 1947–1963 114 4×piston engineTupolev Tu-104USSR1955–1960 350 cm (137.7 in)320 cm (126 in)1152×turbojet Ilyushin Il-18 USSR 1957–1985 120 4×turboprop BAC One-Eleven UK 1963–1989 119 2×turbofan Sukhoi Superjet 100 Russia 2007–present 108 2×turbofan Convair 880 US 1959–1962 110 4×turbojet Convair 990 US 1961–1963 149 4×turbofan Lockheed L-188 Electra US 1957–1961 98 4×turboprop Lockheed Constellation US 1943–1958 109 4×piston engine Airbus A220 Canada/Multi 2012–present Bombardier Aerospace Commercial Aircraft Customer Support: Airport planning publication , p. 5. 160 2×turbofan " British Aerospace 146 UK 1987–2001 112 4×turbofan

Four-abreast cabin Type Country Production Fuselage width Cabin width Max. seats Engines Seatwidth Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom 1961–1988 68 2×turboprop Yakovlev Yak-40 USSR 1966–1981 40 3×turbofan Douglas DC-3 US 1936–1942, 1950 27 2×piston engine De Havilland Dash 8 Canada 1983–present 90 2×turboprop 17.3" Fokker 27/Fokker 50 Netherlands 1987–1997 58 2×turboprop Bombardier CRJ Canada 1991–2020 104 2×turbofan 17.3" ATR 42/ATR 72 France/Italy 1984–present 78 2×turboprop 18" Concorde France/UK 1965–1979 128 4×turbojet Convair CV-240 US 1947–1954 40 2×piston engine Tupolev Tu-124/Tu-134 USSR 1956–1984 56-84 2×turbofanIlyushin Il-114USSR/Russia1997–2012642×turboprop Embraer E-Jet/E-Jet E2 Brazil 2001–present 146 2×turbofan 18" Antonov An-24 USSR 1959–1979 50 2×turboprop

Three-abreast cabin Type Country Production Fuselage width Cabin width Max. seats Engines Seatwidth Fokker F.VII Netherlands 1924-1932 8-11 3xpiston engine Boeing 80 US 1928-1934 18 3xpiston engine de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter Canada 1951-1967 9-11 1xpiston engine or 1xturboprop de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Canada 1965–1988, 2008–present 19 2×turboprop Cessna 208 Caravan US 1982–present 9-13 1xturboprop BAe Jetstream 31/41 UK 1982–1997 30 2×turboprop Short 360 UK 1981–1991 36 2×turboprop Embraer EMB 120 Brazil 1983–2001 30 2×turboprop 17.3" Embraer ERJ 145 family Brazil 1989–2020 50 2×turbofan 17.3" Saab 340/Saab 2000 Sweden 1983–1999 50 2×turboprop 18.1" Dornier 328 Germany 1991–2000 217.2 cm (85.5 in) 32 2×turboprop 18.1" Cessna 408 SkyCourier USA 2023–present 19 2×turboprop

Two-abreast cabin Type Country Production Fuselage width Cabin width Max. seats Engines Beechcraft 1900 US 1982–2002 1.37m 19 2×turboprop Beechcraft Model 18 US 1937–1970 6 2×piston engine Beechcraft Model 99 US 1968–1986 15 2×piston engine Boeing 247 US 1933–1937 10 2×piston engine Britten-Norman Islander UK 1965–present 9 2×piston engine Britten-Norman Trislander UK 1970–1982 16 3×piston engine de Havilland Dove UK 1946–1947 8–11 2×piston engine de Havilland Heron UK 1950–1963 14–17 4×piston engine Dornier 228 Germany 1981–1998, 2009–present 19 2×turboprop Douglas DC-1 US 1933 12 2×piston engine Douglas DC-2 US 1934–1939 14 2×piston engine Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante Brazil 1968–1990 18 2×turboprop Evektor EV-55 Outback Czech Republic 2011–present 9–14 2×turboprop Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner US 1968–2001 19 2×turboprop Ford Trimotor US 1925–1933 11 3×piston engine GAF Nomad Australia 1975–1985 12–16 2×turboprop GippsAero GA10 Australia 2012-2020 9 1xturboprop Junkers Ju 52 Germany 1930–1952 17 3×piston engine Lockheed Model 10 Electra US 1934–1937 10 2×piston engine Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra US 1937–1946 12-14 2×piston engine Tecnam P2012 Traveller Italy 2016–Present 11 2×piston engine

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See also List of regional airliners Regional jet Middle of the market airliners Wide-body aircraft

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