narrowbodies

Single-aisle planes

Narrowbodies are commercial aircraft with a single aisle running down the cabin, typically seating five or six passengers per row.

The term distinguishes them from widebodies, which have two aisles and wider fuselages.

Narrowbodies like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 dominate short- and medium-haul routes: The airline's fleet consists mostly of narrowbodies.

aircraft

737

Boeing's best-selling jetliner

  • fuselageAircraft's central structure
  • cabinSimple wooden dwelling
  • jetForced fluid stream

airliner · short-haul · domestic · regional · economy · passenger · fleet · galley · overhead bins · boarding

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Airbus

European aircraft manufacturer

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aircraft fuselage width

narrowbodieswidebodies

Twin-aisle commercial aircraft

jumbo jets · Boeing 777 · Boeing 787 · Airbus A380 · Boeing 747

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