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Narrow-body aircraft

Airliner with a single aisle

Narrow-body aircraft

Airliner with a single aisle

Four-abreast cross-section

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 m 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 m, allowing at least seven-abreast seating and often more travel classes.

Market

Historically, beginning in the late 1960s and continuing through the 1990s, twin engine narrow-body aircraft, such as the Boeing 737 Classic, McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 and Airbus A320 were primarily employed in short to medium-haul markets requiring neither the range nor the passenger-carrying capacity of that period's 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

TypeCountryProductionFuselage widthCabin widthMax. seatsEnginesseat
width
Hawker Siddeley TridentUK1962–1978344 cm1803 turbofan
Bristol BritanniaUK1952–1960366 cm{{#expr:11*12+7}} in1394×turboprop
Douglas DC-8US1958–1972373 cm351.2 cm2694×turbojet/fan
Ilyushin Il-62USSR/Russia1963–1995380 cm356 cm1864×turbofan
Vickers VC10UK1962–1970375 cm{{#expr:11*12+6}} in1514×turbofan
Boeing 707/Boeing 720US1958–1979376 cm354 cm2194×turbojet/fan"
Boeing 737US1966–present2202×turbofan17"
Boeing 757US1981–20042952×turbofan"
Boeing 727US1963–1984356 cm1893×turbofan"
Tupolev Tu-154USSR/Russia1968–2013380 cm356 cm1803×turbofan
Tupolev Tu-204Russia1990–present357 cm2152×turbofan
Tupolev Tu-334Russia1999–20091022×turbofan
Yakovlev Yak-42USSR/Russia1977–2003360 cm1203×turbofan
Dassault MercureFrance1971–1975366 cm1622×turbofan
Airbus A320 familyMulti1986–present395 cm370 cm2442×turbofan18"
Comac C919China2016–present396 cm390 cm1922×turbofan
Yakovlev MC-21Russia2017–present406 cm381 cm2302×turbofan
Tupolev Tu-114USSR1958–1963420 cm160 in2204×turboprop

Five-abreast cabin

TypeCountryProductionFuselage widthCabin widthMax. seatsEnginesSeat
width
de Havilland CometUK1949–1964115 in814×turbojet
Douglas DC-4/DC-6/DC-7US1942–1958{{#expr:9*12+10.5}} in954×piston engine
Sud Aviation CaravelleFrance1958–1972118.5 in802×turbojet
Vickers ViscountUK1948–1963120 in754×turboprop
Fokker F28/Fokker 70/Fokker 100Netherlands1967–1997330 cm122 in1222×turbofan
Tupolev Tu-144USSR1963–1983330 cm1404×turbojet
McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80/MD-90/Boeing 717US1965–2006334.3 cm (131.6 in)cm ( in)1722×turbofan17.9"
Antonov An-148/An-158Ukraine2002–present335 cm313 cm992×turbofan
Comac ARJ21China2007–present336 cm314.3 cm1052×turbofan
Boeing 377 StratocruiserUS1947–1963335 cm{{#expr:10*12+4}} in1144×piston engine
Tupolev Tu-104USSR1955–1960350 cm (137.7 in)320 cm (126 in)1152×turbojet
Ilyushin Il-18USSR1957–1985{{#expr:11*12+6}} in124 in1204×turboprop
BAC One-ElevenUK1963–1989124 in1192×turbofan
Sukhoi Superjet 100Russia2007–present345 cm323.6 cm1082×turbofan
Convair 880US1959–1962{{#expr:10*12+8}} in1104×turbojet
Convair 990US1961–1963{{#expr:10*12+8}} in1494×turbofan
Lockheed L-188 ElectraUS1957–1961128 in984×turboprop
Lockheed ConstellationUS1943–1958{{#expr:10*12+9}} in1094×piston engine
Airbus A220Canada/Multi2012–present350 cm328 cm1602×turbofan"
British Aerospace 146UK1987–2001350 cm324 cm1124×turbofan

Four-abreast cabin

TypeCountryProductionFuselage widthCabin widthMax. seatsEnginesSeat
width
Yakovlev Yak-40USSR1966–1981240 cm215 cm403×turbofan
Douglas DC-3US1936–1942, 1950250 cm272×piston engine
De Havilland Dash 8Canada1983–present106 in99 in902×turboprop17.3"
Fokker 27/Fokker 50Netherlands1987–1997100 in582×turboprop
Bombardier CRJCanada1991–2020106.1 in100.5 in1042×turbofan17.3"
url= http://www.atraircraft.com/datas/download_center/27/18t2855_fiche_atr_72_600_dig_27.pdftitle= ATR 72–600 Quick viewdate= October 2018publisher= ATR }}France/Italy1984–present273 cm257 cm782×turboprop18"
ConcordeFrance/UK1965–1979103 in1284×turbojet
Convair CV-240US1947–1954{{#expr:8*12+10.5}} in402×piston engine
Tupolev Tu-124/Tu-134USSR1956–1984290 cm261 cm56-842×turbofan
Ilyushin Il-114USSR/Russia1997–2012264 cm228 cm642×turboprop
Embraer E-Jet/E-Jet E2Brazil2001–present301 cm274 cm1462×turbofan18"
Antonov An-24USSR1959–1979109 in502×turboprop

Three-abreast cabin

TypeCountryProductionFuselage widthCabin widthMax. seatsEnginesSeat
width
Fokker F.VIINetherlands1924-19328-113xpiston engine
Boeing 80US1928-1934183xpiston engine
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterCanada1951-19679-111xpiston engine or 1xturboprop
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterCanada1965–1988, 2008–present69 in63.2 in192×turboprop
Cessna 208 CaravanUS1982-Present9-131xturboprop
BAe Jetstream 31/41UK1982–199773 in302×turboprop
Short 360UK1981–1991193 cm362×turboprop
Embraer EMB 120Brazil1983–2001228 cm210 cm302×turboprop17.3"
Embraer ERJ 145 familyBrazil1989–2020228 cm210 cm502×turbofan17.3"
Saab 340/Saab 2000Sweden1983–1999231 cm{{#expr:7*12+1}} in502×turboprop18.1"
Dornier 328Germany1991–2000217.2 cm (85.5 in)322×turboprop18.1"
Cessna 408 SkyCourierUSA2023–present188 cm192×turboprop

Two-abreast cabin

TypeCountryProductionFuselage widthCabin widthMax. seatsEngines
Beechcraft 1900US1982–20021.37m192×turboprop
Beechcraft Model 18US1937–197062×piston engine
Beechcraft Model 99US1968–1986152×piston engine
Boeing 247US1933–1937102×piston engine
Britten-Norman IslanderUK1965–present92×piston engine
Britten-Norman TrislanderUK1970–1982163×piston engine
de Havilland DoveUK1946–19478–112×piston engine
de Havilland HeronUK1950–196314–174×piston engine
Dornier 228Germany1981–1998, 2009–present192×turboprop
Douglas DC-1US1933122×piston engine
Douglas DC-2US1934–1939142×piston engine
Embraer EMB-110 BandeiranteBrazil1968–1990182×turboprop
Evektor EV-55 OutbackCzech Republic2011–present9–142×turboprop
Fairchild Swearingen MetrolinerUS1968–2001192×turboprop
Ford TrimotorUS1925–1933113×piston engine
GAF NomadAustralia1975–198512–162×turboprop
GippsAero GA10Australia2012-202091xturboprop
Junkers Ju 52Germany1930–1952173×piston engine
Lockheed Model 10 ElectraUS1934–1937102×piston engine
Lockheed Model 14 Super ElectraUS1937–194612-142×piston engine
Tecnam P2012 TravellerItaly2016–Present112×piston engine

Notes

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