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Narrowbodies On The Horizon

Graham Warwick December 25, 2015

Boeing 737 MAX

Credit: Boeing

Family: 737 MAX 7, MAX 8, MAX 9.
Capacity: 126-178 passengers (2-class), max. 220.
Range: 3,350-3,515 nm.
Engines: CFM International Leap-1B.
First flight: Early 2016 (MAX 8).
First delivery: 2017 (MAX 8/Southwest Airlines).

 

Airbus A320neo

Credit: Airbus

Family: A319neo, A320neo, A321neo.
Capacity: 124-206 passengers (2-class), max. 240.
Range: 3,650-4,000 nm (A321LR).
Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW1100G or CFM International Leap-1A.
First flight: Sept. 25, 2014 (A320neo/PW1100G). 
First delivery: December 2015 (Lufthansa).

 

Comac C919

Credit: Comac

Family: C919.
Capacity: 156 passengers (2-class), max. 168.
Range: 2,200-3,000 nm.
Engines: CFM International Leap-1C.
Rollout: Nov. 2, 2015.
First flight: 2016.
First delivery: 2019-20 (estimated).

 

Bombardier C Series

Family: CS100, CS300. 

Capacity: 108-130 passengers (2-class), max. 160. Range: 3,100-3,300 nm. 
Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW1500G.
First flight: Sept. 16, 2013 (CS100), Feb. 27, 2015 (CS300).
First delivery: First half of 2016 (CS100/Swiss International Air Lines).

Embraer E-Jet E2

Credit: Embraer

Family: E175-E2, E190-E2, E195-E2.
Capacity: 80-118 (2-class), max. 144 (E195-E2). 

Range: 2,000-2,800 nm. 

Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW1900G (E190/195-E2).
First flight: 2016 (E190-E2).
First delivery: 2018 (E190-E2), 2019 (E195-E2).

 

Irkut MC-21

Credit: Irkut

Family: MC-21-200, -300.
Capacity: 135-163 (2-class), max. 211.
Range: 3,700 nm.
Engines: Aviadvigatel PD-14
or Pratt & Whitney PW1400G.
First flight: 2016 (-300/PW1400G).
First delivery: 2018 (estimated).

 
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A new generation of fuel-efficient narrowbody airliners with more than 100 seats begins entering service in growing numbers in 2016, but Airbus and Boeing dominate the market.

Related Reading: 

2016 Will Be Critical Year For Testing New Airliners

Civil Aviation Technologies To Watch

See Also

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European Airline Profitability Could Be Short-lived

Outlook Brightens For Asia-Pacific Airlines

A Tale Of Two Middle East Airlines: Emirates And EgyptAir

Airlines In Latin America Facing Recessions, Currency Issues

Aeroflot Benefits From Route Shuffle After Transaero Demise

Global Air Cargo Business Is Still Recovering From Recession

 
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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