Small Narrowbody Jets

Designers of the new generation of crossover narrowbody jets have taken into account the cabin crew.

Crossover narrowbodies—whose capacity falls between regionals and single-aisles—are almost all clean-sheet designs and have maintainability “designed in.”

The vast amount of China’s intermediate-size cities could bode well for a surge in narrowbody aircraft to serve those destinations.

Inflight entertainment/connectivity went from “nice to have” to “must have” for passengers. New-gen crossover narrowbody jets are being designed to accommodate.

Africa represents less than 10% of the world’s available seat miles, but that is about to change, and manufacturers of crossover narrowbody jets are taking note.

While large regional jets have been a choice, they did not have the range of new-generation crossover aircraft.

The aim of integrated flight deck technology is to clearly display essential flight information and enable an intuitive, reduced-workload flying experience.

“Airlines will look at efficient small single-aisle [aircraft] as their second type for their single-aisle operations,” says one industry executive.