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 metres in width. In contrast, a wide-body aircra
Four-abreast cross-section
Narrow-body Airbus A320 operated by British Airways in front of a Boeing 777-300ER wide-body operated by Air Canada in June 2010
Narrow-body Boeing 737-900 operated by United Airlines in October 2010
Narrow-body Airbus A319 operated by Delta Air Lines in February 2014
An airliner is a type of airplane for transporting passengers and air cargo. Such aircraft are most often operated by airlines. The modern and most common variant of the airliner is a jet powered airc
A United Airlines Airbus A320 (foreground) and an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER (background) at Logan International Airport in March 2017, two of the world's most widely used airliners.
The Douglas DC-3 appeared in 1935
Prototype of the de Havilland Comet in 1949, the first jet airliner in the world