Commercial
Airbus A380
Airbus 🇪🇺
The biggest passenger plane ever — two full-length decks.
💨 Mach 0.85💺 Up to 853
Commercial Airliners 🛫
The jets that carry over 4 billion passengers every year. Airbus (Europe) vs Boeing (USA) — learn to tell them apart!
🔍 Airbus tip
Rounder nose, cockpit windows with a sloped corner, blunt tail cone.
🔍 Boeing tip
Pointier nose, V-shaped bottom of the cockpit windows, pointed tail cone.
Commercial
Boeing 747
Boeing 🇺🇸
The 'Queen of the Skies' — the original jumbo jet.
💨 Mach 0.85💺 Around 416
Commercial
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Boeing 🇺🇸
Made mostly of carbon-fibre composites, so it's lighter and uses ~20% less fuel.
💨 Mach 0.85💺 242–330
Commercial
Airbus A350
Airbus 🇪🇺
Flies the world's longest route: Singapore → New York (~18h45m).
💨 Mach 0.85💺 300–410
Commercial
Boeing 737
Boeing 🇺🇸
Best-selling jetliner family ever — over 11,000 delivered.
💨 Mach 0.79💺 Up to 230
Commercial
Airbus A320
Airbus 🇪🇺
First airliner with digital 'fly-by-wire' controls and side-stick.
💨 Mach 0.78💺 Up to 194
Legend
Concorde
BAC / Aérospatiale 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Supersonic! London → New York in about 3.5 hours. Retired in 2003.
💨 Mach 2.04💺 100