With the first photos of the in production Qantas A350-1000ULR being released recently, I thought it would be interesting to do a visual comparison of all the major Boeing and Airbus passenger jet models, comparing their range, passenger capacity and size.
An interactive version is available here.
The official range and capacity numbers for the A350-1000ULR are not yet available so I've made a guestimate based on the stated plans to fly non-stop between Sydney and London/New York as well as the capacity of the A350-1000. For the other aircraft, I've pulled data from Wikipedia. The visualisation was then built in D3 to incorporate interactive elements. I'll note that the passenger capacity figures are meant to represent the theoretical maximum single-class or rated capacity of the aircraft and so are often much higher than what is typically seen in actual service. The range estimates are also meant to be maximums, so real world passenger-range combinations will be different. Data consistency and quality on Wikipedia can vary considerably so feel free to point out any issues.
by MadManMcReid
3 Comments
Makes you wonder why the A380 fell out of favour. As a passenger and Emirates customer I loved that plane.
Thanks for this! I have been working on a table of exit limits for airliners too so it’s nice to see someone else showing an interest. Keep in mind that these planes can’t carry this many people *and* fly this far; they can generally only do one or the other. Qantas’ A350-1000ULR, for example, is only going to seat 236 people: that’s less than most of those small narrowbody planes that are bunched up together.
Curious to see what the 777X variant looks like.