wide-body

British

adjective

(of an aircraft) having a wide fuselage, esp wide enough to contain three rows of seats abreast

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The order is the largest ever for wide-body aircraft by a Vietnamese airline, and the first direct aircraft purchase by Sun PhuQuoc Airways, parent company Sun Group said in a social-media statement Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The 777 wide-body, long-range jet hasn’t been without problems for Boeing.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025

The plane is Boeing’s newest wide-body jet that can carry more than 400 passengers in certain cabin configurations.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

The announcement came a day after the carrier said it would temporarily reduce flights operated with wide-body planes by 15%.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

In 2019 it announced that it would move all manufacturing of its wide-body 787 Dreamliner to its plant in North Charleston, S.C., ending split responsibilities between that plant and Washington state.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

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