widebody
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Southwest Airlines this week announced the arrival of its first Starlink-equipped plane, and United touted its first widebody flight with Starlink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Airbus said Tuesday its A350-1000ULR widebody aircraft capable of flying up to 22 hours non-stop has successfully completed a first test flight.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
India's aviation market is poised for significant expansion but remains constrained by a limited number of widebody aircraft, Willie Walsh, the incoming chief executive of IndiGo, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Long-haul flights on widebody jets, for example, have many more seats than regional flights on smaller aircraft.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
Adding to Boeing’s woes, it delivered none of its widebody 777s in the first three months of the year due to a separate supply chain issue.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
"We've added over 100 aircraft, nearly completed the refit of legacy narrowbodies, and begun inducting widebodies with new interiors. At the same time, we've laid critical infrastructure... to support our long-term ambitions," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
About 12 of the 75 undelivered widebodies in Boeing storage lots at are designated for Chinese carriers, according to Jefferies.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
The world’s biggest long-haul airline placed a firm order for the 777-200LR freighters, it said in a statement Tuesday, with two of the widebodies due for delivery in 2024 and the rest in 2025.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Though parcel demand has tapered off from pandemic highs, Boeing has forecast air carriers will require 2,795 more dedicated freighters over the next 20 years, including 940 new widebodies.
From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2022
They said the recovery was lumpy and focused on specific areas where air travel was rebounding, such as narrowbody aircraft and dedicated freighters, with older passenger widebodies lagging well behind.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2022
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