Mid Size Passenger Jets

The supersonic airliner that redefined speed in commercial aviation

The compact A220 variant built for efficient short and medium-haul routes.

Airbus A220-300 specs and history: 120 to 150 seats in a 2-3 layout, 3,400 nm range, PW1500G engines, a $91.5M list price and who flies it today.

The Airbus A318 is the smallest A320-family jet. See why only about 80 were ordered, how it flew into London City, and who still operates it.

The compact narrowbody built for short- and medium-haul operations.

The updated narrow-body built for improved efficiency and reduced emissions.

The global workhorse that defined modern short haul travel

The Airbus A320neo seats up to 194 and flies up to 3,400 nm on LEAP-1A or PW1100G engines. See how it differs from the A320ceo, who flies it, and its record.

The stretched narrowbody built for high-demand routes

The Airbus A321neo is the longest A320neo-family jet. See how the LR and XLR differ, what its sharklets and LEAP or GTF engines do, and who flies it.

Airbus A321XLR specs, range and operators: 4,700 nm from a permanent rear center tank, 101 tonne MTOW, and why United plans routes well short of that.

The mid-size widebody built for long-haul flexibility.

The long-range widebody built to carry large passenger loads across global routes.

The Boeing 2707 was a 298-seat, Mach 2.7 airliner with 122 reserved orders. Why Congress killed it in 1971, how it compared to Concorde, where it is now

The Boeing 707 flew its first airline service in 1958 and started the jet age. Its history, variants, military versions, worst crash and survivors.

The Boeing 727 was the T-tailed trijet built from 1962 to 1984. See the -100 and -200 variants, why it was loud, why it ended and who still flies it.

The narrow-body convertible built for mixed passenger and cargo operations.

The Boeing 737 MAX 10 seats up to 230 and flies 3,100 nm, but the FAA put its certification on hold in September 2026. Specs, orders and status.

The Boeing 737 MAX 7 was FAA certified on August 3, 2026. Full specs: up to 172 seats, 3,800 nm range, LEAP-1B engines, 177,000 lb takeoff weight.

The reengineered 737 built for efficiency and a new generation of fleets

The Boeing 737 MAX 9 seats up to 220 and flies up to 3,300 nm. Seat layouts, the Alaska 1282 door plug story, who flies it and its status in 2026.

The original narrow-body jet that launched the 737 family.

The early 737 variant built for expanding short-haul jet networks.

Original unit cost unknown

The mid-size Classic jet built for expanding short-haul networks.

The compact classic 737 built for short- and medium-haul routes.

The compact Next Generation jet built for lower-capacity short-haul routes.

The versatile narrow-body built for high-frequency short and medium-haul routes.

The Boeing 737-800 seats up to 189 and flies 2,935 nm. Its history, why Boeing delivered 4,989 to airlines, its winglets, cabin and safety record.

The Boeing 737-900ER is the last and largest 737 Next Generation jet. See how it differs from the 737-900, why it sold, and who flies it.

The narrow-body jet built for medium and long-range flexibility.

The Boeing 757-300 is the longest single-aisle twinjet ever built. Why Boeing made only 55, how it differs from the 757-200, and who still flies it.

The original twinjet widebody built for transcontinental efficiency.

The mid-size widebody built for long-haul and transcontinental routes.

The stretched twinjet built for medium and long-haul routes.

The advanced narrowbody built to modernize the 100-seat market.

The larger C Series jet built for efficient short and medium-haul operations.

China’s narrow-body jet built to compete in the global single-aisle market.

The fastest jet transport in the world at the time.

For a long time, the fastest non-supersonic commercial transport

The refined jetliner that restored confidence in early commercial jets.

The long-range jetliner that helped launch the intercontinental jet age.

First model of the DC-8 Series 50 by Douglas Aircraft Co.

The upgraded DC-8 built to extend range and performance.

The “Stretched Eight” variant of the Douglas DC-8 series.

One of the variants of Douglas DC-8 Super 60 series.

The final variant of the Douglas DC-8 Super 60 series.

The regional jet built to bring mainline comfort to medium-capacity routes.

The largest first-generation E-Jet built for busy regional and thin mainline routes

The Embraer E190-E2 seats up to 114, flies 2,950 nm on geared turbofans, and burns 17% less fuel than the E190. Specs, cabin, and operators.

The Embraer E195-E2 is the largest E-Jet, seating up to 146 and flying 3,000 nm on two geared turbofans. Specs, operators, cabin and safety record.

The regional jet family built to modernize short-haul travel.

The short-haul jet built for efficient regional and trunk routes.

The British trijet built for high-speed short-haul operations.

Ilyushin Il-62 specs and history: the Soviet Union's first long-haul jetliner, 292 built, and the 11 still flying for governments and a cargo airline in 2026.

The short-body widebody built for long-range efficiency.

One of the classic and definitive airliners of the early jet age

The re-engined DC-8 built for improved efficiency and extended service life.

A unique Workhorse: The McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72

The re-engined classic jetliner built for improved fuel efficiency.

Mid size passenger jet of the DC-9 family. Only 10 were built for a single customer, SAS.

McDonnell Douglas answer to the Boeing 737.

The stretched narrow-body built for higher-capacity short-haul service.

The largest member of the DC-9 series.

The early MD-80 series jet built for high-frequency short-haul service.

The second variant of the MD-80 series.

Longer range third variant of the MD-80 series.

Shortened variant of the MD-80 series.

The final variant of the MD-80 family.

The stretched twinjet built as the final evolution of the DC-9 lineage.

The compact twinjet built as the final evolution of the DC-9 family.

Narrow-body jet airliner introduced in 1956

The unsuccessful supersonic passenger airliner rivaling the French Concorde

The Soviet trijet built for high-speed regional and domestic routes.

The Russian narrowbody built as a successor to Soviet-era airliners.

Held a 41 year record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by a subsonic jet airliner.