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Introduced by Lufthansa and Air France on March 15, 1993, the Airbus A340 is a four engine wide-body jet aircraft built for long-range and ultra-long-range flights.
#WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on October 27, 2021.
Introduced by Finnair on December 20, 1990, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is currently only used as a cargo aircraft. Production was ended in 2000 after 200 airframes were built.
#WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on October 20, 2021.
Seating capacities on the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 varied from 285 in a three-class arrangement to 410 in an all-economy configuration. The medium- to long-range widebody aircraft had a range 7,000 to 10,000 miles and had a cruising speed of 588 mph. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on October 20, 2021.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 incorporated many design features of the DC-10 such as the trijet configuration, but also differed as it featured a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan, a redesigned wing trailing edge, and a glass cockpit. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on October 20, 2021.
The Airbus A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industrie, a European aerospace manufacturing consortium formed in 1970. Both the A300 and A310 established Airbus as a major European airliner manufacturer. #WingWednesday#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on October 06, 2021.
The Airbus A310-300 was developed for international carriers with the range to fly transatlantic routes nonstop. Introduced in 1983, by Lufthansa and Swissair, the aircraft proved reliable in service while providing a comfortable and spacious cabin for passengers. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on October 06, 2021.
Based on the earlier A300, the Airbus A310 had a shortened fuselage with a redesigned wing and undercarriage. It also had a lower purchase price than other wide-body airliners and was designed to be more economical to operate. #WingWednesday#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on October 06, 2021.
During the 1980s, @Qantas purchased 6 Boeing 767-200ERs (ER for extra range) and 41 767-300ERs, which proved ideal for the carrier’s expansion into the Asian market. The spacious, comfortable, widebody airliners proved reliable and economical to operate for Qantas. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
The Boeing 767 took off on its maiden flight on September 26, 1981, and was introduced into service with United Airlines a year later on September 8, 1982. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
The 767 was the first two-engine widebody airliner to be produced by Boeing. It was designed to be a smaller widebody airliner than the 747, with a capacity for 200-300 passengers and the range for most transoceanic routes. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
The Concorde SST (supersonic transport) seated one hundred in specially designed seats arranged in twenty-five rows of four seats placed two by two. Flying onboard the aircraft was comfortable, smooth, and quiet; an experience passengers remembered for a lifetime. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on September 15, 2021.