Airplanes

Airbus vs Boeing: The Great Debate

Airbus

Airbus was founded in 1970, and started making planes in 1974, when the Airbus A300 was debuted. Other planes that they have made are the A310, A320 series (A318, A319, A320, and A321), A330, A340, the newest addition to the fleet, the A350, and the famous, double-decker, A380. Airbus began incorporating more high-tech features in the A320, with a fly-by-wire system.

Boeing

Boeing is the grandpa of aerospace engineering, founded in 1916. They are known to have the largest factory in the world. Their commercial planes include the 707, 717, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, and the new 787 aka Dreanliner. Boeing's most sold plane is the 737, while their most famous is probably the 747. The Air Force One is also a modified Boeing 747.

Airplane Of The Week

The airplane of the week is the American Airlines Boeing 777-300er, or Extended Range. This aircraft seats 298 passengers, and has a range of 7,370 nautical miles. It is powered by two GE90-115BL turbofan engines. This aircraft has a length of 242 feet and a wingspan of 212 feet. This plane is another international jet, flying routes including Dallas to Hong Kong, Los Angeles to London Heathrow, and Miami to Buenos Aires.Sources: Boeing.com and Travelcodex.com

Airport Focus: KATL

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is located in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the largest hub of Delta Airlines, and a focus city for Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Spirit Airlines. There are 5 runways, all running parallel to each other, 2 to the North, 3 to the South. The airport has 7 concourses, lettered T, A, B, C, D, E, and F, with 209 departure gates. Concourse F serves as the international concourse. All inbound flights without U.S. Border Preclearance park here. The airport also claimed the title for the world's busiest airport. Here's a link to this fascinating airport's website. Source: Wikipedia.org

A220 Series: The Confusion

The A220-100/300 is a joint project between Bombardier and Airbus. It is sometimes called a CS100/300, but since Airbus took it over on July 1,it's official name is the Airbus A220-100/300. The aircraft is designed for short to midrange flights. The typical seating for the -100 is 116, while the typical seating for the -300 is 141. The engines are a pair of Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500G turbofan engines. The -100 is slightly shorter than Airbus's A320neo, while the -300 is slightly longer. Recently, Jetblue placed orders for them to replace their Embraer aircraft. Source: Airbus.com

Airplane Of The Week

The airplane of this week is Delta's Airbus 350-900. This amazing plane is powered by 2 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB turbofan engines and seats up to 306 passengers. 32 of these seats are the amazing, incredible, DELTA ONE OPEN SUITES. Amazing, right? The aircraft is 219 feet long with a wingspan of 212 feet. This plane flies international routes only, such as Atlanta to Seoul and Detroit to Tokyo. Sources: Wikipedia.org, Airbus.com, SeatGuru.com, and ThePointsGuy.com