there's some serious competition happening in the skies with two rival aircrafts that
promise a new era in long-haul passenger comfort and a game changer for airlines both a350
and b787 dreamliner are swiftly becoming the world's most technologically advanced airplanes
produced respectively by airbus europe and boeing usa want to know about it well stay
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a350 so without any further ado let's begin this so-called a350 8000 might be more fuel
efficient than boeing's triple seven line but that wouldn't make it more popular the
boeing 787 is a twin-engine long-range wide-body aircraft developed in the early 2000s packed
with new innovations and technology the aircraft started commercial operations with a a on
october 26 2011. boeing chose the name dreamliner in 2003 which would eventually be a game changer
for many airlines enabling routes that weren't possible for aircraft of the same type the
boeing 787 was a dream come true for many airlines the dreamliner aircraft is being
designed in three versions the baseline version a short range and a stretch version the 7873
short range version is the same length and height as the 787 but has a shorter wingspan
52 meters the maximum takeoff weight is 165 hundred kilograms and the range has been reduced
to between four thousand six hundred and fifty kilometers and five thousand six hundred and
fifty kilometers the aircraft can carry 290 to 330 passengers into classes the aircraft
also has the capacity to carry 4 400 cubic feet of cargo the baseline version the 7878
has a maximum takeoff weight of 219 540 kilograms the aircraft typically accommodates 220 passengers
in a three-class cabin configuration the length is 57 meters and the wingspan is 60 meters
while the height is 17 meters the range is between 14 200 and 15 200 kilometers and the
cruise speed is mach 0.85 the total cargo volume of the 7878 is 4400 cubic feet the
stretch version 7879 has the same wingspan and height as the standard 787 but the length
is increased to 63 meters the aircraft typically carries 259 passengers in a 3 class cabin
layout the range is 14 800 kilometers to 15 750 kilometers and the maximum takeoff weight
is 244 940 kilograms the total cargo volume of the aircraft is 5400 cubic feet compared
to its siblings the 78710 has seen less success with airlines seen as a response to the a350
the largest dreamliner was forced to sacrifice range to add a large fuselage and more passenger
capacity today the variant accounts for only 10 of 787 sales or around 202 units the 78710
offers a range of 6430 nautical miles and seating for 330 to 440 passengers meanwhile
the a350 900 seats the same figure up to 440 but can fly journeys as long as 8 100 nautical
miles this significant range difference means the 78710 has been restricted to regional
or select long-haul routes while ultra long-haul flights are simply not possible however all
of that could be about to change according to reports boeing is working on a high gross
weight a gw variant of the 78710 as the name suggests changes will allow the aircraft to
have a higher takeoff weight carrying more fuel for extended operations dubbed the 78710er
for now this could see up to 1000 nautical miles added to the range bringing it far closer
to the a359s figure while the idea of the 10 er is not new having been floated in 2019
to secure orders from air new zealand the new planes will see a doubling of the original
range improvements this could be a huge challenge to the a350 and the newly minted version offering
8 lower seat costs to airlines and 19 more seats with the ability to seamlessly fly along
with other 787 family jets this new plane could be a breakthrough for boeing moreover
since development is far simpler than the long delayed triple 7x program the american
plane maker will be able to offer a high capacity alternative to the triple seven 300 er before
the late 2024 2025 launch the 787 and the a350 have impressive ranges both planes can
travel at least 15 000 kilometers without stopping the same is traveling from london
to new york two and a half times without stopping to refuel this astonishing range is why airlines
are now deploying the 787 and a350 on the world's longest routes with all these benefits
both the airbus a350 and boeing 787 are without a doubt revolutionary in their design however
as such aircraft designs have become increasingly complicated and require constant review and
updates to ensure safety reliability and utility it's not only competition to the a350 that
boeing is considered while building the 78710er this new dreamlander could replace the triple
seven eight that has seen little interest in recent years while not a perfect replacement
the 10 er would clear up space for the development of the triple 7x which is expected to be hugely
popular in the coming years overall reconfiguring the 787 is looking like a win-win for boeing
notably creating an er version of existing planes has been a winning formula for boeing
for decades the 767 300er and triple 7 300 er saw huge sales for their respective programs
and extended the longevity of their families the development timeline of the 78710 er is
on track with its predecessors roughly five to ten years after the original jet both the
787 and the a350 have far quieter cabins than conventional aircraft thanks to engine design
developments from rolls royce and ge the a350 specifically has the quietest cabin of any
twin aisle aircraft with a typical noise level of 57 decibels around the same as a normal
conversation the use of cfrp and other composites help the a350 and the 787 to be louder than
their predecessors however that would add weight reducing or eliminating any fuel burn
advantage over boeing's triple 79 on the flip side it can minimize the design changes relative
to the a350 1000 to maximize fuel efficiency that's what boeing chose to do with the 78710
the result was an extremely fuel-efficient plane with about 1200 nautical miles less
range than the 7879 it was derived from airbus is far more likely to choose the second path
but with those airlines necessarily buy a triple seven nine rival with better fuel efficiency
but a shorter range the problem is that most airlines want to simplify their fleets the
a350 8000 would be able to cover most long-haul airline routes but most airlines do operate
some flights beyond its likely range if they need the triple seven nines range for some
roots they might be willing to sacrifice some fuel efficiency rather than buying two planes
in the same size segment it's instructive to note that boeing has more than three times
as many orders for the 7879 as it does for the larger shorter range 78710 airbus has
fewer than 200 firm orders for the a350 1000 model today a larger model with less range
with probably selfier units and some of those would be cannibalized from the a350 1000 now
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