World Airliners '09 - Mainliners

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In the first installment of Flight International's restyled annual survey of the world's airliner programmes, we examine the mainline jet market by sector. Leading data for each type includes specifications, prices, performance and order/delivery information at 30 September

• Single-aisles: Airbus and Boeing face pressure with the A320 and 737
• In-production widebodies: Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 remain popular
• Next generation widebodies: Dreams of tomorrow
• Emerging narrowbodies: China and Russia take on Airbus and Boeing in the single-aisle market
• Russian airliners: Russian jet airliner projects face an uncertain future
• Ultra-large airliners: Gigantic problems
• Cargo conversions: Hope springs eternal