Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Boeing · In production
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The numbers
Side by side
| Boeing 787 | Airbus A350 | Difference | Bigger | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 68.28 m | 73.79 m | 5.51 m | Airbus A350 +8% |
| Wingspan | 60.12 m | 64.75 m | 4.63 m | Airbus A350 +8% |
| Height | 17.02 m | 17.08 m | 0.06 m | Airbus A350 |
| MTOW | 254 t | 322 t | 68 t | Airbus A350 +27% |
| Typical seats | 336 | 369 | 33 | Airbus A350 +10% |
| Range | 11,730 km | 16,100 km | 4,370 km | Airbus A350 +37% |
| Max speed | 954 km/h | 945 km/h | 9 km/h | Boeing 787 +1% |
The verdict
Which is actually bigger?
The two aircraft that finally made the four-engine airliner extinct. Both are majority-composite, both are twins, both fly further on less fuel than anything before them. The A350 is the bigger machine, longer, wider, heavier, more seats, and it exists specifically to answer the 787. The 787 got there first, and in this industry being first is worth a very great deal.
The Airbus A350 is the longer of the two, at 73.79 m against 68.28 m, a difference of 5.51 m. It also has the greater wingspan, 4.63 m wider, so it is the bigger aircraft on both measures.
The aircraft that reinvented long-haul economics. Airbus's carbon-fibre long-range flagship. The silhouettes above are drawn at true relative scale from the sourced figures on each aircraft's page, same metres, same pixels, no artistic licence.
On capacity, the Airbus A350 carries more people in a typical layout, 369 against 336.
Airbus A350
Airbus · In production
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