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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