Commercial Airliners (37 - 600 seats)

Airliners are large aircraft designed to carry a minimum of 20 passengers and up to 400 passengers per flight, depending on the model.
They are the wide-body aircraft of the aeronautics industry, developed in particular by the manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, and are capable of commercial, business and freight flights.
In the first part of the 20th century, they were designed for military aviation and cargo flights.

Airliners are divided into 3 categories: short-haul, medium-haul and long-haul.

Technical characteristics of airliners

They can cover distances of up to nine hours non-stop and land at over 300 airports. Short- to medium-range airliners (37 – 147 seats) generally offer only one-class configurations to maximise passenger capacity, and are ideal for event-based group travel: seminars, transporting teams and supporters.

Long-range airliners are suitable for larger groups. They have been put into service to fly 150 to 600 passengers to remote destinations around the world. These aircraft have a cruising speed of around 850 km/h and can fly non-stop for up to 9 hours. These airliners generally offer on-board hot and cold catering services, as well as entertainment options, depending on the aircraft.

The place of airliners in the aviation sector

The advent of the airliner has considerably changed the history of aeronautics and the world of aviation, propelling commercial flight to levels never reached before 2019 and the Covid crisis. Connecting international airports, these aircraft are specially designed to board and carry large numbers of passengers. International and regional airports are therefore able to accommodate these types of aircraft. In addition to commercial aviation, business aviation and cargo flights use these aircraft for a variety of missions.

Numerous aircraft manufacturers are vying for the market and the production of airliners to meet the demands of traditional airlines for commercial flights, such as Air France KLM and British Airways, as well as low-cost airlines like Ryanair. Aircraft manufacturers must also adapt this range of aircraft to business aviation. Find out more below about the airliners best suited to your needs: Boeing, Embraer, Airbus…there’s a plane to suit your needs.