The 1970s saw the birth of thewidebody, a radical new aircraft design in which airliners featured two aisles to accommodate more seats per row. The first was the Boeing 747, an iconic double-decker ...

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Today’scommercial aircraft market is defined by a handful of manufacturers. Boeing and Airbus dominate the narrowbody and widebody sectors, while regional players such as Embraer, Bombardier, and ATR ...