21st Century Airliners

A comprehensive look at commercial aircraft in the 2020s. It explores how a complex global picture affects civil aerospace and looks at how modern large airliners have changed the airline business. It reviews how carriers are using the Airbus A350 and A220 and provides an update on the long-delayed Boeing 777X. There’s the latest on the A380 as more airlines stop flying the superjumbo. It explores the long-range A321XLR and 787 Dreamliner. We look at the ambitions for Project Sunrise and its promise of globe-spanning nonstop flights, the extraordinary BelugaXL and a fresh crop of freighter aircraft large and small. There’s also a look further ahead to the latest on electric aircraft, the blended wing body concept and the possible return of supersonic passenger flight.