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Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Commercial
Airbus A350-900 Commercial
Quick facts
ManufacturerBoeingAirbus
TypeWide-body airlinersWide-body airliners
Origin🇺🇸 United States🇫🇷 Europe
First flight20132013
StatusIn productionIn production
Units built——
Unit costUS$ 292.5 millionUS$ 317.4 million
Dimensions
Length62.80 m66.80 m
Wingspan60.10 m64.75 m
Height17.00 m17.05 m
Wing area360.0 m²442.0 m²
Weights & fuel
Empty weight128,850 kg142,400 kg
Max. take-off weight254,011 kg283,000 kg
Fuel capacity126,206 L141,000 L
Performance
Cruise speed903 km/h903 km/h
Max. MachMach 0.90Mach 0.89
Range14,010 km15,000 km
Service ceiling13,100 m13,100 m
Crew & capacity
Crew22
Seats (typical)290315
Seats (max.)420440
Powerplant
Engines22
Engine type——
Engine modelGE GEnx-1B or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84
Thrust (each)320.0 kN374.0 kN

At a glance

Range

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
14,010 km
Airbus A350-900
15,000 km

Max. take-off weight

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
254,011 kg
Airbus A350-900
283,000 kg

Wingspan

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
60 m
Airbus A350-900
65 m

Length

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
63 m
Airbus A350-900
67 m

Service ceiling

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
13,100 m
Airbus A350-900
13,100 m

Seats (typical)

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
290
Airbus A350-900
315

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.