The worlds first plane was built by Willbur and Orville Wright and called the Wright Flyer.  | The first jet fighter, the German Messerschmitt 262, flew in 1944.  |
The Airbus A300 is a short- to medium-range widebody aircraft. Launched in 1972.  | The Airbus A320 family of short- to medium-range commercial passenger airlines are manufactured by Airbus. Family members include the A318,A319,A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet.  |
The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner. It was developed at the same time as the four-engine Airbus A340.  | The Airbus A340 seats between 261 and 380 passengers, and has a range between 6,700 NM. It is similar in design to the twin-engined A330  |
The Airbus A350 is a long range, mid-sized, wide-body family of airlines currently under development, designed to compete with the Boeing 777 and Boeing 787.  | The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, an EADS subsidiary.  |
The ATR 42 is a twin-turboprop, short-haul regional airliner built in France and Italy by ATR.  | The 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner bulit in France and Italyby ATR. It seats up to 72 passengers.  |
The first flight of the Boeing 737-100 occurred April 9, 1967  |
