Boeing 737s compete mainly with Airbus's A320s in the short-to-medium range, narrow body jet market.
Although Boeing and Airbus dominate the global narrow-body jet market, the competition is making gains.
With 866 aircraft on order, the 787 Dreamliner became the fastest-selling wide-body jet in history.
The A380 is a four-engined, twin-decked, wide-body jet aircraft built at Airbus's factories throughout Europe and assembled at its facility in Toulouse, France.
Meanwhile, as Boeing scrambles to find a quick fix and keep its customers happy, one of its biggest competitors is working to make sure its own planes are kept in the air: A spokesman for Airbus, which uses similar lithium-ion batteries in its A350 wide body jet, told the Reuters news service that the company is considering dropping Lithium-ion batteries and switching back to traditional nickel-cadmium power units.
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The wide-body, twin-engine jet relies on a complex network of electrical systems rather than traditional pneumatic systems.
Airsafe.com, a not-for-profit venture that compiles airline-safety statistics, notes only four cases in which a flight crew intentionally landed a commercial jet into a body of water.
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The idea of using supplements, at least in the US, is that by taking exogenous melatonin at appropriate times, you can succeed in resetting your body's clock and beat jet lag.
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But during a light, long-haul flight, this production is inhibited, disrupting sleep, throwing the body completely out of sync and leading to jet lag.
As the Chrysler-produced TV spot unfolded, an elite team of mechanics and machinists was transforming the vehicle with a matte black exterior, stealth body panels, advanced weapon systems and a jet engine.
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Boarding the jet in her now-famous body suit (inspired by the compression suits used by human athletes such as Aussie hurdler Sally Pearson), Black Caviar -- who is affectionately known as "Nelly" -- was accompanied on the flight by her personal track rider and veterinary surgeon to make sure she remained relaxed during transit.
Michael's body was flown home on Kevin Costner's jet to the family compound in Hyannis Port, Mass.
He conquers jet lag by refusing to leave his body in any one time-zone long enough for it to adjust.
And the jet black front display flows smoothly into the body for a seamless look with no gaps.
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As of December 31, 2011, it had a fleet of 102 aircraft comprising 81 single- aisle jet aircraft, 19 twin-aisle wide body aircraft, and 2 turboprop aircraft.
Some people have shifted their body clocks but not everyone has the discipline or interest in such regimens to ease jet lag.
Honda mounted the jet's engines on top of the wings and close to the body of the plane, a foolish design, most airplane experts would say.
"With social jet lag, we're forced to eat at times when the body doesn't want to eat, or isn't prepared for digesting food properly, " he says.
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