Boeing's state-of-the-art technology-intensive 787 and Airbus's A350, which embodies Airbus's capabilities, may seem similar at first glance, but each has its own distinct characteristics. Therefore, passengers tend to have their own preferred aircraft models. However, regardless of your preference, the aircraft with a higher chance of boarding is probably Boeing's 787. The reason for this becomes clear when you look at the background of their development. One of the misconceptions many air travelers have is thinking that the 787 and A350 are competing models. Both are modern models developed around the same time, and in fact, to the average person, they look quite similar. Initially, many airlines noisily engaged in advertising campaigns centered around the aircraft they introduced, which is one of the reasons for this misconception. However, strictly speaking, these two models are not in direct competition. The reason is simply that they belong to different classes.

Because of this, when we look at the development backgrounds of these two models, it is clearly understandable. Unlike Airbus at the planning stage, Boeing developed the 787 with a point-to-point concept that directly connects to the final destination, rather than the hub-to-hub connection concept. Therefore, it was planned as a relatively smaller model. Boeing couldn't ignore Airbus's movement in response to this. Airbus was already one step behind, being absorbed in the development of the super-sized A380, which was a hub-connected model. They had no choice but to release a slightly modified model, named the A350, by just tweaking the wings and engines of the existing A340. However, it is unlikely that the customers' airlines would react positively to such a half-hearted response. As a result, they were pushed back, and they decided to completely change direction by developing a new fuselage. At this point, they shifted their target from the 787 to the higher-class 777.

It is said that it is better to aim for the 77, which is now in the time of replacement after more than 20 years since its debut, rather than the late 787 market. In the end, the model that was intended to be pulled off with a facelift but ended up being pushed with a full change is the current a350 xwb. The xwb attached at the end emphasizes that it is a new model with changes up to the fuselage. As a result, the a350, with 315 seats, is often deployed on long-haul routes of ordinary airlines. On the other hand, the 787, with 294 seats, is mainly deployed on long-haul routes with low demand or in places with unstable demand. In other words, from the perspective of airlines, the 787 is a modern model that is less burdensome to fill seats and has excellent operational efficiency. In fact, the 787 is widely used even by low-cost airlines. Recently, adapting to market conditions, airlines are gradually blurring the distinction between aircraft models by introducing derivative models of various sizes periodically. For example, the largest version of the 787 is...

The A350-787 is similar in seating capacity to the smallest version of the A350, the A350-900. Initially, it was not conceived as a competitive model, but from the passengers' perspective, it may now feel like a competing aircraft type. Between the A350 and the 787, which one do you prefer?

A350보다 보잉787을 더 많이 타게 되는 이유 - 787 vs A350

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