which kind of planes are which?

[disneydreamerinny]

I have only flown twice in my life so I dont have the foggiest idea of what all these planes are.

I have been on the airlines websites trying to figure out some kind of flying plan for our next vacation.

How do I know which planes are the good ones and which ones are the "puddle jumpers"?

Does anyone have any info or maybe a website which explains them?

Like which ones are really big and have movies or which ones are mid sized?

Help??
Thanks for any info in advance.

 

[TravelSheryl]

Here's a start:

Boeing 747--the largest plane. The only airline flying a 747 domestically is United on a few east-west routes

Boeing 777--has two aisles and seats about 220-240 I think

Boeing 767--has two aisles and seats about 250

Boeing 757--single aisle plane seats about 200

Boeing 737--single aisle plane seats about 105-150 depending on model and configuration

Boeing 727--single aisle plane seats about 130-150

Boeing 717--single aisle plane seats about 100-110

MD-80--single aisle seats about 145

Airbus 319--single aisle (not sure how many it seats)

Airbus 320--single aisle seats about 140-150

Airbus 300 and 340 are large planes that I do not believe are flown domestically in the U.S.

DC-10--double aisle seats about 250

Fokker 100--single aisle seats about 100

DC-9--single aisle seats about 100

Canadair Regional Jet--seats about 50

Embraer 145 Regional Jet--seats about 50

Embraer 135 Regional Jet--seats about 37

BAe Regional Jet--seats about 70

The following are prop planes. They seat anywhere from 19 (Beechcraft 1900) to about 70 (ATR-70 I think)

Beechcraft 1900
Embraer 120
A Couple of Different ATR models
Dash 8
Saab 140

I'm not really up on props, so I've probably left some out. I think I covered all the full size jets, but maybe I missed one or two.

 

[Beverly Lynn]

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/

http://www.photovault.com/Link/Technology/Aviation_Commercial/AircraftTypes.html


try these 2. the 2nd is the better one I think.......continental has no puddle jumpers so to speak that means no prop planes they are all jet now. one of the nicer "commuter' jets is the 528 flown by skyway airlines(midwest express feeder division)

 

[Uncle Mikey]

Many of the airlines publish a worldwide timeable. For instance in the United Airlines timetable you can get not only a list of the various type of aircraft they fly but also a seating configuration of each aircraft. The timetable lists all flights for United out of each city in the world. It lists their departure and arrival information. It lists whether it is non-stop or has connections. It tells you whether they have a meal or movie and a lot more. Now they provide some of this information on their websites or you can get it off airfare websites such as www.orbitz.com. But for a single source reference guide, I would reccomend one of these world wide timetables. I am fortunate enough to have an airline ticket center in a city next to me so I don't have much trouble acquiring one. I have seen some at airports but they are few and far between. You might see if there is an airline ticket center near you or inquire about one the next time you go to the airport. I hope this helps.

 

[disneydreamerinny]

Oh, thankyou all! What great info! This is a tremendous help.

I have put the websites in my favorites so I can refer back to them

Now if I can just get over my fear of flying...

 

[TravelSheryl]

Continental Airlines is most certainly not all jet now. I'm not aware of any U.S. domestic airline whose commuter affiliate is all jet.

 

[Beverly Lynn]

they got rid of all their old prop planes.(No more puddle jumpers is probably the way I should have worded it) some airline in Brazil bought them. in fact it was on the news and in the flyer talk issue(2 issues ago) and in one of my current emails and in one of the newsletters at the airport that get distributed to each carrier there and from the general manager of the pit airport here he told me about it too during my interview last month its should be completely finalized by the end of this year. they also now have the newest and youngest fleet in the industry in the US.

these new jets are the approximately the same size as the prop planes they are all jets. I'm not talking about a huge aircraft. some jets are small like the 528 seats only 32 but is a jet nonetheless. even the commuter portion (the express part) are all jet now. this is why they are referred to as a jet.

 

[TravelSheryl]

In the link you posted, the EMB-120, ATR-42 and Beechcraft 1900 are not jets.

From a press release dated May 7, 2001:

"Continental Express previously announced its plan to become an all-jet carrier by the end of the 2004. The carrier currently operates 111 Embraer regional jets, 84 of the 50-passenger ERJ-145s and 27 of the 37-passenger ERJ-135s. Since 1999, the carrier has exited 33 turboprop aircraft and plans to aggressively retire its remaining fleet of 66 turboprops."

 

[Beverly Lynn]

they will be an all jet operation. and what link?

 

[TravelSheryl]

The link to Continental's website that you posted and subsequently edited out of your post. Since you seem to have forgotten that you did that, here it is:

http://www.continental.com/dash/build_dash.asp?corporate_05

I'm sure that anyone who has recently flown on a Continental Express prop finds this rather amusing.

 

[sgtdisney]

Disneydreamer, what airlines are you considering or are available from your location? And out of what city? That way you can find out what planes you may be flying on and be able to do a little more research that way?

 

[Beverly Lynn]

have a wonderful wonderful day.

 

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