This is a family of twin-engine, 70-122-seat regional jet aircraft. The 70-80-passenger 170 made its first flight in February 2002, while the 78-88-seat 175 flew for the first time in June 2003. The 170 and 175 share the 14,200-lb.-thrust General Electric CF34-8E engine. The 94-114-seat 190 made its initial flight in March 2004, while the 106-122-passenger 195 first flew in December 2004. Additionally, Embraer has created the Lineage 1000, a business-jet version of the 190 that began delivery in 2009.

The prototype 767 twin-engine, widebody commercial transport aircraft rolled out in August 1981, with first flight the following month. Through 2011, Boeing produced 1,014 of this commercial transport aircraft. Current models include the 767-200ER, -300ER, -400ER and -300F freighter. Typical two-class seating layouts are 224 seats for the -200ER, 269 for the -300ER and 304 for the -400ER. All three models are sold with a choice of GE CF6-80C2 or Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. The 767 has found a new lease on life due to the U.S.

The CRJ series is a family of twin-engine, 44-100-seat regional jets. The initial model was the 50-seat CRJ100. It first flew in May 1991, and deliveries started in October 1992. The CRJ100 was replaced by the 50-seat CRJ200, which is powered by a pair of 9,220-lb.-thrust GE CF34-3B1 turbofans. Other variants have included the 44-seat CRJ440, which is also powered by CF34-3B1s; the 64-78-seat CRJ700, powered by two 13,790-lb.-thrust CF34-8C5 turbofans; and the 86-90-seat CRJ900, powered by two 14,255-lb.-thrust CF34-8C5s.

The ERJ 135/140/145 family is a series of twin-engine, 37-50-seat regional jets. The initial model was the 50-seat ERJ 145, which first flew in August 1995; deliveries began in late 1996. The next model was the 37-seat ERJ 135, which made its initial flight in July 1998; deliveries began in July 1999. The 44-passenger ERJ 140 first flew in June 2000, with initial deliveries in July 2001. All models use variants of the Rolls-Royce AE 3007 turbofan.

Ryanair is facing an increasingly hostile debate in Spain about alleged safety lapses after the airline was recently forced to divert several flights inbound to Spanish destinations. Its CEO, Michael O'Leary, is fighting back. Spanish Transport Minister Ana Pastor contacted the European Commission to call for more national oversight competencies within the EU. Pastor says “it is good to have lower fares, but we must not have lower safety standards.” The transport ministry added that the regulation should be changed within weeks.

The 747 is an intercontinental widebody commercial transport aircraft powered by four turbofan engines. First flight and certification occurred in 1969. In February 2010, Boeing first flew aircraft in the new 747-8 series: the 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 Freighter. Both versions feature four General Electric GEnx-2B engines rated at 66,500 lb. thrust each. The 747-8I is stretched 5.6 meters (18.4 ft.) compared to the 747-400 to accommodate 467 seats in a three-class configuration.

A twin-turbofan-powered, narrowbody commercial passenger transport aircraft, the C919 targets the international Airbus-Boeing duopoly in narrowbody airliner sales. Variants include the baseline C919-200, which seats up to 168 passengers; the C919-100, a 130-seat model that will compete against the Airbus A319; and the C919-300, a 190-seat model designed to compete with the A321 and Boeing 737-800/-900. Comac has selected the CFM Leap-1C engine to power the C919. Service entry has been planned for 2016, but development is taking longer than anticipated.

The ATR series are turboprop-powered regional transport aircraft. ATR is a joint venture of Alenia Aermacchi and EADS. The ATR 42 was first delivered in 1985 to Air Littoral, while the ATR 72 entered service in 1989. The latest versions are the ATR 42-600 and 72-600. The latter received EASA certification in May 2011. Both -600 variants are powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M engines, rated at 2,400-2,750 shp each. A total of 969 ATR-series aircraft were produced through 2011, with production of 681 forecast for 2012-21.