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Passenger Jet Aircraft were introduced with the De Havilland Comet in 1949. Below is a list of passenger aircraft that have had first flights since then.

1940s and 1950s

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1st
flight
Aircraft Engines Body
Type
Seats Service
Entry
Notes
1949
July
De Havilland Comet 1
4
on wing
narrow 36-44 Jan 1952
(BOAC)
First commercial passenger jet
First variation of De Havilland Comet
1949
Aug
Avro Jetliner
4
on wing
narrow 36 NEVER PRODUCED First Canadian passenger jet prototype
1954
July
Boeing 707 Prototype
4
on wing
narrow 110-179 Oct 1958
(Pan Am)
First American passenger jet
First variation of Boeing 707
1955
May
Sud Aviation Caravelle
2
at rear
narrow 55-65 July 1959
(Air France)
First French passenger jet
First 2-engine passenger jet
1955
Jun
Tupolev Tu-104
2
on wing
narrow 50 Sep 1956
(Aeroflot)
First Soviet passenger jet
1958
Apr
De Havilland Comet 4
4
on wing
narrow 74-86 Oct 1958
(BOAC}
1958
May
Douglas DC-8
4
on wing
narrow 180-259 Sep 1959
(United & Delta)
1959
Convair 990
4
on wing
narrow Mar 1962
(American Airlines)
1959
Jan
Convair 880
4
on wing
narrow 88-110 May 1960
(Delta Air Lines)
1959
June
De Havilland Comet 4B
4
on wing
narrow 74-86 Apr 1960
(British European Airways}

1960s

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1st
flight
Aircraft Engines Body
Type
Seats Service
Entry
Notes
1960
Mar
Tupolev Tu-124
2
on wing
narrow 56 Oct 1962
(Aeroflot)
1962
Jan
Hawker Siddeley Trident
3
at rear
narrow 111 Apr 1964
(British European Airways)
First three engine passenger jet
1962
June
Vickers VC-10
4
at rear
narrow 151 Apr 1964
(BOAC)
1963 Ilyushin Il-62
4
at rear
narrow 198 1967
(Aeroflot)
First variation of Ilyushin Il-62
1963
Feb
Boeing 727-100
3
at rear
narrow 189 Feb 1967
(Eastern Airlines)
First variation of Boeing 727
1963
July
Tupolev Tu-134
2
at rear
narrow 64-72 Sep 1967
(Aeroflot)
1963
Aug
BAC 1-11-200
2
on wing
narrow 89 Jan 1965
(British United Airlines)
1965
Feb
Douglas DC-9-10
2
at rear
narrow 90 Dec 1965
(Delta Air Lines)
DC-9 family include MD80/MD90 and Boeing 717
First variation of DC-9 family
1966
Oct
Yakovlev Yak-40
Soviet Union
3
at rear
narrow 36  
(Aeroflot)
1967
May
Fokker F28
2
at rear
narrow 65 Mar 1969
(Braathens)
First Dutch passenger jet
1967
Apr
Boeing 737-100
2
on wing
narrow Dec 1967
(Lufthansa)
First Boeing twin-engine passenger jet
First variation of Boeing 737
1967
Aug
Boeing 737-200
2
on wing
narrow Dec 1967
(United Airlines)
1968
Oct
Tupolev Tu-154
3
at rear
narrow 180 1972
(Aeroflot)
1968
Dec
Tupolev Tu-144
4
supersonic
narrow 120-140 Nov 1977
(Aeroflot)
First passenger supersonic jet to fly (subsonic)
1969
Mar
Concorde
4
supersonic
narrow 100 Jan 1976
(British Air & Air France)
First passenger supersonic jet in passenger service
1969
Feb
Boeing 747-100
4
on wing
WIDEBODY
upper deck
419-524 Jan 1970
(Pan Am World Airways)
First TWIN AISLE/WIDEBODY passenger jet
First variation of Boeing 747

1970s

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1st
flight
Aircraft Engines Body
Type
Seats Service Entry Notes
1970
Feb
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
3
wing/rear
WIDEBODY Aug 1971
(American Airlines)
First WIDEBODY 3-engine passenger jet
1970
Oct
Boeing 747-200
2
on wing
WIDEBODY
partial upper deck
June 1971
(KLM)
Hold record for most passengers in flight
(1087 took off and one was born enroute)
1971 Ilyushin Il-62M
Soviet Union
4
on rear
narrow 198 1973
(Aeroflot)
1971
Apr
Boeing 737-200 Adv
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 250-375 May 1971
(All Nippon Airways)
1971
Nov
Lockheed L-1011
3
wing/rear
WIDEBODY Apr 1971
(Delta Air Lines)
1972
Oct
Airbus A300
European Union
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 250-375 May 1974
(Air France)
First WIDEBODY 2-engine passenger jet
First Airbus aircraft
1975
March
Yakovlev Yak-42
Soviet Union
3
at rear
narrow 104-120 1980
(Aeroflot)
Similar in design to Boeing 727
1975
July
Boeing 747SP
4
on wing
WIDEBODY
upper deck
Mar 1976
(Pan Am)
1976
Dec
Ilyushin Il-86
Soviet Union
4
on wing
WIDEBODY
upper deck
1980
(Aeroflot)
First Soviet WIDEBODY passenger jet

1980s

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1st
flight
Aircraft Engines Body
Type
Seats Service Entry Notes
1980
Sep
Shanghai Y-10
China
4
on wing
narrow NOT PRODUCED First Chineese passenger jet prototype
1981
Sep
Boeing 767-200
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 181-252 Sep 1982
(United Airlines)
First variation of Boeing 767
1981
Sep
BAe 146-100
4
on wing
narrow 70 1983
(Dan-Air)
First variation of BAe 146/Aero RJ
1981
Sep
Boeing 767-200ER
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 181-252 1983
(El Al)
1982
Feb
Boeing 757-200
2
on wing
narrow 150 Jan 1983
(Eastern Airlines)
Replacement for Boeing 727
1982
Apr
Airbus A310
European Union
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 200-280 Dec 1985
(Lufthansa and Swissair)
1984
Feb
Boeing 737-300
2
on wing
narrow Nov 1984
(Southwest Airlines)
1986
Jan
Boeing 767-300
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 218-351 1983
(Japan Airlines)
1986
Nov
Fokker F100
2
at rear
narrow 100 1983
(Swissair)
1986
Dec
Boeing 767-300ER
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 218-351 1987
(American Airlines)
1987
Feb
Airbus A320
European Union
2
on wing
narrow 180 Mar 1988
(Air France)
First variation of Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321
1988
Apr
Boeing 747-400
4
on wing
WIDEBODY
upper deck
347-594 Jan 1989
(Northwest Airlines)
1988
Sep
Ilyushin Il-96-300
Soviet Union Russia
4
on wing
WIDEBODY 235 1993
(Aeroflot)

1990s

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1st
flight
Aircraft Engines Body
Type
Seats Service Entry Notes
1990
Jan
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
2
on rear
WIDEBODY
323-410
Dec 1990
(Finnair)
1991
May
Bombardier CRJ-100
Canada
2
on rear
narrow 50 1992
(Lufthansa)
1991
Oct
Airbus A340
European Union
4
on wing
WIDEBODY 261-440 Jan 1993
(Lufthansa)
Uses same components as 2 engine, A330
First variation of Airbus A340
1992
Nov
Airbus A330
European Union
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 253-440 Dec 1993
(Air Inter)
Uses same components as 4 engine, A340
First variation of Airbus A330
1993
Mar
Airbus A321
European Union
2
on wing
narrow 220 Jan 1994 lengthened 6.94m from A320
1994
June
Boeing 777-200
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 301-500 June 1995
(United Airlines)
First variation of Boeing 777
1995
Jan
Airbus A319
European Union
2
on wing
narrow 145 Apr 1996 shortened 3.77m from A320
1995
Aug
Embraer ERJ145
Brazil
2
at rear
narrow 50 Dec 1996
(ExpressJet Airline)
1996
Oct
Boeing 777-200ER
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 301-500 Feb 1997
(British Airways)
1997
Jul
Boeing 737-800
2
on wing
narrow Apr 1998
(Hapag-Lloyd )
1997
Oct
Boeing 777-300
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 365-550 May 1998
(Cathay Pacific)
extended 10.1m from 777-200
1998
Jan
Boeing 737-600
2
on wing
narrow
1999
Feb
Tupolev Tu-334
Russia
2
at rear
narrow 102
1999
Oct
Boeing 767-400ER
2
on wing
WIDEBODY Sept 2000
(Continental Airlines)

2000s

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1st
flight
Aircraft Engines Body
Type
Seats Service Entry Notes
2000
Sept
Boeing 737-900
2
on wing
narrow May 2001
(Alaska Airlines)
2001
Apr
Airbus A340-600
European Union
4
on wing
WIDEBODY 314-419 Aug 2002
(Virgin Atlantic)
lengthen 6.5m from the A340-500
2002
Jan
Airbus A318
European Union
2
on wing
narrow 136 Oct 2003 shortened 6.17m from the A320
2002
Feb
Airbus A340-500
European Union
4
on wing
WIDEBODY 313 Nov 2003
(Emirates Airline)
2002
Feb
Embraer 170
Brazil
2
on wing
narrow 70 May 2004
(LOT Polish Airlines)
2002
July
Boeing 747-400ER
4
on wing
WIDEBODY
upper deck
Nov 2002
(Qantas Airlines)
2003
Feb
Boeing 777-300ER
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 365-550 Apr 2004
(Air France)
2004
March
Embraer 190
Brazil
2
on wing
narrow 98 Dec 2004
(jetBlue)
2005
March
Boeing 777-200LR
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 301-500 Feb 2006
(Pakistan International Airlines)
Holds record for longest non-stop flight
(11,664 nautical miles (21,601 km))
2005
Apr
Airbus A380
European Union
4
on wing
WIDEBODY
upper deck
555-840 Late 2007
(Singapore Airlines)
First full double deck passenger jet
2005
Nov
Airbus A340-600HGW
European Union
4
on wing
WIDEBODY 2006
(Qatar Airways)
High Gross Weight version of A340-600
2006
Sept
Boeing 737-900ER
2
on wing
narrow
(Lion Air)
2007? Boeing 787-3
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 200-350 2008?
(All Nippon Airways)
Short Range Version of Boeing 787
2007? Boeing 787-8
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 200-350 2008?
(All Nippon Airways)
2007? Boeing 787-9
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 200-350 2008?
(Air New Zealand)
2007? Sukhoi Superjet 100
Russia
2
on wing
narrow 60-95 2007?
 
2007?
Antonov An-148-100
Ukraine
2
on wing
narrow 70-80 2008?
(Ilyushin Finance Co.)
2008? ARJ21-700
China
2
at rear
narrow 70-80 2008?
(Shanghai Airlines)
2008? ARJ21-900
China
2
at rear
narrow 90-100 2009?
 
Streched version of ARJ21-700
2008? Boeing 747-8
2
on wing
WIDEBODY
upper-deck
450 2009?
 
Streched version of Boeing 747-400
2012? Airbus A350XWB
European Union
2
on wing
WIDEBODY 250-300 2012?
(Air Europa)


Date Unknown

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1st
flight
Aircraft Engines Body
Type
Seats Service
Entry
Notes
Tupolev Tu-204 Soviet Union 2 wing-mounted single aisle
196
1989
(Aeroflot)
Tupolev Tu-214 Russia 2 wing-mounted single aisle
164-210