Transatlantic Small Airplane Flights Could Soon Be Possible

World News Rudolph Rodriquez
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The smallest aircraft produced by Boeing and Airbus could receive new roles in the trans-Atlantic flights that were previously reserved for the larger aircrafts, according to Bloomberg.

Boeing 737 Max and A320neo with new engines offer a fuel saving of 15% and could reduce costs for inter-city routes. At the same time, changing technology has added more than 800 kilometers autonomy, enough to traverse the distance between Western Europe and the US east coast.

Although eight hours of flying in a relatively small size plane – 40 meters, three toilets and one hall – may not be attractive initially for travelers accustomed booths large Airbus A380 operators, small flight operators say small aircrafts could open direct routes that would not otherwise be possible.

This may mean eliminating the need for stopovers on congested hubs. At the same time, people can expect more competitive rates, while the new planes will be able to access smaller airports where costs are lower.

Some European companies have already announced plans to buy smaller planes for transatlantic routes include Norwegian Air Shuttle, JetBlue or TAP.

Long-haul flights history began for a long time, long being practiced since the first flight in 1919, but in that time the flight took 23 days because of the many necessary repairs or refueling stops.

The first plane that has successfully completed a transatlantic flight was a type Curtiss NC-4 that left New York and arrived in Lisbon, Portugal. However, we need to note that this was the first transatlantic flight and not necessarily the first long flight.

The first transatlantic flight operated nonstop regime was conducted two weeks after the Curtiss plane, but they were not any other commercial aircraft. The first regular transatlantic flight was operated by a German company that is at the foundation of the modern Lufthansa planes which were practically hanging from a Graf Zeppelin balloon type.