history of airliners 1990 to 2000

Airline manufacturers were forging partnerships to compete by the 1990s.

McDonnell-Douglas merged with Boeing to compete with the highly successful Airbus Industrie, itself a partnership of European Aircraft manufacturers.

Dutch airliner maker Fokker ceased trading in the late 1990s after over 70 years of airliner production.

Airbus A318 Airline: British Airways Airbus A318 140+ Passengers 2 CFM-56 engines 560 mph cruise The Airbus A318 is the one of the smallest of the A320-type series.

Airbus A319 Airline: Airbus A319 of Air Canada in retro-livery of TCA 140+ Passengers 2 CFM-56 engines 560 mph cruise Similar to the A318 in size.

Airbus A330-200 Airline: The first A330 was the series 200 350+ Passengers 2 CF6-80 engines 575 mph cruise The A330 competes with the Boeing 767 for the long-haul airline business. Introduced in the early 1990s.

Airbus A340-300 Airline: The prototype early model A340 at Toulouse, France 295 Passengers 4 CFM56 engines 575 mph cruise The Airbus A340 is the highly successful competition to the Boeing 747-400.