Middle of the market

The short Boeing 767-200/ER represents one fifth of the 767 sales

The middle of the market, often abbreviated MoM, is the airliner market between the narrowbody and the widebody aircraft, a market segmentation used by Boeing Commercial Airplanes since at least 2003.[1] Both Airbus and Boeing produce aircraft that serve this segment.

In the Boeing lineup, it is between the largest Boeing 737 MAX 9 of 194,700 lb (88.3 t) of maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) for 193 passengers in two classes over a 3,515 nmi (6,510 km) range,[2] and the smallest Boeing 787-8 of 502,500 lb (227.9 t) for 242 passengers in a 2-class configuration over a 7,355 nmi (13,621 km) range.[3] It was previously covered by Boeing with the largest modern narrowbody, the Boeing 757, typically the -200 for 200 passengers over 3,915 nmi (7,251 km) with a 255,000 lb (116 t) MTOW,[4] and the smallest widebody, the seven-abreast Boeing 767, typically the -300ER for 269 passengers over 5,725 nmi (10,603 km) with a 412,000 lb (187 t) MTOW.[5]

In the Airbus lineup, it is between the A321LR of 97 t (214,000 lb) of MTOW for 206 passengers in two classes over a 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) range, and the A330-800 of 242 t (534,000 lb) for 257 passengers in three classes over a 7,500 nmi (13,900 km) range.[6]

  1. ^ Debra Arkell (March 2003). "Moving toward the middle". Frontiers Magazine. Boeing.
  2. ^ "737 MAX". Boeing.
  3. ^ "787 Dreamliner". Boeing.
  4. ^ "757 performance summary" (PDF). Boeing. 2007.
  5. ^ "767 performance summary" (PDF). Boeing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Family figures" (PDF). Airbus. March 2016.