How accurate are the aircraft stats in AE? There are some aircraft that I feel like should perform quite similarly, but looking at their stats they are quite different.
One example is the 787 vs A330ceo. Below are the stats given by AE, notice how the range of the 787 is always much higher than the A330.
Buy Lease Available Airbus A330-200 $112,000,000 $1,244,444 406 547 mph 6,503 mi (7,650 max) 65 min 1998- 3 weeks
Buy Lease Available Airbus A330-300 $125,000,000 $1,388,889 440 547 mph 5,483 mi (6,450 max) 75 min 1993- 3 weeks
Buy Lease Available Boeing 787-10 $239,000,000 $2,655,556 509 580 mph 7,874 mi (9,264 max) 50 min 2018- 3 weeks
Buy Lease Available Boeing 787-8 $152,000,000 $1,688,889 381 580 mph 9,782 mi (11,508 max) 55 min 2011- 3 weeks
Buy Lease Available Boeing 787-9 $189,000,000 $2,100,000 420 580 mph 9,194 mi (10,817 max) 60 min 2014- 3 weeks
These are the states from Wikipedia, which are suppose to be from airport planning document from the manufacturers. Here the ranges between the A330 and 787 are more similar, and one shouldn't have too much problem swapping between A330 and 787.
Aircraft Seating (max) Range
A330-200 406 8360 mi
A330-300 440 7300 mi
B787-8 381 8460 mi
B787-9 420 8790 mi
B787-10 330 (2-class) 7400 mi
Can anyone comment on this?