Yeah, they got that wrong. The 747 was the first widebody and both the DC-10 and L1011 came before the A300. The A300 was the first widebodied twin In a message dated 3/7/2006 8:22:13 PM Central Standard Time, gfoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: The A300, launched in May 1969, was the first Airbus jet and the world's first wide-bodied airliner when it entered service with Air France five years later. The A310, launched in 1978, was the first to use TV-style displays in the cockpit.