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Most have at least two wings. If you are referring to most having a single set of wings, as opposed to something like a Biplane, the reason is efficiency and lack of necessity. Wings help generate lift for an aircraft relative to speed. Planes that travel fast enough have no need the additional lift so there is no reason to waste time and materials including an extra set of wings. In older times, the extra wings also helped to spread the weight of the plane to the wings. However, that is also no longer necessary with most planes because of stronger and more reliable building techniques.

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