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By the mid-1960s, several European aircraft manufacturers had drawn up competitive designs, but were aware of the risks of such a project. For example, in 1959 Hawker Siddeley had advertised an "Airbus" version of the Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy, [8] which would "be able to lift as many as 126 passengers on ultra short routes at a direct operating cost of 2d. per seat mile".
The first jet to re-enter revenue service in the American livery in January 2014 was an Airbus A319, tail number N700UW, which previously sported a Star Alliance scheme. [112] One aircraft, an Airbus A321 under registration N578UW, has been left painted in the US Airways livery, as one of American's heritage aircraft.
Airbus A318-100 — 50 TBA: Orders were transferred to American Airlines, but were later cancelled. [citation needed] Airbus A330-300 — 20 TBA: Boeing 717-200: 29 — 16 – 95 111 All were transferred to American Airlines and later retired in 2003. Boeing 757-200: 27 — – 22 158 180 All were transferred to American Airlines.
Pan American Airways, also known as Pan Am II, was an airline created in 1996 by an investment group that included former US ambassador Charles Cobb.The group purchased the rights to the venerable Pan Am brand after the original carrier declared bankruptcy in 1991.
A worrying sign of the A340’s imminent demise is that there are currently no airlines operating the A340-500 variant, which Airbus introduced in 2003 as the world’s longest-range commercial ...
On Wednesday, International Consolidated Airline Group's British Airways picked European Aeronautical Defense and Space's Airbus' SAS short-haul planes over Boeing's 737, in a deal worth more than ...
Airbus' A321 jets are reshaping transatlantic travel. I've toured 3 airlines' business classes — here's how they compare. Taylor Rains. November 23, 2024 at 5:57 AM ...
Airbus is given reimbursable launch investment (RLI), called "launch aid" by the US, from European governments, with the money being paid back with interest plus indefinite royalties, but only if the aircraft is a commercial success. [105] Airbus contends that this system is fully compliant with the 1992 agreement and WTO rules. The agreement ...