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It was the launch of the A320 in 1987 that guaranteed the status of Airbus as a major player in the aircraft market [26] – the aircraft had over 400 orders before it first flew, compared to 15 for the A300 in 1972. Airbus A320, the first model in the A318, A319, A320 and A321 family, introduced in 1988
The Airbus A300 is Airbus' first production aircraft and the world's first twin-engine, double-aisle (wide-body) airliner. It was developed by Airbus Industrie GIE , now merged into Airbus SE , and manufactured from 1971 to 2007.
The A350 was the first Airbus aircraft made largely from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers. It is longer and wider than the fuselage used on the A300, A310, A330, and A340. A second narrow-body jet was added to the product list in 2018 when Airbus gained control of the Bombardier CSeries programme, and rebranded it as the A220.
The Airbus A300B1 type had set several records, including being the first wide-body airliner powered by twin engines, the first commercial aircraft constructed of composite materials, and the first to use center-of-gravity control. It was also the first Extended Operations (ETOPS) compliant aircraft in 1977.
The aircraft, an A321ceo christened the BluesMobile, is destined for service with JetBlue and was presented at a well attended ceremony. Airbus just delivered its first US-made airliner to JetBlue ...
The first aircraft was scheduled to begin commercial operations during the first quarter of 2018 [336] [337] Hi Fly was to receive its A380s from mid 2018 in a 471-seat configuration: 399 on the main deck, 60 business-class and 12 first-class seats on the upper deck, the Singapore Airlines layout. [338]
Airbus' new plane is the answer to an aging, inefficient Boeing jet that airlines are scrambling to replace. ... The first one was delivered to Spanish flag carrier Iberia on October 30.
It first flew in 1994 and entered service in 1995, followed over the years by four more examples, the last of which was rolled out in late 2000. ... One of them will keep working for Airbus and ...