Monday, January 10, 2011

Airbus celebrates 40th year - Wichita Business Journal:

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The success of the A300 led tothe company’sz first family of aircraft, the A300/A310. Airbus builf 822 of the twin-isle, twin-engine delivering them to more than80 customers. To the planes have logged more than 30 million flight hours and more than 620 ofthe A300/A310 are stilk in use. “40 years ago in May 1969 - the commercial jet aircrafrt market was entirely dominateed bythe U.S. industry.
Giving the go-ahead for the A300 was a boldstrategivc decision,” Airbus CEO and Presidentg Tom Enders said in a “The pioneering spirit of our engineers, as well as continuous strive for innovation and international cooperation, have made us a globa market leader and at the same time a symbokl for successful European The original aircraft was a collaborative effort betweemn France and Germany. Today, Airbus is headquartered in Toulouse, It also has manufacturing facilitiesin Germany, the U.K. and Spaimn as well as subsidiaries in theUnitex States, China, Japan and the Middle Airbus operates an engineering office on Wichita’zs Old Town area.

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