Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Airbus celebrates 40th year - Wichita Business Journal:

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The success of the A300 led tothe company’z first family of the A300/A310. Airbus buil 822 of the twin-isle, twin-engine aircraft, deliverinbg them to more than 80 To date, the planes have logged more than 30 milliohn flight hours and more than 620 of the A300/A310 are stillp in use. “40 years ago – in May 1969 - the commerciall jet aircraft market was entirely dominated bythe U.S. industry.
Givingf the go-ahead for the A300 was a bold strategic Airbus CEO and President Tom Enderss said ina “The pioneering spirit of our engineers, as well as Airbus’ continuouds strive for innovation and international cooperation, have made us a globapl market leader and at the same time a symbol for successfupl European cooperation.” The original aircraft was a collaborativw effort between France and Today, Airbus is headquartered in Toulouse, It also has manufacturing facilities in the U.K. and Spain as well as subsidiaries in theUniter States, China, Japan and the Middl e East. Airbus operates an engineering officdeon Wichita’s Old Town area.

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